Rights activists held for staging protest

KATHMANDU, DECEMBER 21 Police have arrested more than a dozen human rights activists and civil society members for staging a demonstration outside the southern gate of Singha Durbar, the country’s major administrative hub. Activists led by...

Parent partnership: Urgent need of schools

When parents engage with their children, they can reap countless benefits. They can gain the confidence to help their children at home with their learning. Sitting together can be quality time, for it forges...

NCP central committee meeting called by PM Oli begins in Baluwatar

KATHMANDU: Central committee meeting of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) called by party co-chair Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has begun. The meeting, chaired by the Prime Minister, is underway at his official residence...

Bumper corona haul

It’s back to good times in the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal. Judging by the crowd in the streets and markets, the corona is distant memory. The laptop lane behind NAC was choc-a-block with...

EDITORIAL: Troubled days ahead

The rift is likely to have its impact on the provinces also, where the NCP has formed six out of the seven governments The dissolution of the House of Representatives (HoR) on Sunday, on the...

Bheri Hospital performs gastric cancer surgery

NEPALGUNJ, DECEMBER 21 Nepalgunj-based Bheri Hospital successfully carried out surgery of gastric cancer for the first time. Chief of the hospital Dr Prakash Thapa said a team led by gastro surgeon Dr Dhruba Sha had carried...

Shri Ram Sugar Mill deposits Rs 250m

KATHMANDU: Shri Ram Sugar Mill has so far deposited a total of Rs 250 million in farmers’ accounts. After repeated protests by sugarcane farmers, the sugar mills have started clearing their dues under pressure from...

House dissolution challenged in SC

11 writ petitions filed All listed for hearing tomorrow KATHMANDU, DECEMBER 21 Eleven writ petitions were filed today at the Supreme Court challenging the dissolution of the House of Representatives by the government. All the petitions have...