POLITICS

NRA to quiz ministry over lack of design approval

NRA to quiz ministry over lack of design approval

KATHMANDU, Jan 27: The National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) has decided to seek clarification from the Ministry of He...

KATHMANDU, Jan 27: The National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) has decided to seek clarification from the Ministry of He...

Jan 27, 2017

POLITICS

‘Local polls a month before term expiry’

‘Local polls a month before term expiry’

KATHMANDU, Jan 27: A parliamentary panel has forged an understanding to revise the Local Level Election Bill with a prov...

KATHMANDU, Jan 27: A parliamentary panel has forged an understanding to revise the Local Level Election Bill with a prov...

Jan 27, 2017

POLITICS

No polls without Madhesis, Tharus on board: PM

No polls without Madhesis, Tharus on board: PM

PARBAT/KATHMANDU, Jan 27: As Madhes-based parties press the government not to announce the date for any of the three ele...

PARBAT/KATHMANDU, Jan 27: As Madhes-based parties press the government not to announce the date for any of the three ele...

Jan 27, 2017

The Week

All that glitters

All that glitters

If something is worth smuggling, you can be pretty sure that the officialdom at Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) is...

If something is worth smuggling, you can be pretty sure that the officialdom at Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) is...

Jan 27, 2017

The Week

Saturday blues

Saturday blues

I tell my wife that we should skip our Saturday plans and stay home and watch YouTube videos about what to do in Malaysi...

I tell my wife that we should skip our Saturday plans and stay home and watch YouTube videos about what to do in Malaysi...

Jan 27, 2017

The Week

Children at work

Children at work

Hiring minors as bus conductors is indeed a common urban phenomenon in Nepal. So much so we don’t even give it a second...

Hiring minors as bus conductors is indeed a common urban phenomenon in Nepal. So much so we don’t even give it a second...

Jan 27, 2017

The Week

Let there be light

Let there be light

Nepalis have been enjoying uninterrupted power supply for a while now (minus the occasionally cuts here and there) and i...

Nepalis have been enjoying uninterrupted power supply for a while now (minus the occasionally cuts here and there) and i...

Jan 26, 2017

SOCIETY

Republic monument to be ready by Republic Day

Republic monument to be ready by Republic Day

KATHMANDU, Jan 27: If everything goes as planned, the government will complete the construction of a Republic Monument i...

KATHMANDU, Jan 27: If everything goes as planned, the government will complete the construction of a Republic Monument i...

Jan 27, 2017

SOCIETY

Govt's ambitious plan may ease Valley traffic

Govt's ambitious plan may ease Valley traffic

KATHMANDU, Jan 27: Commencement of the much-awaited Kathmandu Sustainable Urban Project (KSUP) from mid-March is likely...

KATHMANDU, Jan 27: Commencement of the much-awaited Kathmandu Sustainable Urban Project (KSUP) from mid-March is likely...

Jan 27, 2017

ECONOMY

Liquidity-starved banks enforce interest rate cartel

Liquidity-starved banks enforce interest rate cartel

KATHMANDU, Jan 27: In what seems to be an interest rate cartel, bankers have agreed to cap deposit rates at 12 percent.

KATHMANDU, Jan 27: In what seems to be an interest rate cartel, bankers have agreed to cap deposit rates at 12 percent.

Jan 27, 2017