POLITICS
CIEDP draws flak for not tracking down disappeared
CIEDP draws flak for not tracking down disappeared
NEPALGUNJ, Jan 6: Khimu Maya Pathak of Kohalpur Municipality - 11 had been waiting for news about her husband ever since he disappeared at the hands of state security forces during the Maoist insurgency 18 years ago. The wait has suddenly ended but this has only left her extremely disheartened.
Jan 06, 2018
SOCIETY
Oli to visit Bangkok next week for checkup
Oli to visit Bangkok next week for checkup
KATHMANDU, Jan 5: CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli is flying to Bangkok next week for a regular checkup.
Jan 06, 2018
SOCIETY
Labor crunch affects reconstruction
Labor crunch affects reconstruction
NUWAKOT, Jan 5: Upendra Adhikari of Chogade village in Nuwakot had started constructing his house right after the Dashain festival. The earthquake victim had gathered materials for the building well in advance. He had planned to get it built within six months. However, so far, not even twenty percen...
Jan 06, 2018
My City
When to preschool?
When to preschool?
“How old is she?”
“She is two years old, didi.”
“Now it is the time to send her to preschool.”
Jan 06, 2018
SOCIETY
Dalit villages finally get clean drinking water
Dalit villages finally get clean drinking water
DOLPA, Jan 6: There were days when the Dalit people of Dolpa had to walk for three long hours to fetch water from a local river. Despite knowing that the muddy water of the river is harmful to their health, they had no other option but to drink it for survival. However, there days have changed for g...
Jan 06, 2018
ECONOMY
Hydropower for industrialization and income generation: President
Hydropower for industrialization and income generation: Pres...
KATHMANDU, Jan 6: President Bidhya Devi Bhandari has said that generating more hydropower is key to increasing income of people and enhancing industrialization in the country.
Jan 06, 2018
ECONOMY
NPC finds local levels putting all budget on infrastructure
NPC finds local levels putting all budget on infrastructure
KATHMANDU, Jan 6: National Planning Commission (NPC) has identified that the local bodies have failed to allocate the budget to all priority sectors proportionately.
Jan 06, 2018
ECONOMY
Expiry date of LPG cylinders lacks monitoring
Expiry date of LPG cylinders lacks monitoring
KATHMANDU, Jan 6: The government’s monitoring agencies have not been inspecting the expiry date of LPG cylinders -- the household cooking gas cylinders -- in the market, which is an obligatory safety practice for such cylinders, it has been learned.
Jan 06, 2018
SOCIETY
Pollution at its highest
Pollution at its highest
KATHMANDU, Jan 6: Kathmandu pollution reached an all time high at 8 am yesterday, republica's Valley pollution index showed. While valley's pollution largely stayed to be harmful throughout the day , yesterday, it exceeded 150µg/m3. Air quality exceeding the 150 mark to reach 155µg/m3, severely dang...
Jan 06, 2018
ECONOMY
Nepse breaks losing streak of three weeks
Nepse breaks losing streak of three weeks
KATHMANDU, Jan 6: Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) benchmark index bounced back 33.25 points this week to close at 1,423.83 points on Thursday-the last trading day of the week. The rise of the benchmark index marks the end of continuous slump of stocks in the market.
Jan 06, 2018