ELECTION
UML buoyed, NC-Maoists upset with poll results
UML buoyed, NC-Maoists upset with poll results
KATHMANDU, July 3: After the CPN-UML emerged victorious in provinces 3, 4 and 6 in the first phase of the local polls, several leaders of the ruling Nepali Congress and CPN (Maoist Center) stood in defense of their parties' performances, arguing that the outcome was not that much unexpected given UM...
Jul 03, 2017
ELECTION
EC again proposes buying EVMs
EC again proposes buying EVMs
KATHMANDU, July 3: The Election Commission (EC) has now started the process to purchase electronic voting machines (EVMs) for using them in the upcoming provincial and parliamentary elections saying that conducting elections using ballot papers has become too complex and costly.
Jul 03, 2017
ELECTION
Is Maoist Center bound to confine to rural areas?
Is Maoist Center bound to confine to rural areas?
KATHMANDU, July 3: Although the party had influence across the country, the then underground CPN Maoist (now CPN (Maoist Center)) maintained its stronghold largely in the rural areas during the decade-long armed conflict beginning 1996.
Jul 03, 2017
POLITICS
Cabinet expansion likely next week
Cabinet expansion likely next week
KATHMANDU, July 3: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba is planning to expand his eight-member cabinet early next week, a month after his election as the head of government.
Jul 03, 2017
SOCIETY
Indian embankment threatens lives on Nepali side of border
Indian embankment threatens lives on Nepali side of border
TILATHI, July 3: Sudden floods in the Khando and other rivers on Saturday inundated over a dozen villages in the northern and southern areas of Saptari district. Only on Sunday morning did the floods subside and the locals attempted restoring their lives back to normalcy. However, terror and fear am...
Jul 03, 2017
ECONOMY
Nepse loses 22 points
Nepse loses 22 points
KATHMANDU, July 3: Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index plunged 21.99 points on Sunday as the government's preparation to bring brokerage commission within the scope of value added tax (VAT) sends panic among investors.
Jul 03, 2017
ECONOMY
Orientation for local representatives organized in Dolakha
Orientation for local representatives organized in Dolakha
DOLAKHA, July 3: The Dolakha district committee of CPN-UML recently organized a two-day orientation on budget-making process to newly elected representatives of different local units of the district.
Jul 03, 2017
Editorial
Numbers don’t lie
Numbers don’t lie
What better way to gauge the impact of climate change in Nepal than through the horse’s mouth: the common folks.
Jul 03, 2017
SOCIETY
Drought damages crops in Mugu, water sources drying up
Drought damages crops in Mugu, water sources drying up
MUGU, July 3: The prolonged drought in Soru rural municipality which lies in the northern part of Mugu has destroyed the crops leaving hundreds of farmers in despair.
Jul 03, 2017
OPINION
The Oliogocal train
The Oliogocal train
Political economy of Oliology is oligopolistic, part of proto-fascist movement that combines xenophobia, chauvinism, communalism and ethno-nationalism
Jul 03, 2017