POLITICS
Big 3 eye alliance with Madhes parties, Madhes-based eye each other
Big 3 eye alliance with Madhes parties, Madhes-based eye eac...
KATHMANDU, June 12: While the major political parties are eyeing electoral alliances with the two Madhes-based parties, these two parties have been working at alliances between themselves.
Jun 13, 2017
SPORTS
Arena rebuilds US confidence after Klinsmann
Arena rebuilds US confidence after Klinsmann
MEXICO CITY, June 15: Bruce Arena has managed the tricky task of establishing a sense of calm along with urgency within the U.S. Football team. It's quite a contrast to the frustration and futility at the end of Jurgen Klinsmann's coaching reign last November.
Jun 13, 2017
SOCIETY
'Suina' Possible: Surkhet to Jumla
'Suina' Possible: Surkhet to Jumla
KATHMANDU, June 13: "We used to spend four days inside a bus traveling from Jumla to Nepalgunj," said a group of young people from Jumla during a recent conversation we had in Jumla Bazar. This was the state of things before the Karnali Highway was completed.
Jun 13, 2017
POLITICS
RJPN cadres beat up 3 polling officers, vandalize vehicles
RJPN cadres beat up 3 polling officers, vandalize vehicles
BARA, June 13: Assailants of the Rastriya Janata Party Nepal in Bara beat up three polling officers in front of the office of the party on Monday, according to police. The polling officers were there to make necessary arrangements for the June 28 elections.
Jun 13, 2017
ECONOMY
Nepali firms should be allowed to bid, say stakeholders
Nepali firms should be allowed to bid, say stakeholders
KATHMANDU, June 13: Professional bodies of contractors, consultants and engineers have said that the government itself should select contractors for roads projects being financed by utilizing Indian line of credit (LoC).
Jun 13, 2017
ECONOMY
NAC arranges funds to buy two wide-body jets
NAC arranges funds to buy two wide-body jets
KATHMANDU, June 13: Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) has arranged funds for procuring two wide-body aircraft.
Jun 13, 2017
Editorial
Calm and ready
Calm and ready
Many factors are at play in the unfolding diplomatic crisis in the Gulf. The history of geopolitical tensions between Qatar and Saudi Arabia—the two main actors in the escalating crisis—is also long.
Jun 13, 2017
SPORTS
Nepal faces Yemen in Asian Cup Qualifiers today
Nepal faces Yemen in Asian Cup Qualifiers today
KATHMANDU, June 13: National football team skipper Biraj Maharjan said that the team must improve coordination when Nepal faces Yemen in the AFC Asian Cup 2019 Qualifiers at Halchowk Stadium on Tuesday.
Jun 13, 2017
OPINION
Holier than thou
Holier than thou
The best thing Bibeksheel Nepali and Sajha Party can do for Nepal is to disengage from politics and offer the country civilian leadership
Jun 13, 2017
POLITICS
Town development committees redundant, scrap them: House panel
Town development committees redundant, scrap them: House pan...
KATHMANDU, June 13: Parliament's Development Committee has asked government to scrap bodies of similar nature such as town development committees saying that existence of parallel bodies had caused duplication and other complications in carrying out development activities.
Jun 13, 2017