Failing on water

April 30, 2019 01:30 am

Has the water and sanitation situation in the country improved in comparison to what was promised and the amount of money spent for that purpose?

Failing leader

December 4, 2018 01:00 am

The poster boy of national progress and prosperity is losing his sheen, with his freshly-hung pictures looking down mockingly

Failing people

July 17, 2018 02:00 am

Govt rolling back popular decisions

KATHMANDU, June 30: The government will restrict all vehicles failing their pollution test from entering Kathmandu Valley from July 17. In a bid to curb pollution from four-wheel vehicles, the Department of Transport Management (DoTM) recently imported 40 pollution testing sets .

Failing on agriculture

June 17, 2018 01:00 am

Government has decided to set up model agriculture farms in all seven provinces. Will these farms be established and operated in time?

Failing on nationalism

June 3, 2018 01:00 am

Oli has lost the image of a true nationalist. He has been discredited in the eyes of Nepalis

Failing economics

May 6, 2018 00:50 am

Economic policy professionals in Nepal have not been able to apply economic engineering to produce a desired growth

PAKISTAN, April 16: An independent Pakistani watchdog criticized the country's human rights record over the past year in a new report released Monday, saying the nation has failed to make progress on a myriad of issues, ranging from forced disappearances, to women's rights and protection of religious minorities.

Failing on health

April 2, 2018 01:00 am

Until we are able to shift focus from patient satisfaction to patient safety, healthcare workers will continue to rearrange deck chairs on the Titanic

March 12: Volkswagen vehicles recalled and fixed after the worldwide "dieselgate" emissions cheating scandal are using more fuel and still failing pollution tests, according to a study by Australia's peak motoring body released Monday.

-KATHMANDU, Jan 26: The government has transferred Maheswor Neupane, secretary at the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, after he denied appointing Joint Secretary Tourism Ministry Suresh Acharya as Director General to the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CANN) by dismissing incumbent DG Sanjiv Gautam.

JHAPA, Jan 6: After the completion of local level elections, voters breathed a sigh of relief, hoping that their lives would finally improve. They had expected that their locality, their district and the country would head towards  progress and development   thanks to the elections. But to their disappointment, the lofty promises of some party leaders and elected representatives have turned out to be just another disappointment.

Failing on vegetables

November 28, 2017 01:00 am

Nepal’s vegetable imports ballooned to nearly Rs 12 billion this year compared to Rs 7.55 billion last year.

KATHMANDU, Nov 22:  The Special Court on Tuesday sent former chairman of the Tax Settlement Commission (TSC) Lumbadhoj Mahat and former member Umesh Dhakal to Dillibazar prison for their failure to post bail imposed by the court in relation to tax settlement cases.

PUERTO RICO, Sept 29: The Trump administration declared Thursday that its relief efforts in Puerto Rico are succeeding, but people on the island said help was scarce and disorganized while food supplies dwindled in some remote towns eight days after Hurricane Maria devastated the U.S. territory of 3.4 million people.

KATHMANDU, July 14: Dozens of post-graduate (PG) degree holders in medicine have been accused of visiting power centers including influential political leaders, former ministers and their aides to get license from Nepal Medical Council (NMC) after they failed the tests taken by the NMC.

KATHMANDU, June 28: Two Japanese -- Takeda Chiaki and Gyotoku Koji- who have been observing Nepali football since more than a year, drew a conclusion that there is no short of talents in Nepali players but there is lack of proper instructor and coaching system to sharpen their skills.

KATHMANDU, May 10: CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli has accused the police administration of failing to intervene in incidents of physical assaults targeted towards his party cadres in various districts during the local-level election publicity campaigns, and urged it to give security to them.

KATHMANDU, Jan 18: Former Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Kamal Thapa has criticized the current government for 'failing to expedite the implementation of various agreements reached with China' during the premiership of KP Sharma Oli.

BAGLUNG, Jan 11: After his son received neck injuries by falling off a ladder Dilbahadur Thapa of Tangram village took the boy to Dhaulagiri Zonal Hospital (DZH) for treatment. Health workers at the facility suggested him to go to Pokhara stating that they didn’t have doctor to attend the patient.

Why federalism is failing

December 10, 2016 00:25 am

If the conviction and end goal of some is secession, they won’t be satisfied no matter how you draw federal borders

PALPA, Nov 28: Locals in Tansen on Sunday staged a protest against the police for failing to arrest the culprits involved in the alleged murder of Binu Pulami of Heklang VDC-6 of the district, who had gone missing since Dashain.

Failing SAARC

October 18, 2016 00:25 am

Nepal no longer carries any moral and political weight to influence events in South Asia