ECONOMY
Lack of market troubles potato farmers in Jumla
Lack of market troubles potato farmers in Jumla
JUMLA, Feb 17: Potato farmers of Patarasi Rural Municipality in Jumla district are worried as their produce is not getting market as expected. As a result, farmers have been keeping their produce stored at home.
Feb 17, 2018
SOCIETY
Child marriage still rampant although illegal
Child marriage still rampant although illegal
KATHMANDU, Feb 17: When she was a child, Samikshya Chaudhary, 24, wanted to become a teacher. She had even overcome the challenges of being a visually-impaired person to consistently rank among the top three students of her class. Her dreams were within her reach. But things took a drastic turn when...
Feb 17, 2018
ECONOMY
Country to see record addition of hydropower in FY2017/18
Country to see record addition of hydropower in FY2017/18
KATHMANDU, Feb 17: Twenty-two new hydropower plants, mostly medium- and small-sized, will begin generating electricity within this fiscal year. The combined installed capacity of these plants is 214 MW.
Feb 17, 2018
ECONOMY
Nepal Agritech International Expo in Kathmandu
Nepal Agritech International Expo in Kathmandu
KATHMANDU, Feb 17: Nepal Agritech International Expo 2018 has kicked off at Bhrikuti Mandap Exhibition Hall in Kathmandu on Thursday.
Feb 17, 2018
ECONOMY
Women entrepreneurs handicraft fair kicks off in Ktm
Women entrepreneurs handicraft fair kicks off in Ktm
KATHMANDU, Feb 17: Women Entrepreneurs Handicraft and Natural Fiber Products Fair kicked off in the premises of Tridevi Temple at Thamel in Kathmandu on Friday.
Feb 17, 2018
POLITICS
Participation in Oli govt only after package deal: Dahal
Participation in Oli govt only after package deal: Dahal
KATHMANDU, Feb 17: The CPN (Maoist Center) has decided to send ministers from the party into the new government led by CPN-UML Chairman KP Oli only after a package agreement is reached on party unification and power sharing.
Feb 17, 2018
SOCIETY
Locals in border areas deprived of state facilities
Locals in border areas deprived of state facilities
SIRAHA, Feb 17: A huge number of Nepali population residing in the border areas are obliged to live a wretched life deprived of various state facilities and privileges. The people here don't have access to secondary level education and health facilities.
Feb 17, 2018
POLITICS
Maoist MP’s name in Indian voter list
Maoist MP’s name in Indian voter list
KATHMANDU, Feb 17: Newly-elected CPN (Maoist Center) member of the House of Representative from Siraha, Suresh Chandra Das, has been found registered in the Indian voter rolls also, raising a question whether Das posses dual citizenship. It is mandatory to have Indian citizenship for registering in...
Feb 17, 2018
SOCIETY
Mentally-challenged man forced in shed since four decades
Mentally-challenged man forced in shed since four decades
UDAYAPUR, Feb 17: It might be hard for some to believe that the life of a 54-year-old man of Udayapur has been confined to a shed since more than 40 years. Tarka Bahadur Khatri, a mentally challenged person of Katari Municipality -1, Kalikhola has been living a miserable life since years. He can nei...
Feb 17, 2018
SOCIETY
TU results on website from Feb 28
TU results on website from Feb 28
KATHMANDU, Feb 17: In order to do away with the serpentine queue of students at the Office of the Controller of Examinations (OCE) at Balkhu, Tribhuvan University (TU) is all set to launch online examination management information system (EMIS) from February 28.
Feb 17, 2018