Published On: March 23, 2019 01:25 AM NPT By: Dr Mahesh K Maskey
A hasty push for endorsement of the ‘nuclear bill’ in the parliament is being made amidst rumors of the discovery of uranium mines near trans-Himalayan terrain of Lo Mangthang of Mustang district. In fact, Office of Investment Board’s website claims that “a large deposit of uranium has been discovered in Upper Mustang region of Nepal... spread over an area 10 km long and 3 km wide and could be of highest grade.
Published On: March 23, 2019 01:05 AM NPT By: Hemant Arjyal
The aviation world was rocked by Ethiopian Airline’s (ET) recent crash involving a B737Max8 that happened less than five months after Lion Air (JT) crash in Indonesia. Normally, the period is not crucial, but the common narratives seem to show very identical circumstances with both crashing within few minutes after takeoff.
Published On: March 23, 2019 12:25 AM NPT By: Simone Galimberti
Last week a scandal erupted in the US involving some wealthy, predominantly white American families buying, some illicitly and others in legally but ethically dubious ways, their children’s tickets to some of the best universities in the country.
Published On: March 21, 2019 01:30 AM NPT By: Ram Kantha Makaju Shrestha
Universities should have structures dedicated to connecting with their potential partners in the community, government, industries, foundations, and so on
Published On: March 21, 2019 01:00 AM NPT By: Shlomo Ben-Ami
Western non-intervention killed Spanish democracy in the 1930s. Venezuela must not be next
Published On: March 21, 2019 12:30 AM NPT By: Ananta Bhandari
Despite all the value our forests hold, the economic contribution they provide are not being reflected as they should be
Published On: March 20, 2019 01:30 AM NPT By: Dinesh Bhattarai
SAARC leaders should show vision, courage and sincerity to recognize the regional organization as the only institutional and pragmatic forum to create atmosphere of mutual trust
Published On: March 20, 2019 01:00 AM NPT By: Richard N Haass
Trump seems to harbor the equally unrealistic notion that North Korea will voluntarily give up its nuclear weapons
Published On: March 20, 2019 12:30 AM NPT By: Kabi Adhikari
The strong government formed for five years will be no different from past governments if it fails to address dissatisfactions among people and within the party
Published On: March 19, 2019 01:30 AM NPT By: Sukhdev Shah
Is agriculture-led growth possible in Nepal? Only if we follow the Chinese experience of the reforms in agriculture through farmland consolidation