ECONOMY

Less than half paddy plantation in 10 Tarai districts

Less than half paddy plantation in 10 Tarai districts

KATHMANDU, July 29: Tarai, known as the bread basket of Nepal, has not seen even 50 percent of paddy plantation in its d...

KATHMANDU, July 29: Tarai, known as the bread basket of Nepal, has not seen even 50 percent of paddy plantation in its d...

Jul 30, 2017

SPECIAL

Wild animals know no borders

Wild animals know no borders

CHITWAN/MAHENDRANAGAR, July 29: Tigers don’t recognize boundaries nor are patriotic. They are wild and for them jungle i...

CHITWAN/MAHENDRANAGAR, July 29: Tigers don’t recognize boundaries nor are patriotic. They are wild and for them jungle i...

Jul 30, 2017

WORLD

Pakistan names Abbasi interim prime minister

Pakistan names Abbasi interim prime minister

ISLAMABAD, July 30: Pakistan's ruling party named senior lawmaker Shahid Khaqan Abbasi as successor to the deposed prime...

ISLAMABAD, July 30: Pakistan's ruling party named senior lawmaker Shahid Khaqan Abbasi as successor to the deposed prime...

Jul 30, 2017

POLITICS

RJPN rift deepens ahead of crucial meets

RJPN rift deepens ahead of crucial meets

Leaders from western Terai considering stark moves including resignation en masse and formation of a new party if concer...

Leaders from western Terai considering stark moves including resignation en masse and formation of a new party if concer...

Jul 30, 2017

POLITICS

MPs for banning candidates for 10 yrs for involvement in tearing ballot papers

MPs for banning candidates for 10 yrs for involvement in tearing ballot papers

KATHMANDU, July 29: Taking their cue from the ballot-tearing incident during the vote count for the local polls in Bhara...

KATHMANDU, July 29: Taking their cue from the ballot-tearing incident during the vote count for the local polls in Bhara...

Jul 30, 2017

SOCIETY

Hundreds stage rally in Kathmandu in support of Dr KC

Hundreds stage rally in Kathmandu in support of Dr KC

KATMANDU, July 29: Hundreds of individuals from various quarters including political parties, their sister organizations...

KATMANDU, July 29: Hundreds of individuals from various quarters including political parties, their sister organizations...

Jul 30, 2017

SOCIETY

Chhaupadi still prevalent in hilly districts

Chhaupadi still prevalent in hilly districts

DAILEKH, July 29: The government's failure to implement the Supreme Court (SC) order against the Chhaupadi practice has...

DAILEKH, July 29: The government's failure to implement the Supreme Court (SC) order against the Chhaupadi practice has...

Jul 30, 2017

SOCIETY

A daughter lights the funeral pyre of her mother

A daughter lights the funeral pyre of her mother

RUKUM, July 29: As per the Hindu tradition, only a male can perform the last rites of the deceased family members. This...

RUKUM, July 29: As per the Hindu tradition, only a male can perform the last rites of the deceased family members. This...

Jul 30, 2017

SOCIETY

Family unable to afford treatment of mentally ill man

Family unable to afford treatment of mentally ill man

JANAKPUR, July 29: Seventy-year-old Mati Waiba of Bateshwar Rural Municipality-1, Dhanusha, has been in iron chains for...

JANAKPUR, July 29: Seventy-year-old Mati Waiba of Bateshwar Rural Municipality-1, Dhanusha, has been in iron chains for...

Jul 30, 2017

Editorial

Rot at the top

Rot at the top

Sajha Prakashan

Sajha Prakashan

Jul 30, 2017