POLITICS, SOCIETY
As govt relents, what next for Guthi Bill?
As govt relents, what next for Guthi Bill?
KATHMANDU, June 20: As tens of thousands of people in Kathmandu Valley joined the protest rally against the Guthi Bill on Wednesday even after the government announced the withdrawal of the controversial piece of legislation, all eyes are now on the government: What will be its course of action to d...
Jun 20, 2019
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
'Pick-and-drop in public transport catching on
'Pick-and-drop in public transport catching on
KATHMANDU, JUNE 20: The 'pick and drop' system for public transport introduced three months ago by traffic police is catching on.
Jun 20, 2019
POLITICS
Oli, Dahal fix NCP secretariat meeting for Friday
Oli, Dahal fix NCP secretariat meeting for Friday
KATHMANDU, June 20: Chairpersons duo of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP)—K P Oli and Pushpa Kamal Dahal—have agreed to hold the much-delayed secretariat meeting of the party on Friday.
Jun 20, 2019
ECONOMY
External sector continues to worsen as BoP slips to deficit of Rs 68 billion
External sector continues to worsen as BoP slips to deficit...
KATHMANDU, June 20: The external sector position of the country continues to deteriorate in the tenth month of the current Fiscal Year 2018/19 with the balance of payment (BoP) slipping into a deficit of Rs 68.2 billion.
Jun 20, 2019
ECONOMY
Stocks unchanged in range-bound trading
Stocks unchanged in range-bound trading
KATHMANDU, June 20: Market opened for trading on an upbeat note on Wednesday and climbed higher initially. However, a sharp decline followed, dragging the index to red by midday.
Jun 20, 2019
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Govt's plan to buy 300 electric buses in quandary
Govt's plan to buy 300 electric buses in quandary
KATHMANDU, June 20: On December 24 last year, the council of ministers had decided to buy 300 electric buses to be run in the Kathmandu Valley. Five months later, there is no sign that the decision will be implemented.
Jun 20, 2019
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Two motorcyclists killed in road accident
Two motorcyclists killed in road accident
UDAYAPUR, June 20: Two men died on the spot after their motorcycle collided with a tipper truck in Udayapur on Wednesday. The accident took place on the Gaighat-Beltar road section of the under-construction Madan Bhandari Highway.
Jun 20, 2019
SOCIETY
'Sub-standard roads' behind rising accidents in far-west
'Sub-standard roads' behind rising accidents in far-west
KATHMANDU, June 20: Sudur Paschim Province is seeing a surge in the number of accidents of late.
Jun 20, 2019
Editorial
Lessons to learn
Lessons to learn
Better late than never, the government withdrew the controversial Guthi Bill on Tuesday. That was the only way out since the protests against the bill were intensifying in Kathmandu Valley.
Jun 20, 2019
OPINION
Economic lessons from Everest
Economic lessons from Everest
Beyond specific conditions such as the narrowness of the trail, Everest’s overcrowding problem
is not so different from many other economic and social challenges that policymakers confront
Jun 20, 2019