ECONOMY
Melamchi's contractor to build Solukhola Dudhkoshi Project
Melamchi's contractor to build Solukhola Dudhkoshi Project
KATHMANDU, June 11: Italian contractor company Cooperativa Muratori e Cementisti di Ravenna (CMC) has bagged the contract to construct the Solukhola Dudhkoshi Hydropower Project with 86 MW capacity.
Jun 12, 2017
WORLD
Families ripped apart, freedom of expression under attack in Gulf: AI
Families ripped apart, freedom of expression under attack in...
KATHMANDU, JUNE 11: Amnesty International (AI) has accused Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) of toying with the lives of thousands of Gulf residents as part of their dispute with Qatar, splitting up families and destroying peoples' livelihoods and education.
Jun 12, 2017
SOCIETY
Pallotar bus station has no buses
Pallotar bus station has no buses
PANCHTHAR, June 11: A bus station in Phidim meets all the requirements of a standard bus park having ticket counters, security posts, public toilets, waiting lounges and other basic facilities but unfortunately it has no vehicles.
Jun 12, 2017
ECONOMY
Jumla farmers start growing Italian Fuji apples
Jumla farmers start growing Italian Fuji apples
JUMLA, June 11: Farmers in Jumla have produced Italian Fuji apples for the first time.
Jun 12, 2017
ECONOMY
Half of the damaged houses were less than 20 years old
Half of the damaged houses were less than 20 years old
KATHMANDU, June 11: More than half of the houses damaged by the 2015 earthquakes were less than 20 years old.
Jun 12, 2017
Editorial
Ruinous path
Ruinous path
RJPN’s election boycott
Jun 12, 2017
POLITICS, ELECTION
Election won’t stop: CEC Yadav
Election won’t stop: CEC Yadav
KATHMANDU, June 11: Even as the poll-opposing parties unveiled a series of programs on Sunday to obstruct the upcoming second round of local elections, the Election Commission (EC) has instructed the local poll officers not to halt poll preparations but to stay prepared to make the polls a success a...
Jun 12, 2017
POLITICS
Hearing on Bharatpur case deferred
Hearing on Bharatpur case deferred
KATHMANDU, June 11; The Supreme Court on Sunday could not conduct the hearing on the writ petition demanding court order to resume vote counting in Bharatpur Metropolitan City.
Jun 12, 2017
OPINION
Return to pragmatism
Return to pragmatism
It is hard to believe Upendra Yadav once went to ex-Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav, bowl in hand, exhorting him to support the blockade.
Jun 12, 2017
POLITICS
Agitating RJPN urged to utilize local polls to institutionalize federalism
Agitating RJPN urged to utilize local polls to institutional...
KATHMANDU, June 11: Federal Socialist Forum Nepal (FSFN) and Naya Shakti Party Nepal (NSPN) have urged the agitating Rastriya Janata Party Nepal (RJPN) to participate in the local polls to safeguard the achievements of the Madhes movement, including federalism.
Jun 12, 2017