ECONOMY
BIMSTEC states mull setting up development fund, infra bank
BIMSTEC states mull setting up development fund, infra bank
KATHMANDU, Aug 16: The member states of Bay of Bengal Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) are considering establishing BIMSTEC Development Fund and BIMSTEC Infrastructure Bank to implement various projects that help deepen economic cooperation and enhance connectivity through...
Aug 16, 2018
SPORTS
31 officials accompany players to Asian Games, costing millions
31 officials accompany players to Asian Games, costing milli...
KATHMANDU, Aug 16: A total of 31 officials and guests have headed for Indonesia for the upcoming 18th Asian Games, being held in Jakarta and Palembang from August 18 to September 2. The list also includes three doctors, two physiotherapists, and four media persons. Nepali athletes will be competing...
Aug 16, 2018
ECONOMY
Tax hike up to 2,500 percent
Tax hike up to 2,500 percent
KATHMANDU, Aug 16: Dismayed by enormous tax increases in goods and services, people living in various parts of the country have accused the local and central governments of extortion.
Aug 16, 2018
ECONOMY
New code means contractors may face 10 yrs jail for shoddy work
New code means contractors may face 10 yrs jail for shoddy w...
KATHMANDU, Aug 16: Arguably for the first time in the history of the country, 'ill-intentioned' contractors were booked by Home Minister Ram Bahadur Thapa in April/May, sending ripples across the construction sector.
Aug 16, 2018
SOCIETY
Man kills his son, brother
Man kills his son, brother
RUKUM, Aug 16: A man in Musikot Municipality of Rukum has been accused of killing his own son and brother on Wednesday.
Aug 16, 2018
SOCIETY
Elected representatives sideline public welfare to fulfill personal needs
Elected representatives sideline public welfare to fulfill p...
DHANGADHI, Aug 16: Instead of prioritizing the needs and requirements of the poor and needy, the elected representatives of Province 7 have been accused of giving more preference to fulfilling their personal needs and desires.
Aug 16, 2018
SOCIETY
Rural women hesitant to discuss uterine prolpase with male health workers
Rural women hesitant to discuss uterine prolpase with male h...
BAITADI, Aug 16: The problem of uterine prolapse is becoming critical in Baitadi due to sheer negligence of women during pregnancy and birth. Lack of timely treatment has compelled the women to struggle with their illness for lifetime.
Aug 16, 2018
SOCIETY
Access to drinking water enables villages to focus on sanitation
Access to drinking water enables villages to focus on sanita...
ROLPA, Aug 16: As many as 2,856 people of 485 households in Rolpa now have access to clean drinking water after the successful implementation of the Western Nepal Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project in seven different locations of the district.
Aug 16, 2018
Editorial
No taxation without service delivery
No taxation without service delivery
A year after local governments were constituted and started functioning, and nearly half a year since provincial and federal governments came into existence, the people’s aspirations that the governments formed as per their mandate will correct years of misrule and set the new course for prosperity,...
Aug 16, 2018
OPINION
Constitution’s Nepal
Constitution’s Nepal
Constitution of Nepal is the encapsulation of the collective will of Nepali people and contains
all the novel, modern and progressive features of a democratic, inclusive and humanistic polity
Aug 16, 2018