SOCIETY
Jajarkot women demand action against culprit
Jajarkot women demand action against culprit
JAJARKOT, Feb 9: The local women folks in Jajarkot on Wednesday took to the street demanding strict action the culprit of Radhika Sunar's murder.
Feb 09, 2017
SOCIETY, SPECIAL
Proposal to lift ban on excavation in Chure worries stakeholders, experts
Proposal to lift ban on excavation in Chure worries stakehol...
LAHAN, Feb 9: National Reconstruction Authority’s (NRA) to lift ban on excavating construction materials in the Chure forest range to aid in the reconstruction of earthquake affected areas has alarmed conservationists and stakeholders. They have expressed concerns that the step would be exploited to...
Feb 09, 2017
SOCIETY
Valley Pollution Index
Valley Pollution Index
The graph above is based on the pollutant of fine particulate matter, PM2.5 (PM less than 2.5 microns) of Kathmandu Valley in a day.
Feb 09, 2017
POLITICS
Moves to buy EVM stirs controversy
Moves to buy EVM stirs controversy
KATHMANDU, Feb 9: As the ‘quiet’ negotiations by Chief Election Commissioner Ayodhee Prasad Yadav for the purchase of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) start courting serious controversy, it is learnt that Smartmatic, the company with which the negotiations are being held, was found to have a quest...
Feb 09, 2017
POLITICS
Cabinet to extend tenure of TRC, CIEDP today
Cabinet to extend tenure of TRC, CIEDP today
KATHMANDU, Feb 9: A Cabinet meeting is taking place to extend the tenure of Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) and Commission for the Investigation of Enforced Disappeared Persons (CIEDP) for one more year on Thursday.
Feb 09, 2017
POLITICS
Developers of Nepali voting machine feel discouraged
Developers of Nepali voting machine feel discouraged
KATHMANDU, Feb 9: While the Election Commission (EC) and the government seem to be leaning toward the purchase of electronic voting machines (EVMs) from foreign companies, indigenous developers of such machines have been feeling discouraged for years.
Feb 09, 2017
POLITICS
Distribute first and second tranches by next 3 months: House panel to NRA
Distribute first and second tranches by next 3 months: House...
KATHMANDU, Feb 9: Concluding that the ongoing reconstruction and rehabilitation efforts were not satisfactory, the Public Accounts Committee of parliament on Wednesday directed the National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) to distribute the first installment of the housing grant within a month and the...
Feb 09, 2017
POLITICS
Crucial bill on local elections stalled
Crucial bill on local elections stalled
KATHMANDU, Feb 8: The bill that legally paves way for the government to announce the local election has not been forwarded to the president's office for authentication even after a week of its passage by parliament. According to sources, the prime minister's office has requested the speaker to delay...
Feb 09, 2017
POLITICS
Officials clueless as dust crisis worsens
Officials clueless as dust crisis worsens
KATHMANDU, Feb 9: With dust pollution consistently worsening over the last couple of months and posing a serious health hazard for hundreds of thousands of people living in the capital, the agencies responsible seem to be clueless how to respond.
Feb 09, 2017
Editorial
Let me talk
Let me talk
The Supreme Court has issued an order to the government to make it mandatory to seek permission from courts before accessing telephone and text message details for criminal and other investigations.
Feb 09, 2017