SOCIETY
Floods hit over a dozen settlements in Saptari
Floods hit over a dozen settlements in Saptari
RAJBIRAJ, July 2: Incessant rainfall in the hill districts since Friday midnight has triggered floods in various rivers of Saptari district. Floodwaters have overflowed from Khado, Jeeta, Mahuli, Dhudhela along with other rivers, putting over a dozen settlements at risk and inundating about 1,500 ho...
Jul 02, 2017
ELECTION
Biratnagar's electoral alliances in crisis
Biratnagar's electoral alliances in crisis
BIRATNAGAR, July 2: Nepali Congress (NC) is believed to have a strong base in Biratnagar Metropolitan City of Morang district, which is the only metropolis that took part in the second phase of the local elections. To counter NC's stronghold in Biratnagar, other top four political parties formed ele...
Jul 02, 2017
ELECTION
Voters not ready to change their mindset
Voters not ready to change their mindset
DHARAN, July 2: In both the local elections of 1992 and 1997, Nepali Congress (NC) had emerged victorious in wards 1 and 4 of Dharan. Now, both the wards have been merged and named as ward no 1. As the NC has a good hold in this ward, locals had predicted NC's victory even in this election. Likewise...
Jul 02, 2017
ECONOMY
NAC captures 12 percent market share
NAC captures 12 percent market share
KATHMANDU, July 2: State-owned Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) has said that its share in the country's civil aviation market has reached 12 percent from a meager five percent a year ago.
Jul 02, 2017
ECONOMY
Nepal inks deal with US agency for $500 m grant
Nepal inks deal with US agency for $500 m grant
KATHMANDU, July 2: Nepal and the US government have agreed to instal a mega electricity transmission line and carry out maintenance on 300 km of roads. Negotiations with Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), a US government foreign aid agency, on US $500 million in grants for the two projects c...
Jul 02, 2017
Editorial
Eternal wait
Eternal wait
After much criticism of the painfully slow vote-counting process following the first round of local election, the Election Commission had promised to rev things up for the second round.
Jul 02, 2017
ELECTION
Polls performance of fringe parties continue to go from bad to worse
Polls performance of fringe parties continue to go from bad...
KATHMANDU, July 2: Fringe parties appear heading for crushing defeats in the local elections with early vote count showing them trailing far behind three main parties even in areas considered their traditional stronghold.
Jul 02, 2017
OPINION
Unholy delay
Unholy delay
There has been no effort to implement the 2014 three-year agreement on twin city ties between Janakpur and Ayodhya
Jul 02, 2017
ECONOMY
Farmers in Kaski prefer using hand tractors
Farmers in Kaski prefer using hand tractors
POKHARA, July 2: Farmers in Pokhara have started using tractor for plowing their field as it is easier and faster than using a pair of oxen. They have found that plowing the field with tractor costs lesser than using oxen.
Jul 02, 2017
OPINION
Insecure scribes
Insecure scribes
Even after a decade of end of armed conflict many journalists still feel insecure and are forced to practice self-censorship
Jul 02, 2017