POLITICS
UNESCO mission wants Valley heritage in danger list
UNESCO mission wants Valley heritage in danger list
KATHMANDU, June 22: The Reactive Monitoring mission of UNESCO's World Heritage Committee has asked the committee to place the cultural heritage of Kathmandu Valley in the danger list in view of the government's failure at timely reconstruction of heritage sites damaged by earthquake in 2015. Inclus...
Jun 22, 2017
Interview
Our pro-Madhesi credentials will be proven by poll results in Province 2
Our pro-Madhesi credentials will be proven by poll results i...
Going into the second round of local election, the protesting Rastriya Janata Party Nepal has been trying to portray CPN-UML as an ‘anti-Madhesi’ party, and the main barrier to constitution amendment. But is the party really anti-Madhesi? What has contributed to this image of UML in Tarai-Madhes? An...
Jun 22, 2017
ECONOMY
Melamchi project unlikely to be completed in October
Melamchi project unlikely to be completed in October
KATHMANDU, June 22: Tunneling work of Melamchi Water Supply Project is at a seriously slow pace, indicating that bringing Melamchi waters to Kathmandu Valley by October is impossible.
Jun 22, 2017
ECONOMY
Slow progress in ADB-funded projects worries officials
Slow progress in ADB-funded projects worries officials
KATHMANDU, June 22: Senior officials of Asian Development Bank (ADB) have expressed worries over slow progress in implementation of the projects financed by the regional development bank in Nepal.
Jun 22, 2017
ELECTION
Poll delay will shorten tenures in Province 2 by 5 months
Poll delay will shorten tenures in Province 2 by 5 months
KATHMANDU, June 22: Local level representatives to be elected in Province 2 will be in office for almost five months less than those elected in the first phase of the local polls.
Jun 22, 2017
ECONOMY
Lack of infrastructure keeps trekkers away from once-popular trails
Lack of infrastructure keeps trekkers away from once-popular...
POKHARA, June 22: Until two years ago, Machhapuchhre Model Trek in Kaski district was a popular route for trekkers looking for camping trek. But the route, which offers the closest possible view of Mt Machhapuchhre, now wears a deserted look, as only a few trekkers walk this route. This is because t...
Jun 22, 2017
POLITICS, ELECTION
Tikapur locals 'counting the days to the elections'
Tikapur locals 'counting the days to the elections'
TIKAPUR, June 22: With the local elections less than a week away, the excitement among the public for the local elections has reached fever pitch in Tikapur. Locals said they are desperate to exercise their voting rights and elect local representatives of their choice.
Jun 22, 2017
POLITICS, ELECTION
Maoist victim banks on Maoists for polls
Maoist victim banks on Maoists for polls
ROLPA, June 22: The beheaded body of Ramji Gharti was found in Mawang of Jaimakasla of Rolpa district late in the evening on February 1, 1997. Fifty-four-year-old Gharti, a local of Thawang Rural Municipality-5, was allegedly killed by the then insurgents. Later, police informed the family members a...
Jun 22, 2017
ECONOMY
Trade deficit with India at record high
Trade deficit with India at record high
KATHMANDU, June 22: Nepal's trade deficit with India has hit a record high in the current fiscal year.
Jun 22, 2017
Editorial
Double vision
Double vision
The eighth amendment of the Education Act (2016) bars public school teachers from holding executive posts in political parties. The goal was to ensure that these teachers were not involved in active politics while they should have been teaching.
Jun 22, 2017