ELECTION
UML orders leaders, rank and file to campaign for polls
UML orders leaders, rank and file to campaign for polls
KATHMANDU, May 9: CPN-UML has directed the party leaders and rank and file to compulsorily take part in the election campaign across the country. While the party's office bearers are scheduled to campaign in major constituencies, the second rung leaders including those representing the party in par...
May 09, 2017
SOCIETY
Landless quake victims to get additional Rs 200,000
Landless quake victims to get additional Rs 200,000
KATHMANDU, May 9: The government has approved the National Reconstruction Authority (NRA)'s proposal to provide a lump sum of Rs 200,000 to the landless earthquake victims and those living in quake-prone settlements to buy land to relocate to safer sites.
May 09, 2017
ELECTION
Parties 'agree' for vote counting right after phase I polls
Parties 'agree' for vote counting right after phase I polls
KATHMANDU, May 9: Three major political parties - Nepali Congress, CPN-UML and CPN (Maoist Center) - have agreed in principle to start counting votes shortly after the conclusion of the first phase elections on May 14. A formal decision regarding this will be taken after consulting with the Electio...
May 09, 2017
Editorial
Still important
Still important
The resumption of operation of the state-owned Nepal Drugs Ltd on Sunday after a hiatus of eight years is something to cheer for all Nepalis.
May 09, 2017
ECONOMY
Ncell permitted to launch 4G through existing frequencies: NTA
Ncell permitted to launch 4G through existing frequencies: N...
KATHMANDU, May 9: Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA) has said that it permitted Ncell to run 4G service using existing frequency from June 1 as per direction of parliament's Development Committee.
May 09, 2017
OPINION
Plugged in, tuned out
Plugged in, tuned out
Technology is reconfiguring our way of life, unleashing a cultural revolution that even our most revolutionary politicians couldn’t achieve
May 09, 2017
ECONOMY
Rautahat farmers earning good profits from veg farming
Rautahat farmers earning good profits from veg farming
RAUTAHAT, May 9: Farmers in around two dozen villages in Rautahat district are earning a good income through vegetable farming.
May 09, 2017
OPINION
Republican kings
Republican kings
If the impeachment motion had not been halted, it could have emboldened politicians to be even more profligate and tyrannical
May 09, 2017
POLITICS
Impeachment issue will be resolved after polls: Lekhak
Impeachment issue will be resolved after polls: Lekhak
KATHMANDU, May 9: Nepali Congress (NC) has said that the issue of impeachment against Chief Justice Sushila Karki will be resolved constitutionally after the first phase of the local elections scheduled for May 14.
May 09, 2017
OPINION
The Trump reversal
The Trump reversal
The Arab monarchies’ religious basis of legitimacy proved sturdier than that of the Arab republics
May 09, 2017