ECONOMY
1.28 trillion rupees
1.28 trillion rupees
KATHMANDU, May 29: The government has tabled a budget of Rs 1.278 trillion for the Fiscal Year 2017/18, and this budget is different from past ones as it has allocated sizable resources to the federal units for the first time. As part of implementation of the new constitution, the central governmen...
May 30, 2017
SOCIETY
New budget hands over of secondary education responsibility to local govts
New budget hands over of secondary education responsibility...
KATHMANDU, May 30: The fiscal budget presented on Monday by Finance Minister Krishna Bahadur Mahara has provisioned to hand over the responsibility of secondary level education to the local governments. However, the stakeholders have doubted the effective implementation of the decision.
May 30, 2017
SPORTS
New budget neglects sports sector
New budget neglects sports sector
KATHMANDU, May 30: Finance Minister Krishna Bahadur Mahara in the annual budget presented by him on Monday for Fiscal Year 2017/18 has given less priority to the sports sector.
May 30, 2017
ELECTION
Madhesi parties preparing for polls, RJPN still undecided
Madhesi parties preparing for polls, RJPN still undecided
BIRATNAGAR, May 30: With just 26 days to go before the second round of local elections, two key Madhes-based parties - Federal Socialist Forum Nepal (FSFN) led by Upendra Yadav and Nepal Democratic Forum (NDF) led by Bijay Kumar Gachchhadar - have intensified their preparations for the polls while t...
May 30, 2017
Editorial
On what basis?
On what basis?
To mark the ninth Republic Day, President Bidya Devi Bhandari on May 26 conferred state honors on 258 different personalities, supposedly for their contribution to the society. There must be no doubt some among the 258 deserve to be recognized as such.
May 30, 2017
ELECTION
More needs to be done: RJPN leaders
More needs to be done: RJPN leaders
KATHMANDU, May 30: The Rastriya Janata Party Nepal (RJPN) has welcomed the government's decision to postpone the second phase of the local elections even as its leaders refrained from making any explicit commitment to contest the polls on the rescheduled date.
May 30, 2017
OPINION
Shake it up
Shake it up
Focus of IBN must evolve. Instead of looking outside for investors, it must also look inwards and start working with private companies
May 30, 2017
POLITICS
Rs 146 billion for post-disaster recovery
Rs 146 billion for post-disaster recovery
KATHMANDU, May 30: The government in the new budget for the Fiscal Year 2017/18 has earmarked Rs 146 billion to expedite post-earthquake-recovery programs across the earthquake-affected districts.
May 30, 2017
OPINION
The clout list?
The clout list?
European Union continues to ban Nepal from its airspace even though most of our jets and turbo-props are of European make
May 30, 2017
POLITICS
Impeachment withdrawn
Impeachment withdrawn
KATHMANDU, May 30: Ruling party lawmakers on Monday finally withdrew the impeachment motion they had filed against Chief Justice Sushila Karki, after the main opposition CPN-UML threatened to obstruct the fiscal-year budget.
May 30, 2017