ECONOMY
Hydropower projects told to furnish progress report within 15 days
Hydropower projects told to furnish progress report within 1...
KATHMANDU, May 1: Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has asked all hydropower companies to furnish an updated report of construction works in their project site within 15 days.
May 01, 2018
ECONOMY
Citrus fly infestation worries junar farmers
Citrus fly infestation worries junar farmers
SINDHULI/RAMECHHAP, May 1: Junar, a type of citrus fruit, farmers of Sindhuli and Ramechhap districts are worried as they fear Chinese citrus flies will infest fruits in their orchards like in the past years.
May 01, 2018
ECONOMY
Calls for wider reforms as Qatar vows to revise Kafala
Calls for wider reforms as Qatar vows to revise Kafala
KATHMANDU, May 1: In a move that could benefit nearly half a million Nepali migrants, Qatar is mulling crucial changes in its sponsorship system which 'subjugates' the expatriate workers to their employers
May 01, 2018
ECONOMY
Students swarm to highlands for picking Yarsa
Students swarm to highlands for picking Yarsa
DOLPA, May 1: Schools in remote areas of Dolpa have started wearing a deserted look as students prepare to head toward the highlands for picking Yarsagumba, a valuable herb with aphrodisiac properties.
May 01, 2018
POLITICS
Attempts of single-party totalitarianism would be challenged, Deuba says
Attempts of single-party totalitarianism would be challenged...
KAILALI, May 1: Nepali Congress (NC) President Sher Bahadur Deuba has said that democracy and republic would be prevented from going into the single-party totalitarianism under any pretext.
May 01, 2018
WORLD
Dramatic action needed on climate change: UN
Dramatic action needed on climate change: UN
PARIS, MAy 1: The world must redouble efforts to halt global warming before it is too late, the UN's climate chief said Monday as nearly 200 nations kicked off talks in Bonn.
May 01, 2018
Editorial
Landmark move
Landmark move
The Supreme Court has issued mandamus order to the government authorities to conserve Fewa Lake even if it requires demolishing already built illegal structures. A division bench of justices Sapana Pradhan Malla and Om Prakash Mishra issued the order to this effect passing the verdict on all writ pe...
May 01, 2018
OPINION
Dissecting Nepali economy
Dissecting Nepali economy
The current debate on state of economy presented by white paper is
largely suggestive of whether to see the glass half full or half empty
May 01, 2018
OPINION
Pressing concerns
Pressing concerns
If PM Modi can manage Kashmir, Doklam, Aksai Chin and Arunanchal Pradesh, and border dispute with Nepal, he will be successful in South Asia.
May 01, 2018
OPINION
Dollar to e-SDR
Dollar to e-SDR
Trump’s threats of trade and currency wars are fueling fears that the US dollar could become a weapon in geopolitical disputes.
May 01, 2018