Exclusive

Publication

Byline

Valley sees jump in respiratory problems as pollution worsens

Kathmandu, Jan. 15 -- Of the total patients visiting pulmonary and medicine units of Dhumbarahi-based HAMS Hospital of late, two-thirds are those suffering from respiratory illnesses, including cold, ... Read More


Wildlife drove farmers away, lemons bring them back

Kavre, Jan. 15 -- Farmers in Phaimarang of Bethanchok Rural Municipality-1 in Kavrepalanchok were once busy growing maize during the monsoon and mustard and buckwheat in winter. But after 2013, farmin... Read More


Oli blasts attorney general over withdrawal of Lamichhane's cases

Kathmandu, Jan. 15 -- A day after the Office of the Attorney General's Office (OAG) decided to withdraw organised crime and money laundering charges filed against Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) chair ... Read More


Battle for legitimacy begins

Kathmandu, Jan. 15 -- The Nepali Congress formally split on Wednesday, hardly a week before nominations for the first-past-the-post system for the March 5 snap polls. This has triggered a fight for le... Read More


Gagan Thapa's long political journey to party leadership

Kathmandu, Jan. 15 -- Gagan Thapa is a familiar name in Nepali politics. On Wednesday, as Thapa became the sole official candidate for party president at the special convention, he took another moment... Read More


Nepali Congress splits ahead of elections

Kathmandu, Jan. 15 -- Nepal's grand old party, the Nepali Congress, has split for the third time since its formation in 1950. The first split happened in 1953 due to the tussle between Bishweshwar Pr... Read More


Special convention-elected Congress committee submits details to Election Commission

Kathmandu, Jan. 15 -- The Nepali Congress central committee elected through the party's special general convention has submitted its details to the Election Commission, urging the constitutional body ... Read More


Nepali Congress elects Gagan Thapa as new president

Kathmandu, Jan. 15 -- Efforts to prevent a split in the Nepali Congress failed as the party's special general convention on Wednesday elected a new central committee led by Gagan Thapa, the new party ... Read More


Here is the list of newly elected office-bearers, central committee members of Nepali Congress

Kathmandu, Jan. 15 -- Efforts to prevent a split in the Nepali Congress failed as the party's special general convention on Wednesday elected a new central committee led by Gagan Thapa. The election c... Read More


Five killed as marble-laden truck overturns in Sunsari

Sunsari, Jan. 15 -- Five people were killed when a truck carrying marble overturned at Phulchok in Bhokraha Narsingh Rural Municipality, Sunsari, on Thursday morning. The truck was heading towards Su... Read More