POLITICS
EC to hand down used vehicles to provincial govts
EC to hand down used vehicles to provincial govts
KATHMANDU, March 3: The Election Commission (EC) is set to hand down around two dozen cars which have been in use for a few years to the government for use by the provincial governments. The commission will, however, keep dozens of new vehicles it had bought recently for itself.
Mar 03, 2018
POLITICS
Pak PM arriving to congratulate Oli
Pak PM arriving to congratulate Oli
KATHMANDU, March 3: Pakistani Prime Minister Sahid Khaqan Abbasi is arriving in Kathmandu on Monday, in the first high-level visit here by a foreign dignitary after K P Sharma Oli assumed office as prime minister of Nepal.
Mar 03, 2018
SOCIETY
Social harmony getting stronger in tarai, caste-based discrimination decreasing
Social harmony getting stronger in tarai, caste-based discri...
SIRAHA, March 3: Devaki Thakur, 75, of Brahmapur, Siraha, has seen both good and bad experiences of social untouchability.
Mar 03, 2018
SOCIETY
Madhesi woman start earning and saving
Madhesi woman start earning and saving
KOHALPUR, March 3: As per the roles assigned by the traditional society, men should be engaged in labor, business and wages while the woman should be limited only to household works. However, it seems like the time has changed and the roles have been switched. Women nowadays have started earning and...
Mar 03, 2018
POLITICS
Home minister promises necessary resources to APF
Home minister promises necessary resources to APF
KATHMANDU, March 3: Newly-appointed Home Minister Ram Bahadur Thapa has said that the home ministry will undertake necessary efforts to provide adequate resources for the effective operation of the Armed Police Force (APF).
Mar 03, 2018
SOCIETY
SC to record statements of Kantipur officials Sunday
SC to record statements of Kantipur officials Sunday
KATHMANDU, March 3: The Supreme Court on Friday postponed the recording of statements of Kantipur Publications officials in a contempt of court case for Sunday.
Mar 03, 2018
ECONOMY
Traders, govt staff colluded to evade Rs 350m a day in customs
Traders, govt staff colluded to evade Rs 350m a day in custo...
KATHMANDU, March 3: Traders in cahoots with government employees were evading customs duty worth around Rs 350 million each day, according to comparative figures between Friday and the recent past.
Mar 03, 2018
OPINION
If the shoe fits
If the shoe fits
During the 16th century wealthy French noblewomen wore heels so high, they were practically standing on their toes
Mar 03, 2018
OPINION
Nepal saga of Bell-47
Nepal saga of Bell-47
Whoever flew Bell-47 to and from remote locations did so with nothing more than a basic compass and a map, without weather forecasts
Mar 03, 2018
OPINION
Feeding the birds
Feeding the birds
Let the birds search food on their own. Mother Nature has given them skills to do so
Mar 03, 2018