ECONOMY

Country’s first irrigation system now a ‘flood risk’

Country’s first irrigation system now a ‘flood risk’

SAPTARI, April 8: The first irrigation system, Chandra Irrigation System, was established by the Rana regime in 1920s. T...

SAPTARI, April 8: The first irrigation system, Chandra Irrigation System, was established by the Rana regime in 1920s. T...

Apr 09, 2018

ECONOMY

Disabled Xia to attempt Mt Everest for fifth time

Disabled Xia to attempt Mt Everest for fifth time

KATHMANDU, April 8: As the spring season begins, mountaineers have started heading for the mountains, including Mount Ev...

KATHMANDU, April 8: As the spring season begins, mountaineers have started heading for the mountains, including Mount Ev...

Apr 09, 2018

SOCIETY

Campaigner for Hindu nation shot, injured

Campaigner for Hindu nation shot, injured

MORANG, April 8: An unidentified group has shot at a Hindu religious leader in Biratnagar in the early hours on Sunday....

MORANG, April 8: An unidentified group has shot at a Hindu religious leader in Biratnagar in the early hours on Sunday....

Apr 09, 2018

SOCIETY

Former top UN official held on pedophilia charges

Former top UN official held on pedophilia charges

KATHMANDU, April 8: Former UN-Habitat country representative for Afghanistan, Peter John Dalglish, has been arrested fro...

KATHMANDU, April 8: Former UN-Habitat country representative for Afghanistan, Peter John Dalglish, has been arrested fro...

Apr 09, 2018

POLITICS

'No reason to cheer about new project announcements'

'No reason to cheer about new project announcements'

Experts say implementation holds the key.

Experts say implementation holds the key.

Apr 09, 2018

POLITICS

How successful was PM’s India visit?

How successful was PM’s India visit?

KATHMANDU, April 9:   Was Prime Minister KP Oli’s India visit a success or was it just an addition to ritual junkets led...

KATHMANDU, April 9:   Was Prime Minister KP Oli’s India visit a success or was it just an addition to ritual junkets led...

Apr 09, 2018

POLITICS

New Education Act next year: Minister

New Education Act next year: Minister

KATHMANDU, April 9: Minister for Education, Science, and Technology (MoEST) Giriraj Mani Pokharel has said that new educ...

KATHMANDU, April 9: Minister for Education, Science, and Technology (MoEST) Giriraj Mani Pokharel has said that new educ...

Apr 09, 2018

POLITICS

PM Oli returns home

PM Oli returns home

KATHMANDU, April 8:  Concluding his three-day official state visit of India, prime minister KP Sharma Oli has arrived ho...

KATHMANDU, April 8:  Concluding his three-day official state visit of India, prime minister KP Sharma Oli has arrived ho...

Apr 08, 2018

SOCIETY

Wife elopes with husband's property

Wife elopes with husband's property

DHARAN, April 9: Every year, thousands of youths fly to the Gulf countries from Nepal in search of employment to secure...

DHARAN, April 9: Every year, thousands of youths fly to the Gulf countries from Nepal in search of employment to secure...

Apr 09, 2018

Editorial

Walk the talk

Walk the talk

There was both guarded optimism and a  degree of skepticism in Kathmandu even while Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli was pr...

There was both guarded optimism and a  degree of skepticism in Kathmandu even while Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli was pr...

Apr 09, 2018