Latin American women prepare for record feminist marches SANTIAGO: Millions of women are expected to hit the streets across Latin America on Sunday to mark International Women's Day, against a backdrop of wider social unrest in the region. This year's event coincides with attempts to pass laws to penalize... Women 07 Mar, 2020
EDITORIAL: Crazy demand Gautam’s attempt to get elected to the HoR and irrational demand to have the statute amended show just how power-hungry he is Every time Bamdev Gautam, vice-chairman of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP), is in the media spotlight, it is always... 25 Feb, 2020
Private schools: Public questions The learning environment in most private schools is lamentable. Congested space and unscientific and jerry-built buildings - unlikely to resist a likely catastrophic situation or predictable pitfalls - are common Education is the chief defence of a... 06 Feb, 2020
�RJP-N, SP-N must unite to create an alternative force� Rastriya Janata Party-Nepal which treated the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) as a political bête noire in the past, recently forged electoral alliance with the party to win two seats in the National Assembly. RJP-N’s electoral alliance with the... Travel 03 Feb, 2020
EDITORIAL: Comply with statute The proposed CIAA bill must be compatible with the constitution, which has given it powers and defined its jurisdiction A constitutional body like the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) should not be given more powers than... 03 Feb, 2020
CIAA empowered beyond constitution A number of provisions in bill appear to be unwarranted Kathmandu, February 1 The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority Act (Amendment) Bill that the government recently registered in the National Assembly proposes to give powers... Travel 02 Feb, 2020
Foreign Minister of Luxembourg meets PM Oli KATHMANDU: Minister for Foreign and European Affairs of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg Jean Asselborn paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli at the latter's official residence in Baluwatar, today afternoon. They carried out... Travel 30 Jan, 2020
CIAA to act tough on corruption Kathmandu, January 14 The findings of a study published by the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority yesterday showed that corruption was rampant in the local levels where the office-bearers and employees rarely provide services... Horoscopes 15 Jan, 2020
EDITORIAL: Cycle of corruption Corruption erodes the trust of the people in the govt, the parties and the service-providers, and, above all, it impedes development You actually don’t need an anti-corruption body to tell the Nepalis that corruption is rife in Nepal. The 24,000... 15 Jan, 2020
EDITORIAL: Stricter rules needed The existing rules must be changed to ensure that the cabbies stop fleecing the passengers and take them to their destinations as and when required Hiring a taxi in the Kathmandu Valley can be a nightmare. The taxi drivers do not abide by the rules... 14 Jan, 2020
CIAA submits report, eyes more powers Kathmandu, January 13 The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority today submitted its annual report to President Bidhya Devi Bhandari urging the authorities concerned to clearly define policy issues that are being misused by many... Travel 14 Jan, 2020
EDITORIAL: Draconian bill The parliamentary panel should have held wider consultations with the stakeholders before endorsing it with majority vote Democracy will die in the absence of freedom of expression or opinion. This notion holds true in an emerging democracy like... 31 Dec, 2019
