SOCIETY
Too many SLC graduates for schools, CTEVT to absorb
Too many SLC graduates for schools, CTEVT to absorb
KATHMANDU, July 5: Although the government introduced letter grading system in School Leaving Certificate exams with much ado, it seems little attention was paid to accommodate an overwhelming number of students who are now eligible to enroll for grade 11 studies or apply for vocational courses.
Jul 05, 2016
SOCIETY
Disability Rights Bill tabled
Disability Rights Bill tabled
KATHMANDU, July 5: Disability Rights Bill-2016 has been tabled at Monday's parliament meeting.
Jul 05, 2016
Editorial
Rotten system
Rotten system
Every day, one Nepali migrant worker dies in Malaysia. A Nepali worker dies every alternate day in Qatar while they die at the rate of five a month in the UAE. And they die young. The average age of Nepali migrants who die abroad is just 30 years.
Jul 05, 2016
ECONOMY
Krishna Acharya elected Nepal SBI Bank chairman
Krishna Acharya elected Nepal SBI Bank chairman
KATHMANDU, July 5: Krishna Prasad Acharya has been elected as the chairman of the board of directors of Nepal SBI Bank Ltd.
Jul 05, 2016
OPINION
Banking on the poor
Banking on the poor
The author is an Executive Director at Nepal Rastra Bank and oversees its Micro-Finance Promotion & Supervision Department
Jul 05, 2016
OPINION
Unemployment blues
Unemployment blues
Around 70 percent Nepalis are engaged in agriculture. But since most of it is primitive, youths are not attracted
Jul 05, 2016
SOCIETY
Panel to probe wall collapse
Panel to probe wall collapse
KATHMANDU, July 5: After three days of the wall collapse that killed two students and 24 others injured at Pushpanjali Secondary School in Badegaun, Godavari, the government on Monday formed a five-member panel with Joint Secretary Krishna Prasad Raut of the home ministry as coordinator.
Jul 05, 2016
OPINION
The royal lesson
The royal lesson
Even though monarchy and Rana oligarchy are now history, multiple crownless kings and queens have emerged in Nepal
Jul 05, 2016
OPINION
Infographics:Rio Olympics 2016
Infographics:Rio Olympics 2016
The opening and the closing ceremony will be hosted in Maracana Stadium.
Jul 05, 2016
SOCIETY, SPECIAL
Two years on, victims still deprived of aid
Two years on, victims still deprived of aid
SURKHET, July 4: Dhankumari Khatri’s life was simply normal and happy until two years ago. She would work harder to ensure better future of her children. Life, however, had different plan for her.
Jul 05, 2016