SOCIETY
Youths gear up for rhododendron conservation
Youths gear up for rhododendron conservation
SURKHET, Jan 27: Alarmed by the gradual loss of the rhododendron area in the northern part of the district, local youths have come together for the conservation of the national flower. Recently formed ‘Guras Conservation Team’ has decided to control the haphazard plucking of the beautiful flowers.
Jan 27, 2017
ECONOMY
Subisu launches Jambo offer
Subisu launches Jambo offer
KATHMANDU, Jan 27: Subisu Cablenet Pvt. Ltd., the title sponsor of CAN INFOTech 2017, has launched ‘Jambo Offer’ for its customers marking the mega ICT event.
Jan 27, 2017
ECONOMY
Ford announces wilderness get-away at Gokarna
Ford announces wilderness get-away at Gokarna
KATHMANDU, Jan 27 : Ford is organizing a test-drive event at the Gokarna Forest Resort this Saturday. The day-long event includes exciting activities planned for the entire family.
Jan 27, 2017
SOCIETY, SPECIAL
Mira Rai is the 2017 Adventurer of the Year
Mira Rai is the 2017 Adventurer of the Year
Each year National Geographic honors 10 extraordinary people as part of our annual Adventurers of the Year awards. We look for people from all over the world who have realized big dreams in exploration, conservation, cultural restoration, adventure sports, and humanitarianism. And each year we ask...
Jan 27, 2017
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 Health about negligence on the part of various international non-governmental organizations (INGOs) and local NGOs in the reconstruction of health posts and other health institutions...
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 elections without first completing the process of constitutional amendment, the prime minister, who had been claiming that local elections would be held by mid-May, said on Thursday t...
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 provision for holding local polls a month before the expiry of term of the elected body.
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 thought when we see one at the stops anymore.
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 game for it.
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 Malaysia and Singapore because I want to take my wife there this Dashain.
Jan 27, 2017