WORLD

Geoffrey Hinton, soft-spoken godfather of AI

Geoffrey Hinton, soft-spoken godfather of AI

PARIS, Oct 9: For a brief moment in spring last year, the bird-like features of bespectacled British-born researcher Geo...

PARIS, Oct 9: For a brief moment in spring last year, the bird-like features of bespectacled British-born researcher Geo...

Oct 09, 2024

SOCIETY

SC rules couples who have not lived together for 12 years cannot divorce without wife's consent

SC rules couples who have not lived together for 12 years cannot divorce without wife's consent

KATHMANDU, Oct 9: The Supreme Court (SC) has ruled that a married couple who have not lived together for 12 years cannot...

KATHMANDU, Oct 9: The Supreme Court (SC) has ruled that a married couple who have not lived together for 12 years cannot...

Oct 09, 2024

ECONOMY

Local governments in Chitwan face declining revenue

Local governments in Chitwan face declining revenue

CHITWAN, Oct 9: Local governments in Chitwan are experiencing a steady decline in internal revenue. The seven local bodi...

CHITWAN, Oct 9: Local governments in Chitwan are experiencing a steady decline in internal revenue. The seven local bodi...

Oct 09, 2024

SOCIETY

Over 300 students receive NOCs daily as study abroad trend continues unabated in Nepal

Over 300 students receive NOCs daily as study abroad trend continues unabated in Nepal

KATHMANDU, Oct 9: The trend of Nepali youth leaving the country for better opportunities and higher education abroad has...

KATHMANDU, Oct 9: The trend of Nepali youth leaving the country for better opportunities and higher education abroad has...

Oct 09, 2024

ECONOMY

NRB spending around Rs 1 billion to print banknotes worth Rs 3.40 billion

NRB spending around Rs 1 billion to print banknotes worth Rs 3.40 billion

KATHMANDU, Oct 9: Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) is spending around Rs 1 billion to print banknotes worth Rs 3.40 billion.

KATHMANDU, Oct 9: Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) is spending around Rs 1 billion to print banknotes worth Rs 3.40 billion.

Oct 09, 2024

SOCIETY

392 kg of marijuana found in oil tanker, two arrested

392 kg of marijuana found in oil tanker, two arrested

KATHMANDU, Oct 9: Makwanpur police arrested two individuals on Tuesday after discovering 392 kg of banned marijuana, hid...

KATHMANDU, Oct 9: Makwanpur police arrested two individuals on Tuesday after discovering 392 kg of banned marijuana, hid...

Oct 09, 2024

ECONOMY

Govt forms a high-level commission to study on necessary economic reform measures

Govt forms a high-level commission to study on necessary economic reform measures

KATHMANDU, Oct 9: The government has formed a high-level commission to study and suggest the overall reform of Nepal&rsq...

KATHMANDU, Oct 9: The government has formed a high-level commission to study and suggest the overall reform of Nepal&rsq...

Oct 09, 2024

OPINION

The urban flood for the blindfolded and to deaf ears

The urban flood for the blindfolded and to deaf ears

A week after the flash flood in Nepal, I still look at the ground floor of my home in a mess and try to process that sca...

A week after the flash flood in Nepal, I still look at the ground floor of my home in a mess and try to process that sca...

Oct 09, 2024

ECONOMY

Govt opens 57 sub-7000 metres peaks for mountaineering to provide tourists with options

Govt opens 57 sub-7000 metres peaks for mountaineering to provide tourists with options

KATHMANDU, Oct 9: The government has opened around five dozen new peaks for climbing.  

KATHMANDU, Oct 9: The government has opened around five dozen new peaks for climbing.  

Oct 09, 2024

Editorial

Regulation role: On the 2024 Medicine Nobel

Regulation role: On the 2024 Medicine Nobel

This year’s Nobel Prize in Physiology, or Medicine, awarded to Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun, is for their discove...

This year’s Nobel Prize in Physiology, or Medicine, awarded to Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun, is for their discove...

Oct 09, 2024