SOCIETY
Locals unanimously paint their houses to form 'orange city'
Locals unanimously paint their houses to form 'orange city'
DHANKUTA, Oct 8: Tulsi Bahadur Shrestha of Mathillo Kopche in Dhankuta-5 successfully painted two of his houses orange within two months. As everyone in his locality decided to paint their houses orange, Shrestha made up his mind to do the same. He spent Rs 100,000 for that.
Oct 08, 2018
SOCIETY
TU ranked among best 1000 universities
TU ranked among best 1000 universities
KATHMANDU, Oct 8: A survey conducted by London-based Times Higher Education (THE), a weekly magazine reporting specifically on issues related to higher education, has ranked Tribhuvan University (TU) among the top 1000 universities of the world for 2019.
Oct 08, 2018
SOCIETY
NRA chief emphasizes traditional reconstruction of Bungmati settlement
NRA chief emphasizes traditional reconstruction of Bungmati...
LALITPUR, Oct 8: Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Reconstruction Authority (NRA), Sushil Gyawali, has said that the authority has brought programs focusing on the traditional reconstruction of heritages such as the Bugmati settlement.
Oct 08, 2018
ECONOMY
'EU siphons off govt grants to UN agencies, NGOs and INGOs'
'EU siphons off govt grants to UN agencies, NGOs and INGOs'
KATHMANDU, Oct 8: Former Finance Minister Surendra Pandey has criticized the government for not regulating development partners who have siphoned off grants money, meant to be spent through the Government of Nepal, to NGOs, INGOs and UN agencies.
Oct 08, 2018
ECONOMY
After Lukla, NAC launches scheduled flights to Dang
After Lukla, NAC launches scheduled flights to Dang
KATHMANDU, Oct 8: Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) is beginning scheduled flights on Kathmandu-Dang route from Monday. The flight will be operated via Bhairahawa.
Oct 08, 2018
ECONOMY
Sugarcane farmers in dire straits ahead of festive season
Sugarcane farmers in dire straits ahead of festive season
SARLAHI, Oct 8: The delay in release of payments by sugar mills have left sugarcane farmers in most of the Tarai districts in dire straits ahead of Dashain, Tihar and Chhath festivals.
Oct 08, 2018
ECONOMY
Stocks extend loss to open week
Stocks extend loss to open week
KATHMANDU, Oct 8: Stocks came under pressure since the beginning of Sunday's trading. The Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index shed more than 14 points in the first half of the trading session.
Oct 08, 2018
Editorial
No immunity for acid attackers
No immunity for acid attackers
When a girl or a woman is sexually assaulted, raped, or acid-attacked, apart from great physical harm, it ravages her psychology forever. The trauma they have to cope with and the stigma they have to bear with are indescribable.
Oct 08, 2018
OPINION
A Dashain diversion
A Dashain diversion
Stories of history and society from perspective of Dalits, Janjatis and Madhesis remain to be written. Until then, only way to get their version is to listen to their woes firsthand
Oct 08, 2018
OPINION
Seeing in the darkness
Seeing in the darkness
In Nepal, many people with impaired vision or blindness are needlessly deprived of accessing vision rehabilitation services
Oct 08, 2018