SOCIETY
Drivers, commuters, police delighted by the opening of underpass at Kalanki
Drivers, commuters, police delighted by the opening of under...
KATHMANDU, Aug 22: When Kamal Thapa, 36, started driving a public bus in the ring road route seven months ago, the most frustrating thing he encountered was the three hours long traffic jam in Kalanki. Construction works for road widening was ongoing then and the vehicles had to be run in a narrow s...
Aug 22, 2018
SOCIETY
Police ‘frame’ mentally ill person in rape, murder case
Police ‘frame’ mentally ill person in rape, murder case
KANCHANPUR, Aug 22: Police on Monday arrested Dilip Bista of Bhimdatta Municipality-19 on the charge of raping and murdering 13-year-old Nirmala Panta of Bhimdatta Municipality-18 a few weeks ago. However, locals and the family members have accused the police and the local authorities of framing an...
Aug 22, 2018
SOCIETY
Education bill drops free enrolment at private schools for 25 pc students
Education bill drops free enrolment at private schools for 2...
KATHMANDU, Aug 22: The Ministry of Education has altered a provision in the bill on right to education that would require private schools to provide completely free education to at least 25 percent of their students.
Aug 22, 2018
SOCIETY
Locals hopeful of unbiased reports of Sikta investigation
Locals hopeful of unbiased reports of Sikta investigation
NEPALGUNJ, Aug 22: After the main canal of Sikta Irrigation Project collapsed during testing two years ago, voices were raised from all corners demanding investigation.
Aug 22, 2018
POLITICS, SOCIETY
Privacy bill clamps draconian rules on info collection
Privacy bill clamps draconian rules on info collection
KATHMANDU, Aug 22: Amid criticism from various quarters that the newly enacted Muluki Codes contain regressive provisions against press freedom, the government has come up with yet another piece of legislation with stricter provisions on collection and publication of information on individuals,...
Aug 22, 2018
SOCIETY
Post-quake reconstruction in northern Gorkha too slow
Post-quake reconstruction in northern Gorkha too slow
GORKHA, Aug 22: Reconstruction work in northern Gorkha is moving at a snail's pace. Especially settlements of Chumnubri Rural Municipality are suffering from the slow pace of reconstruction.
Aug 22, 2018
ECONOMY
Kalimati veg market partially closed to protest govt action
Kalimati veg market partially closed to protest govt action
KATHMANDU, Aug 22: Kalimati vegetable market remained only partially open on Tuesday, after a monitoring team arrested Bharat Prashad Khatiwada, general secretary of the Federation of Fruit & Vegetable Entrepreneurs Nepal.
Aug 22, 2018
POLITICS
NC protest against tax hike in Dolakha
NC protest against tax hike in Dolakha
DOLAKHA, Aug 22: Nepali Congress on Tuesday staged a protest in the district headquarters of Dolakha demanding the local bodies withdraw arbitrarily hiked taxes without any further delay.
Aug 22, 2018
SOCIETY
Tenant farmers encircle Land Reform Office demanding land rights
Tenant farmers encircle Land Reform Office demanding land ri...
MAHOTTARI, Aug 22: A large number of tenant farmers on Tuesday encircled the Land Reform Office (LRO), Mahottari demanding ownership of half of the lands they have been cultivating for the landlords.
Aug 22, 2018
Editorial
Destroy mafia-controlled syndicate at Kalimati market
Destroy mafia-controlled syndicate at Kalimati market
It has been too long that the mafia-controlled syndicate at Kalimati vegetable market has been cheating the farmers and the consumers. The middlemen who run the show have made millions at the expense of hardworking farmers and consumers in Kathmandu Valley.
Aug 22, 2018