POLITICS, Latest Updates
Two held in connection with Surkhet cow deaths
Two held in connection with Surkhet cow deaths
SURKHET, Sept 8: Police have arrested two persons from Nepalgunj for investigation into their involvement in the recent killing of 37 cows in various places of Surkhet.
Sep 08, 2019
POLITICS, Latest Updates
NCP leaders seek clear work division between two party chiefs
NCP leaders seek clear work division between two party chief...
KATHMANDU, Sept 8: A section of leaders in the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP), mainly those loyal to Madhav Kumar Nepal and former Maoists, are pushing for giving the responsibility of handling party affairs solely to Pushpa Kamal Dahal, one of the party's two chairmen in the context of the othe...
Sep 08, 2019
POLITICS, Latest Updates
Outlawed party on extortion spree amid clampdown
Outlawed party on extortion spree amid clampdown
KATHMANDU, Sept 8: The semi-underground Communist Party of Nepal led by Netra Bikram Chand has intensified a nationwide extortion drive targeting medium scale enterprises, manpower agencies, schools and local bodies amid growing crackdown from security forces.
Sep 08, 2019
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Youths in Rolpa resorting to unsafe abortion instead of using contraceptives
Youths in Rolpa resorting to unsafe abortion instead of usin...
ROLPA , Sept 8: At least 12 health institutions including Rolpa District Hospital in Rolpa provide safe abortion, a non-surgical abortion that is done by using medicines, for unwanted pregnancy of up to nine weeks free of cost. The hospital and two primary health centers also provide safe clinical a...
Sep 08, 2019
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Lo-manthang losing its originality to concrete structures
Lo-manthang losing its originality to concrete structures
LO-MANTHANG, Sept 8: Known as a virgin tourist destination until lately, Lo-manthing is being disfigured by a growing number of concrete houses. On the one hand, temperature rise in the recent years in the high altitudes has taken its toll on the ambiance of the place, while on the other hand, growi...
Sep 08, 2019
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
11 years on, many Haliyas struggle for their rights
11 years on, many Haliyas struggle for their rights
BAITADI, Sept 8: The state had outlawed the Haliya system, a system in which an agricultural bonded laborer works on another person’s land, 11 years ago. The Federation of Freed Haliya and the government had signed a five point-agreement on September, 5 of 2008 which was supposed to show a roadmap t...
Sep 08, 2019
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Clarion call to produce human resources to match the market demand
Clarion call to produce human resources to match the market...
KATHMANDU, Sept 8: Minister for Labour, Employment and Social Security Gokarna Bista has underlined the need for developing human resources and workforce in line with the demand of labor market.
Sep 08, 2019
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Chilime Trishuli Transmission Line project achieves 45% physical progress
Chilime Trishuli Transmission Line project achieves 45% phys...
RASUWA, Sept 8: Chilime Trishuli Transmission Line Project in Rasuwa district has achieved 45% physical progress. While project designing work is at its last leg, excavation works for 15 towers in Haku and Tiru have completed, according to project officials.
Sep 08, 2019
Editorial
Combating dengue
Combating dengue
First it was only in hot and humid regions of the plains. So Kathmandu did not feel the heat of the attack. Then it was reported from Dharan, a hill town in eastern Nepal. Kathmandu was alarmed but did not do much to nip the problem in the bud. Now it’s here, in Kathmandu, the capital city.
Sep 08, 2019
OPINION
The return of black and white
The return of black and white
If you haven’t heard it, here’s some bad news: The black and white worldview is back. Like all inestimable things, the extent of its spread cannot be quantified with precision. But a bird’s-eye view of opinions voiced in current-day Nepal certainly indicates that it is widespread, and already diffic...
Sep 08, 2019