To leave or live in Nepal?

Published On: July 22, 2018 02:00 AM NPT By: Kumar R Shrestha

Nepalis in the US, Europe or Australia desperately like to leave. Love for home lingers in their hearts, but due to many factors they cannot just leave

The SEZ blues

Published On: July 22, 2018 01:30 AM NPT By: Saurabh Shah

Policy gaps in employment and dispute resolution mechanisms in SEZ Act and Labor Act could lead to a difficult situation for workers in Nepal

Three cheers for regulation

Published On: July 22, 2018 01:00 AM NPT By: Diane Coyle

Contrary to the simplistic view that regulation is inevitably bad for business, there are channels through which regulation can benefit an economy

Where Nepal failed

Published On: July 22, 2018 12:30 AM NPT By: Sangam Sangroula

If Mahendra’s successors had continued with his development trend, Nepal would have become much more developed today

A brief history of buttons

Published On: July 21, 2018 12:36 AM NPT By: Usha Pokharel

Rumor has it that King Louis XIV of France spent five million dollars just on buttons during his lifetime.

Talking big, talking loud

Published On: July 21, 2018 12:28 AM NPT By: Hemant Arjyal

Most aircraft we get come with considerable operational cycle behind them and have engines that drink a lot

Reversing migration

Published On: July 21, 2018 12:23 AM NPT By: Prakash Acharya

Kathmandu is now overcrowded by migrants from across the country and the trend is in rapid rise. However, there was a time when people from the capital used to migrate to outside, many to remote areas of the country for various reasons.

Rise of China in Nepal

Published On: July 19, 2018 01:30 AM NPT By: Kamal Dev Bhattarai

In the last 10 years, India is gradually losing its influence in Nepal while Chinese influence has increased at all levels

Forgetting forests

Published On: July 19, 2018 01:00 AM NPT By: Govinda Paudel

Our policies have failed to appreciate the fact that forests are renewable resources and they can be restored after mature trees are harvested

More than light

Published On: July 19, 2018 12:30 AM NPT By: Bjørn Lomborg

We must fight energy poverty and fix climate change but that requires increase in green-energy research and development