SOCIETY
Terror sweeps Valley
Terror sweeps Valley
KATHMANDU, May 27: Four members of the outlawed Netra Bikram Chand-led Communist Party of Nepal were killed while six were seriously injured in two separate blasts in Ghattekulo and Sukedhara in the capital on Sunday afternoon. Police said the cadres of the outfit were preparing the improvised explo...
May 27, 2019
SOCIETY
Students continue relay hunger strike against TU anomalies
Students continue relay hunger strike against TU anomalies
KATHMANDU, May 27: Two student unions have continued their relay hunger strike, demanding that the Tribhuvan University Service Commission (TUSC) be scrapped and political intervention in Tribhuvan University (TU) be stopped immediately.
May 27, 2019
SOCIETY
Unidentified group shoots at microfinance worker
Unidentified group shoots at microfinance worker
DHARAN, May 27: Every month, Shambhu Prasad Gachchhadar ,35, a staffer at the Kathari-based Jiwan Bikash Micro-Finance Ltd in Morang, used to go to Dharan-4, 5 and Yangshila area of Morang to collect deposits from individuals as well as firms.
May 27, 2019
ECONOMY
Nepse ends lower following broad decline
Nepse ends lower following broad decline
KATHMANDU, May 27: The benchmark Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index traded flat initially but maintained negative bias throughout Sunday's trading session.
May 27, 2019
ECONOMY
Lime prices up 41 percent on high demand, low supply
Lime prices up 41 percent on high demand, low supply
KATHMANDU, May 27: Price of limes has gone up significantly in the market over the last two months, and continues to skyrocket, owing to a similar price hike in India.
May 27, 2019
SOCIETY
Drinking water project for 55,750 households inaugurated in Tikapur
Drinking water project for 55,750 households inaugurated in...
TIKAPUR, May 27: Locals of Tikapur have demonstrated that the participation of consumers' committee can help expedite projects of vital importance to the public.
May 27, 2019
ECONOMY
No sustenance allowance for unemployed this year
No sustenance allowance for unemployed this year
KATHMANDU, May 27: In May last year, Minister for Finance Yuba Raj Khatiwada announced a flagship program named Prime Minister Employment Program (PMEP), promising a minimum of 100 days of employment to jobless people.
May 27, 2019
SOCIETY
Birtamod-Bhadrapur road construction still in limbo
Birtamod-Bhadrapur road construction still in limbo
DAMAK, May 27: Initially planned to be completed in 18 months, the construction of the four-lane Birtamod- Bharatpur road has not shown any sign of completion within the deadline even though it was started nine months ago.
May 27, 2019
ECONOMY
Bad road a challenge to Visit Lumbini campaign
Bad road a challenge to Visit Lumbini campaign
BHAIRAHAWA, May 27: The Province 5 government launched Visit Lumbini Year 2076 last week. But a major road to reach Lumbini -- the birthplace of Buddha -- is in dire straits.
May 27, 2019
Editorial
Work together to sort out water issues
Work together to sort out water issues
One of the grievances of people living in Tarai plains along the Indian border has been that dams and structures built by India along the border lines have affected their lives.
May 27, 2019