WORLD
Venezuela unrest death toll rises, Chavez statue destroyed
Venezuela unrest death toll rises, Chavez statue destroyed
A 20-year-old Venezuelan protester died on Friday after being shot in the head, authorities said, taking fatalities from a month of anti-government unrest to at least 37 as the opposition geared up for more demonstrations.
May 06, 2017
SPECIAL, ELECTION
Holeri Bazar waiting for polls
Holeri Bazar waiting for polls
ROLPA, May 5: Holeri bazaar of Rolpa has a special connection with the ‘people’s war’. During the decade-long Maoist insurgency, this town never remained at peace. On 13 February of 1996, Maoists attacked the police post in Holeri and went underground officially. While the police were not prepared f...
May 06, 2017
POLITICS
SC order draws mixed reaction
SC order draws mixed reaction
KATHMANDU, May 5: The Supreme Court order to stay the ruling parties’ move to impeach Chief Justice Sushila Karki has drawn mixed reaction from the ruling and opposition parties.
May 06, 2017
POLITICS
NC, Maoist Center discuss option of review petition
NC, Maoist Center discuss option of review petition
KATHMANDU, May 5: Following the Supreme Court stay order reinstating Chief Justice Sushila Karki and putting the impeachment motion against her on hold, the ruling Nepali Congress and CPN (Maoist Center) have discussed whether or not to move the apex court for a revision of the order.
May 06, 2017
ELECTION
Parties, independent candidates provided election symbols
Parties, independent candidates provided election symbols
KATHMANDU, May 6: Returning officers in 283 local units of three provinces – 3,4 and 6 - provided election symbols to political parties and independent candidates contesting the first phase of local elections slated for May 14.
May 06, 2017
POLITICS
Naya Shakti ward candidate found safe
Naya Shakti ward candidate found safe
KATHMANDU, May 6: Naya Shakti Nepal’s election candidate who had gone missing earlier this week has been found safe in a forest near Godawari, Lalitpur. Madan Giri, 48, a candidate for ward chairman of Nagarjun Municipality, had suddenly disappeared from Khusibu area from Wednesday evening.
May 06, 2017
Editorial
Army to rescue
Army to rescue
The awarding of the long-delayed Kathmandu-Tarai Expressway project to Nepal Army, we believe, is the right decision.
May 06, 2017
ELECTION
Maoist Center officially makes its manifesto public
Maoist Center officially makes its manifesto public
KATHMANDU, May 6: The ruling party CPN (Maoist Center) has 'formally' unveiled its election manifesto for the upcoming local polls, promising swift social and economic reforms.
May 06, 2017
OPINION
Purposeful learning
Purposeful learning
Intellectual and professional purposes are the horses that we must put in front of the cart of higher education
May 06, 2017
POLITICS
Impeachment move an assault on human rights: UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Impeachment move an assault on human rights: UN High Commiss...
KATHMANDU, May 6: United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein has condemned moves to impeach the Chief Justice Sushila Karki, warning that such actions suggest a concerted attempt by the government to undermine the independence of the judiciary.
May 06, 2017