POLITICS

Govt set to write to EC to stay prepared for polls

Govt set to write to EC to stay prepared for polls

KATHMANDU, Feb 1: The government has decided to write to the Election Commission (EC) to make necessary logistical prepa...

KATHMANDU, Feb 1: The government has decided to write to the Election Commission (EC) to make necessary logistical prepa...

Feb 02, 2017

SOCIETY

Rs 2.36 b splurged on community hospitals under party influence'

Rs 2.36 b splurged on community hospitals under party influence'

KATHMANDU, Feb 1: At a time when many government hospitals are in a pathetic condition, the Ministry of Health (MoH) dol...

KATHMANDU, Feb 1: At a time when many government hospitals are in a pathetic condition, the Ministry of Health (MoH) dol...

Feb 02, 2017

NEPAL

Old habits

Old habits

The YCL, which had gained notoriety for its thuggish ways after the Maoists first emerged from the hiding in 2006, has n...

The YCL, which had gained notoriety for its thuggish ways after the Maoists first emerged from the hiding in 2006, has n...

Feb 02, 2017

OPINION

The holy trail

The holy trail

Relations between Janakpur and Ayodhya date back to Treta Yuga, some 10,000 years ago. At that time, Janakpur, the capit...

Relations between Janakpur and Ayodhya date back to Treta Yuga, some 10,000 years ago. At that time, Janakpur, the capit...

Feb 02, 2017

OPINION

Clearing the air

Clearing the air

A line on the earth’s surface that sustains 1 minute angle (1 minute is one-sixtieth of a degree) at the centre of the e...

A line on the earth’s surface that sustains 1 minute angle (1 minute is one-sixtieth of a degree) at the centre of the e...

Feb 02, 2017

OPINION

Trumping the Renminbi

Trumping the Renminbi

Trump speaks of the United States as an economy in decline that must be revitalized. But the reality is that the US econ...

Trump speaks of the United States as an economy in decline that must be revitalized. But the reality is that the US econ...

Feb 02, 2017

SOCIETY

Task force to monitor housing standards

Task force to monitor housing standards

KATHMANDU, Feb 1: The Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has formed a seven-member task force to monitor the compliance o...

KATHMANDU, Feb 1: The Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has formed a seven-member task force to monitor the compliance o...

Feb 01, 2017

WORLD

Taliban kill Afghan woman accused of adultery in northeast

Taliban kill Afghan woman accused of adultery in northeast

KABUL, Afghanistan, Feb 1: The Taliban have shot and killed a woman accused of adultery in a remote province in northeas...

KABUL, Afghanistan, Feb 1: The Taliban have shot and killed a woman accused of adultery in a remote province in northeas...

Feb 01, 2017

SPORTS

England win toss and opt to bowl in 3rd T20

England win toss and opt to bowl in 3rd T20

BANGALORE, India, Feb 1:  England won the toss and opted to bowl in the third and final Twenty20 against India in Bangal...

BANGALORE, India, Feb 1:  England won the toss and opted to bowl in the third and final Twenty20 against India in Bangal...

Feb 01, 2017

POLITICS

Parliamentary committee directs Transport Ministry to complete under-construct bridges on time

Parliamentary committee directs Transport Ministry to complete under-construct bridges on time

KATHMANDU, Feb 1: The Development Committee under Legislature-Parliament has directed the Ministry of Physical Infrastru...

KATHMANDU, Feb 1: The Development Committee under Legislature-Parliament has directed the Ministry of Physical Infrastru...

Feb 01, 2017