ECONOMY
Farmers destroying cardamom fields over market crash
Farmers destroying cardamom fields over market crash
TAPLEJUNG, March 7: A few years ago, when the market price of cardamom was at its high, reaching up to Rs 3,000 per kg, many paddy farmers in eastern hills shifted to growing black cardamom, considering it as a path to prosperity.
Mar 07, 2019
SOCIETY
Former queen mother Ratna hospitalized
Former queen mother Ratna hospitalized
KATHMANDU, March 7: Former queen mother Ratna Rajya Laxmi Devi Shah, 91, has been admitted to Norvic Hospital on Tuesday evening.
Mar 07, 2019
POLITICS
RJPN withdraws support to govt
RJPN withdraws support to govt
KATHMANDU, March 7: Rastriya Janata Party Nepal (RJPN), which supported the government without joining the cabinet, announced withdrawal of its support on Wednesday.
Mar 07, 2019
POLITICS
Resham Chaudhary, 10 others given life over Tikapur lynchings
Resham Chaudhary, 10 others given life over Tikapur lynching...
KATHMANDU, March 7: Member of Parliament Resham Lal Chaudhary and 10 others were sentenced to life imprisonment on Wednesday, in connection with the 2015 Tikapur incident in which seven policemen including SSP Laxman Neupane and a toddler were lynched.
Mar 07, 2019
SOCIETY
Motorists' civil disobedience against VIP motorcade
Motorists' civil disobedience against VIP motorcade
KATHMANDU, March 7: In what has been described as the first case of civil disobedience by motorists in Nepal, dozens of motorists on Tuesday flouted traffic rules to drive on a road in the capital which was blocked to facilitate a VIP motorcade.
Mar 07, 2019
SOCIETY
CBRI to provide technical support for post-earthquake reconstruction
CBRI to provide technical support for post-earthquake recons...
KATHMANDU, March 7: The Indian Embassy in Kathmandu signed an agreement with the Central Building Research Institute (CBRI), India, on Wednesday for post-earthquake reconstruction of 72 educational facilities in Nepal.
Mar 07, 2019
SOCIETY
PM Oli in hospital for regular checkup, condition normal
PM Oli in hospital for regular checkup, condition normal
KATHMANDU, March 7: The health condition of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, who was admitted to Maharajgunj-based Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH) for a regular checkup Wednesday, is reported to be normal.
Mar 07, 2019
SOCIETY
UN official lauds Nepal policies on women, reproductive health, minorities
UN official lauds Nepal policies on women, reproductive heal...
KATHMANDU, March 7: A top UN official has said Nepal is a very progressive country in terms of formulating policies favorable to address issues related to women empowerment, sexual and reproductive health, adolescents and the concerns of LGBTI and other minority groups.
Mar 07, 2019
SOCIETY
Agitating teachers withdraw education strike in public schools
Agitating teachers withdraw education strike in public schoo...
KATHMANDU, March 7: The agitating teachers who announced general strike in public schools across the nation on Tuesday have withdrawn their strike following widespread criticism for depriving the children from their right to education.
Mar 07, 2019
Editorial
Stop protests, get back to the classrooms
Stop protests, get back to the classrooms
Teachers working at community schools under government relief quota and at early childhood development centers (ECDCs) have been staging protests in Maitighar Mandala for the last few days.
Mar 07, 2019