Whose English?

Published On: June 2, 2019 02:00 AM NPT By: Lila Nath Paudel

People take pride in speaking English with native accent. When I speak English, I want the world to know I am a Nepali

Plato and politics

Published On: June 2, 2019 01:30 AM NPT By: Thaneshwor Chalise

In this era of hate, anger and injustice only politicians as envisaged by Plato can deliver our expectations

Failing on agro-trade

Published On: June 2, 2019 01:00 AM NPT By: Bhairab Raj Kaini

A key priority in Nepal’s effort to expanding agriculture exports should be improve quality of its products by developing standards in line with standards developed by international bodies

Namo 2.0 and Nepali equation

Published On: June 2, 2019 12:25 AM NPT By: Rishi Dhamala

‘Aab ki baar tin soo paar!’ – This time beyond the three hundred mark. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told his party workers while campaigning for the general elections earlier this year. The promise was delivered. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won 303 seats out of 543 and the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance won 353 seats in the 17the Lok Sabha elections, held in seven phases from 11 April to 19 May 2019.

Better late than never

Published On: June 1, 2019 01:25 AM NPT By: Hemant Arjyal

Nothing could be worse for an airline or an aircraft maker if circumstances lead to groundings of their fleet. Aircrafts are made to fly, not to sit idle. In fact, it costs money even to keep them on ground. Airlines work endlessly to make maximum use of the fleet they have. But it is no surprise that RA is seen to suffer first, for being slow in making efforts to increase its fleet utilisation and second, in failing to move away B757 it has opted to ground. Both 757s still sit occupying constricted TIA space.

When system corrupts

Published On: June 1, 2019 01:05 AM NPT By: Prem Lamichhane

I remember the conversation I had with a barber while I was in Nepal recently. “It just takes a second for a person to become rich but you have to be corrupt,” he said, but he decided not to become corrupt rich and therefore chose to become a barber so that he would serve all lower, middle and upper-class people.

Lead where you can

Published On: June 1, 2019 12:25 AM NPT By: Simone Galimberti

I recently had the opportunity to attend a Tostmasters gathering where members learn to master the art of public speaking. I was mesmerized by the attentions to the details, the way the sessions were structured and delivered and the overall level of professionalism. Toastmasters is much more than just a platform for public speaking. It can be one of the best ways to boost your self-confidence and challenge yourself to become better.

Building bridges

Published On: May 30, 2019 01:30 AM NPT By: Tejeshwi Nath Bhattarai and Pratyush Nath Upreti

The BRI can be an incredible opportunity for least developed countries to leverage their (limited) soft-power and bring diverse parties together to advance global development

State and citizenship

Published On: May 30, 2019 01:00 AM NPT By: Swasti Gautam

The geographical location of Nepal between two emerging superpowers has been used as an excuse to deny women the rights they deserve as equal citizens of Nepal

New President’s move

Published On: May 30, 2019 12:30 AM NPT By: Nina L. Khrushcheva

If exposing the Trump administration’s intrigues makes one an “enemy of the US” one hopes it is a badge Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky remains willing to wear