SOCIETY, SPECIAL
‘Madhes needs local polls the most’
‘Madhes needs local polls the most’
JHAPA, Feb 16: The last local level elections took place in the country nearly two decades ago. In the absence of the people’s representatives at the local bodies, local development has critically suffered across the country and Madhes is the hardest hit, say the stakeholders. Poor infrastructure de...
Feb 16, 2017
SOCIETY
WHO aid for repairing TIA health desk
WHO aid for repairing TIA health desk
KATHMANDU, Feb 16: An international-standard ‘health desk’ that was established within Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) following an outbreak of the Ebola virus in African countries is to be repaired. The Gorkha Earthquake in April 2015 inflicted damages to medical equipment meant for the desk.
Feb 16, 2017
SOCIETY
Govt to remove padlocks from TU colleges
Govt to remove padlocks from TU colleges
KATHMANDU, Feb 16: A cabinet meeting on Wednesday announced to break the padlocks at various Tribhuvan University-affiliated colleges before the free students union (FSU) elections.
Feb 16, 2017
SOCIETY, VALLEY POLLUTION INDEX
Valley Pollution Index
Valley Pollution Index
The graph above is based on the pollutant of fine particulate matter, PM2.5 (PM less than 2.5 microns) of Kathmandu Valley in a day.
Feb 16, 2017
POLITICS, Republica Watch
Nepal Red Cross probing leaks on funds misuse
Nepal Red Cross probing leaks on funds misuse
KATHMANDU, Feb 16: Rather than investigating misuse of millions meant for earthquake victims, Nepal Red Cross Society (NRCS) has formed a committee to find out who was involved in leaking information to media about the funds misuse.
Feb 16, 2017
SOCIETY
5 years after death in Saudi, family receives body
5 years after death in Saudi, family receives body
KATHMANDU, Feb 16: In what appears to be government apathy toward migrant workers abroad, it has taken more than five years to bring back the body of a migrant worker who died in Saudi Arabia.
Feb 16, 2017
POLITICS
LLRC report unacceptable without revision: UDMF
LLRC report unacceptable without revision: UDMF
KATHMANDU, Feb 16: The agitating United Democratic Madhesi Front (UDMF) has said that it won't accept the report of the Local Level Restructuring Commission (LLRC) until the local units are delineated in proportion to the size of the population living in Tarai-Madhes.
Feb 16, 2017
SOCIETY
Excavations in Chure go unabated with backing from authorities
Excavations in Chure go unabated with backing from authoriti...
SIRAHA, Feb 16: Aurahi village in Siraha district used to be known for its agricultural prosperity. That is now just a memory. The once arable lands have turned barren and the village resembles a desert location, with most of the farmland covered in sand.
Feb 16, 2017
ECONOMY
Call to revisit policies on water, energy cooperation
Call to revisit policies on water, energy cooperation
KATHMANDU, Feb 16: Though the sixth periodic plan had introduced the idea of exporting electricity back in the 1980s, the possibility of beginning power export in the near future appears slim, experts say.
Feb 16, 2017
SPORTS
Slug - Budhasubba Gold Cup begins today
Slug - Budhasubba Gold Cup begins today
DHARAN, Feb 16: Dharan Football Club (DFC) has completed preparations for the 19th Budhasubba Gold Cup tournament which will start from Thursday at ANFA Technical Center in Dharan.
Feb 16, 2017