POLITICS
Some MPs for hiring govt secretaries on contract
Some MPs for hiring govt secretaries on contract
KATHMANDU, May 29: Parliament's State Affairs Committee has been mulling over hiring some government secretaries and joint secretaries on contract, breaking with the tradition of appointments through the promotion of career bureaucrats.
May 29, 2019
ECONOMY
Finance minister presenting fiscal budget today
Finance minister presenting fiscal budget today
KATHMANDU, May 29: Minister for Finance, Yuba Raj Khatiwada, is presenting the budget of over Rs 1.58 trillion for the upcoming fiscal year 2019/20 on Wednesday.
May 29, 2019
POLITICS, SOCIETY
Republic Park inauguration today
Republic Park inauguration today
KATHMANDU, May 29: The Republic Memorial Park on the premises of the Narayanhiti Palace Museum whose construction was started in 2012 and completed two years ago, is finally going to be inaugurated by President Bidya Bhandari on Wednesday coinciding with the 11th Republic Day.
May 29, 2019
ECONOMY
Tatopani border point reopening today
Tatopani border point reopening today
SINDHUPALCHOWK, May 29: The Tatopani border point, Nepal's vital and the oldest trading point with the northern neighbor China that was closed following the April 2015 earthquakes, is set to reopen from Wednesday.
May 29, 2019
SOCIETY
Wildlife crimes decreasing, rape and drug abuse on the rise
Wildlife crimes decreasing, rape and drug abuse on the rise
CHITWAN, May 29: In the past, the number of people serving jail terms for wildlife crimes was comparatively more than those committing social crimes.
May 29, 2019
SOCIETY
Over excavation in Chure triggers inundation in Madhes
Over excavation in Chure triggers inundation in Madhes
LAHAN, May 29: Until two decades ago, the muddy water released from the Chure hills increased the fertility of the land and added to the productivity in Tarai.
May 29, 2019
POLITICS
Republican order fails to impress people of mid-western Nepal
Republican order fails to impress people of mid-western Nepa...
SURKHET, May 29: When the protests against the monarchy escalated, Prachanda Pokharel of Surkhet was studying at Tribhuvan University in Kathmandu.
May 29, 2019
SOCIETY
Frostbite victim Everest climber Jirel may lose fingertips
Frostbite victim Everest climber Jirel may lose fingertips
KATHMANDU, May 29: At around 9:50 am of 23rd May, Lal Bahadur Jirel scaled Mt Everest. Little did he know then that scaling the highest mountain would cost him more than his inner strength and mettle.
May 29, 2019
SOCIETY
Three held on charge of minor's murder after abduction
Three held on charge of minor's murder after abduction
Parsa, May 29: The Parsa Police have arrested three youths including an Indian national on the charge of kidnapping and killing an eight-year-old boy from Birgunj metropolis-3. They are Bikash Sharma from Betiya of Bihar, India, and currently staying in Birgunj metropolis-3; Sikendra Saha, of Kalaiy...
May 29, 2019
Editorial
Sustaining Nepal’s republic
Sustaining Nepal’s republic
When the architects of republic assembled in the hall of first Constituent Assembly on Jeth 15, 2065 (May 28, 2008), they were up for making a bold statement in Nepal’s history.
May 29, 2019