SOCIETY

Chief wants rural municipality named after his dead wife

Chief wants rural municipality named after his dead wife

ROLPA, Dec 22: Ganga Oli, the wife of Bir Bahadur Khatri, the chairperson of Sukidaha Rural Municipality, died during th...

ROLPA, Dec 22: Ganga Oli, the wife of Bir Bahadur Khatri, the chairperson of Sukidaha Rural Municipality, died during th...

Dec 23, 2017

POLITICS

Dahal hints at agreement on single transferable vote

Dahal hints at agreement on single transferable vote

CHITWAN, Dec 22: Hinting that the parties may eventually reach a consensus on the single transferable vote system, CPN (...

CHITWAN, Dec 22: Hinting that the parties may eventually reach a consensus on the single transferable vote system, CPN (...

Dec 23, 2017

SOCIETY

Ram Bahadur Damai, a veteran of 2,000 postmortems

Ram Bahadur Damai, a veteran of 2,000 postmortems

PARBAT, Dec 22: Dissecting human bodies is not an easy job. In fact, it takes guts to cut up human organs. In the beginn...

PARBAT, Dec 22: Dissecting human bodies is not an easy job. In fact, it takes guts to cut up human organs. In the beginn...

Dec 23, 2017

SOCIETY

Elected representatives disappoint locals of Jhapa

Elected representatives disappoint locals of Jhapa

JHAPA, Dec 22:  Right after their victory in the local level elections this July, local representatives vowed in a gathe...

JHAPA, Dec 22:  Right after their victory in the local level elections this July, local representatives vowed in a gathe...

Dec 23, 2017

SOCIETY

Bomb goes off in Land Revenue Office in Siraha

Bomb goes off in Land Revenue Office in Siraha

SIRAHA, Dec 22: Three people were injured when an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) went off at the Land Revenue Office...

SIRAHA, Dec 22: Three people were injured when an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) went off at the Land Revenue Office...

Dec 23, 2017

POLITICS

SC summons EC over Sankhuwasabha vote dispute

SC summons EC over Sankhuwasabha vote dispute

KATHMANDU, Dec 22: Acting on a writ petition, the Supreme Court on Friday directed the Election Commission (EC) and the...

KATHMANDU, Dec 22: Acting on a writ petition, the Supreme Court on Friday directed the Election Commission (EC) and the...

Dec 23, 2017

SOCIETY

People practicing or promoting Chhaupadi in Dhamile to be punished

People practicing or promoting Chhaupadi in Dhamile to be punished

BAJHANG, Dec 22: With the aim of eradicating Chhaupadi, the women of Dhamile, Jaya Prithvi Municipality-11, have launche...

BAJHANG, Dec 22: With the aim of eradicating Chhaupadi, the women of Dhamile, Jaya Prithvi Municipality-11, have launche...

Dec 23, 2017

POLITICS

Nepal votes against US move on Jerusalem amid threats of aid cut

Nepal votes against US move on Jerusalem amid threats of aid cut

KATHMANDU, Dec 22: Despite threats from the United States to withhold "billions" of dollars in US aid for countries whic...

KATHMANDU, Dec 22: Despite threats from the United States to withhold "billions" of dollars in US aid for countries whic...

Dec 23, 2017

OPINION

Young role models

Young role models

Don’t ever think that your children are not equipped to deal with life’s hardships. Expose them early.

Don’t ever think that your children are not equipped to deal with life’s hardships. Expose them early.

Dec 22, 2017

OPINION

Not our fault

Not our fault

Women are expected to “avoid the situations” and to remain within “their boundaries”.

Women are expected to “avoid the situations” and to remain within “their boundaries”.

Dec 23, 2017