SOCIETY
Newborns may get birth certificate through their mothers
Newborns may get birth certificate through their mothers
KATHMANDU, Aug 7: The government has proposed a new law making it mandatory for hospitals to issue birth certificates even if the father of a newborn is unknown or the mother doesn't want to disclose the father's status.
Aug 08, 2018
SOCIETY
Maoists sell off lands they captured during insurgency
Maoists sell off lands they captured during insurgency
DEVENDRA BASNET, Aug 8: The then Maoist rebels had captured the lands of many farmers in Bargadi village in Gorahi Sub-metropolis, Dang district, in the course of their armed insurgency.
Aug 08, 2018
SOCIETY
Flood in Bagmati and Lal Bakaiya rivers creating panic among locals
Flood in Bagmati and Lal Bakaiya rivers creating panic among...
RAUTAHAT, Aug 8: Continuous rainfall in the Chure range has significantly increased the level of water in two rivers of Rautahat. The rivers have started eroding the agricultural land near their embankments, creating panic among the locals residing near the river banks.
Aug 08, 2018
SOCIETY
As Bagmati roars, squatters live in uncertainty
As Bagmati roars, squatters live in uncertainty
KATHMANDU, Aug 8: Squatters living on riverbanks in Kathmandu are forced to live an uncertain life; fearing both natural and political dangers.
Aug 08, 2018
SOCIETY
Patients freak out as police fire shots in air on hospital premises
Patients freak out as police fire shots in air on hospital p...
NEPALGUNJ, Aug 8: The memory of security personnel firing bullets inside the hospital while forcefully taking away agitating Dr Govinda KC to Kathmandu had just started to fade when a similar incident has been repeated in Chaurjahari Hospital of Rukum.
Aug 08, 2018
Editorial
Appoint NRA CEO ASAP
Appoint NRA CEO ASAP
National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) is still waiting for a new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) after Oli government fired Yubaraj Bhusal last month. The vital administrative and managerial works of reconstruction body are in limbo.
Aug 08, 2018
OPINION
The dangers within
The dangers within
Real threats to the government of K P Oli, if they emerge, will emerge from within his own party
Aug 08, 2018
OPINION
Engineering Nepal’s reconstruction
Engineering Nepal’s reconstruction
Nepal needs engineers who know how to communicate, not just with policymakers and other experts but with villagers
Aug 08, 2018
OPINION
Macron and the Piranhas
Macron and the Piranhas
In a Europe adrift and a world on the edge of the abyss, we cannot take away from Macron the virtue of being one of the last capable of resisting the new nationalist international
Aug 08, 2018
Infographic
Infographics: Over 90 killed in second Indonesia earthquake
Infographics: Over 90 killed in second Indonesia earthquake
A powerful earthquake struck the Indonesian island of Lombok, killing over 90 people and prompting an exodus of tourists rattled by the second powerful quake in a week.
Aug 08, 2018