SOCIETY
Govt proposes mandatory health insurance for orphanages, child rehabs
Govt proposes mandatory health insurance for orphanages, chi...
KATHMANDU, April 28: The government is preparing to make it mandatory for orphanages and child rehabilitation centers to buy health insurance for all those sheltering with them.
Apr 29, 2017
ELECTION
Oppn, Madhes parties want local polls in single phase
Oppn, Madhes parties want local polls in single phase
KATHMANDU, April 28: Various opposition parties as well as the agitating Madhes-based parties represented in parliament have asked the government to hold local election in a single phase.
Apr 29, 2017
POLITICS, SPECIAL
DIG Silwal submitted doctored document to SC: Forensic report
DIG Silwal submitted doctored document to SC: Forensic repor...
KATHMANDU, APRIL 28: DIG Nawaraj Silwal allegedly falsified the performance appraisal certificates he tendered to the Supreme Court while filing a writ petition seeking appointment as Nepal Police chief, a forensic examination of the documents has found. The allegation, if proved, could land the...
Apr 29, 2017
SOCIETY
Govt agrees to reduce illegally hiked school fees within 15 days
Govt agrees to reduce illegally hiked school fees within 15...
KATHMANDU, April 29: A meeting between the agitating student unions and the Ministry of Education (MoE) on Friday has agreed to reduce within 15 days the fees illegally increased by the private schools. Signing a four-point agreement, the ministry has expressed its commitment to scrap the licenses o...
Apr 29, 2017
SOCIETY
28 percent of population affected by hypertension: report
28 percent of population affected by hypertension: report
KATHMANDU, April 29: An empirical study shows that 28 percent of the population in the country is affected by high blood pressure or hypertension.
Apr 29, 2017
POLITICS, ELECTION
Candidates start making their election manifestos public
Candidates start making their election manifestos public
SURKHET, April 29: With the local elections now just 15 days away, candidates vying for the mayoral posts in various local units of Surkhet have started making their election manifestos public.
Apr 29, 2017
ECONOMY
OAG finds disparity in compensation paid to fruit farmers
OAG finds disparity in compensation paid to fruit farmers
KATHMANDU, April 29: It has been revealed that farmers in Saptari were paid eight times more compensation for a litchi tree compared to farmers in Sunsari.
Apr 29, 2017
ELECTION
Int'l community concerned over foreign observers' absence in local polls
Int'l community concerned over foreign observers' absence in...
KATHMANDU, April 29: Key international donors and the diplomatic community have expressed their displeasure over the Election Commission (EC)'s refusal to allow international poll observing groups to monitor the May 14 local elections.
Apr 29, 2017
SOCIETY
Breaching law, teachers actively campaigning for polls
Breaching law, teachers actively campaigning for polls
JAJARKOT, April 29: Even as the education laws and election code of conduct bar teachers from participating in poll campaigns, they have been found actively campaigning for the parties they are affiliated to. This has led to the local authorities in the district increasing monitoring of teachers' ac...
Apr 29, 2017
Editorial
Not that easy
Not that easy
In a free-market economy, the price of goods and services is set by the market. That, at least, is the principle.
Apr 29, 2017