POLITICS
SAARC with Pakistan is a difficult proposition: BJP leader
SAARC with Pakistan is a difficult proposition: BJP leader
KATHMANDU, Aug 3: As Nepal in its capacity as the current chair of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) wishes to see its summit meeting being held at the earliest, a senior leader of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in India has ruled out the possibility of holding th...
Aug 03, 2019
POLITICS, SOCIETY
NHRC investigation challenges govt claim on Kumar Paudel ‘encounter’
NHRC investigation challenges govt claim on Kumar Paudel ‘en...
KATHMANDU, Aug 3: Preliminary investigations by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) into the killing of Kumar Paudel, the Sarlahi district in-charge of the Netra Bikram Chand-led Communist Party of Nepal (CPN), show a different picture from the government’s claim, said officials involved in...
Aug 03, 2019
POLITICS
Nov 30 fixed for all by-polls
Nov 30 fixed for all by-polls
KATHMANDU, Aug 3: A day after holding discussion with major political parties, the Election Commission (EC) on Friday fixed November 30 for holding by-elections to fill the vacant positions of local, provincial and federal governments.
Aug 03, 2019
SOCIETY
Panel to suggest finalizing TJ law before picking commissioners
Panel to suggest finalizing TJ law before picking commission...
KATHMANDU, Aug 3: As part of efforts to make the process of appointing commissioners for the transitional bodies (TJ) acceptable to all, the recommendations committee formed by the government is to consult stakeholders including the government itself and finalize the relevant laws before recommendin...
Aug 03, 2019
SOCIETY
SC hints Paudel panel’s probe in gold scam incomplete
SC hints Paudel panel’s probe in gold scam incomplete
KATHMANDU, Aug 3: The Supreme Court on Friday indicated that investigations in the 33 kg gold scam conducted by a panel led by Joint Secretary Ishwar Paudel were incomplete, and also upheld the decisions of the high court and district court except concerning one accused.
Aug 03, 2019
WORLD
Puerto Rico governor resigns as promised; successor sworn in
Puerto Rico governor resigns as promised; successor sworn in
SAN JUAN, Aug 3: Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló resigned Friday as promised, clearing the way for veteran politician Pedro Pierluisi to be sworn in as his replacement, a move that threw the U.S. territory into a period of political uncertainty.
Aug 03, 2019
OPINION
Confessions of a lousy reader
Confessions of a lousy reader
My disinterest in fiction is deeply rooted in my past when we were compelled to read 17 fictions during MA first year at Central Department of English in Kirtipur
Aug 03, 2019
OPINION
Teaching babies to sleep
Teaching babies to sleep
We have been making the babies sleep in our own way but babies gradually need to learn to fall asleep by themselves. Sleep training helps them
Aug 03, 2019
OPINION
Activism for a cause
Activism for a cause
Nepal needs its youth working together with other sections of the society as active
citizens to volunteer, to create awareness or to advocate as per the need
Aug 03, 2019
WORLD
Mexico president orders probe into shooting of Honduran migrant
Mexico president orders probe into shooting of Honduran migr...
MEXICO CITY, August 2: Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Friday instructed officials to investigate the killing of a Honduran migrant in the northern city of Saltillo to determine the role of officials in his death.
Aug 02, 2019