ECONOMY
India's silence over exchange facility frustrates NRB officials
India's silence over exchange facility frustrates NRB offici...
KATHMANDU, May 25: Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) officials have almost given up hope that the southern neighbor would accept demonetized Indian banknotes that Nepalis hold.
May 25, 2017
SOCIETY
16 years on, government buildings still not reconstructed
16 years on, government buildings still not reconstructed
ACHHAM, May 25: Government office buildings destroyed during the Maoist insurgency are yet to be reconstructed here. The then Maoist rebels had destroyed around two dozen government office buildings in the district headquarters Mangalsen and Sanphebagar during the conflict period. One of these offic...
May 25, 2017
ELECTION
Prajapati elected Bhaktapur mayor
Prajapati elected Bhaktapur mayor
BHAKTAPUR, May 25: Childhood dream of former lawmaker and now the newly elected mayor of Bhaktapur, Sunil Prajapati, was to become an engineer. However, his family could not afford his engineering studies. In 1984, he joined teaching profession and continued it for four years. “I wanted to become an...
May 25, 2017
ELECTION
Major political parties facing hard time choosing candidates
Major political parties facing hard time choosing candidates
ITAHARI, May 25: Even as the second round of local level election is just round the corner, too many aspirants have made picking candidates challenging for the major political parties in Sunsari. As a result, they are compelled to conduct their promotional campaigns without the presence of candidate...
May 25, 2017
ECONOMY
Local units unfeasible, say experts
Local units unfeasible, say experts
KATHMANDU, May 25: Few months before the constitution was promulgated, the erstwhile government, through its policy and programs, had announced an incentive package for merger of village development committees (VDCs).
May 25, 2017
ELECTION
Results still awaited three cities, two other units
Results still awaited three cities, two other units
KATHMANDU, May 25: Ten days after the first phase of the local elections were held, vote counting has been completed in most of the local units. As per the results, the main opposition CPN-UML has outdone its competitors by bagging most of the mayor/chairman positions and other key posts.
May 25, 2017
POLITICS
NC-Maoist alliance to remain intact
NC-Maoist alliance to remain intact
KATHMANDU, May 25: Even as Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal resigned on Wednesday, his party, the CPN (Maoist Center), looks set to remain a key partner in the ruling coalition led by the Nepali Congress (NC) until the parliamentary elections.
May 25, 2017
POLITICS
Dahal creating political confusion by stepping down: UML
Dahal creating political confusion by stepping down: UML
KATHMANDU, May 25: Main opposition CPN-UML has accused Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal of creating further confusion by quitting the post instead of resolving various urgent political complications that have added challenges in holding second phase of local elections.
May 25, 2017
Editorial
Good ten months
Good ten months
Pushpa Kamal Dahal’s second inning as prime minister got off to a rocky start. He had become prime minister with the support of Nepali Congress on August 4, 2016, after his immediate predecessor as PM, KP Sharma Oli, was deemed unwilling to amend the constitution to the liking of the protesting Madh...
May 25, 2017
ECONOMY
Work on Chobhar-based fruit, flower market resuming soon
Work on Chobhar-based fruit, flower market resuming soon
KATHMANDU, May 25: Construction work on the Central Fruit and Flower Market in Chobhar, which was affected by Ring Road widening project, is resuming within few days.
May 25, 2017