ELECTION
Bhairahawa's next mayor will face a city at crossroads
Bhairahawa's next mayor will face a city at crossroads
BHAIRAHAWA, June 24: Siddharthanagar Municipality's next mayor will inherit a city at a crossroads. The municipality, better known by its former name Bhairahawa, now lives in a state of utter neglect. The road, which is under construction for the last two years, is dirty and full of potholes. Power...
Jun 24, 2017
POLITICS
Identity politics peters out in eastern hills
Identity politics peters out in eastern hills
ILAM, June 24: Identity politics that held sway in nine hill districts in the eastern part of the country at the time of the first Constituent Assembly (CA) elections in 2008 has now largely faded away.
Jun 24, 2017
POLITICS
With ministries at odds, peace committees feel neglected
With ministries at odds, peace committees feel neglected
KATHMANDU, June 24: With the commencement of local level elections, differences have emerged between two government agencies over the continuing relevance of the local peace committees, leaving such committees dysfunctional. The committees were established in all 75 districts but with no further bu...
Jun 24, 2017
POLITICS
Maoist Center lures voters with sample land ownership certificates in Dharan
Maoist Center lures voters with sample land ownership certif...
DHARAN, June 24: The CPN (Maoist Center) has been found distributing 'sample land registration certificates' to landless people in Dharan in order to lure their votes in the election.
Jun 24, 2017
ECONOMY
Beema Samiti mulls bancassurance to take insurance services in local units
Beema Samiti mulls bancassurance to take insurance services...
KATHMANDU, June 24: Beema Samiti - the insurance sector regulator - has proposed to the central bank to make needful arrangement for forging a tie-up between commercial banks and insurance companies to expand insurance services at the local level.
Jun 24, 2017
OPINION
Talk is not cheap
Talk is not cheap
Due to shortage of epidemiological studies it is hard to guess the extent of mental health problems in Nepal
Jun 24, 2017
ELECTION
Old faces competing for mayoral post in Gulmi
Old faces competing for mayoral post in Gulmi
GULMI, June 24: Much has changed in the country since the 1997 local elections. The monarchy is gone and the country has been declared a republic. But the locals in Gulmi are witnessing the same old faces yet again in the second round of local elections slated for June 28.
Jun 24, 2017
OPINION
The cuckoo’s call
The cuckoo’s call
With concrete houses sprouting on what were fertile fields not long ago these birds are growing hungry
Jun 24, 2017
SOCIETY
Bardibas school constructs child-friendly infrastructures with public support
Bardibas school constructs child-friendly infrastructures w...
MAHOTTARI, June 24: A school in Bardibas has set a perfect example of the age-old adage - where there is a will there is a way. Janata Higher Secondary School (JSS) of Bardibas, Mahottari has proved that the school does not require government budget if the people are willing to invest for the develo...
Jun 24, 2017
OPINION
Ghost hunting in Dhanusha
Ghost hunting in Dhanusha
One person has passed SLC from the village of Amaresh. The sole graduate is now toiling away in the Middle East
Jun 24, 2017