The Week
A walk to remember
A walk to remember
23-year-old Iih doesn’t like to travel in buses and planes, especially not while traveling within Nepal. He claims he wants to experience the geography and culture up close and interact with the locals and for that traveling on foot is the best option. And that’s what he has done. Iih has traveled f...
Jun 29, 2018
The Week
Perfect pout
Perfect pout
Lips are one of the most sensitive areas of our bodies. Even the slightest discomfort results in them cracking, drying out and, at times, even bleeding. Lip care is essential not only in the winter months when the cold dries it out but even during the summer months when the humid and hot weather can...
Jun 29, 2018
ECONOMY
Nepse struggles to hold gains in lackluster session
Nepse struggles to hold gains in lackluster session
KATHMANDU, June 29: Stocks maintained positive bias for most of the Thursday’s session. However, the initial upward movement subdued in the final hours as the stock market capped another sluggish session with a flat finish. By the close, the Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index stood at 1,198.54 point...
Jun 29, 2018
SOCIETY
Dr KC to start 15th fast unto death from today, in Jumla
Dr KC to start 15th fast unto death from today, in Jumla
KATHMANDU, June 29: Dr Govinda KC, professor at the Institute of Medicine (IOM), is all set to begin his 15th fast-unto-death from Friday, in Jumla, as the government has failed to listen to his frequently repeated demand for the immediate endorsement of the Medical Education Replacement Bill by p...
Jun 29, 2018
ECONOMY
Qatar Airways starts scheduled flight to Málaga in Spain
Qatar Airways starts scheduled flight to Málaga in Spain
KATHMANDU, June 29: Qatar Airways has started non-stop flight between Doha and Málaga of Spain from June 13. Issuing a statement on Thursday, Qatar Airways said that the first to Málaga touched down on 13 June at Málaga-Costa del Sol Airport where it was welcomed by a celebratory water cannon salute...
Jun 29, 2018
SOCIETY
5 die in Dhading landslides
5 die in Dhading landslides
DHADING, June 29: Landslides in northern part of Dhading district on Wednesday night buried five people and injured six others.
Jun 29, 2018
SPORTS
No agony of defeat as England move on at World Cup
No agony of defeat as England move on at World Cup
KALININGRAD, June 29: As defeats go this one had little sting for England who went down 1-0 to Belgium in their group finale on Thursday with any disappointment, of which there was little, softened by a potentially easier route deeper into the tournament.
Jun 29, 2018
ECONOMY
Eleventh-hour spending continues unabated
Eleventh-hour spending continues unabated
MAHOTTARI, June 29: Formation of local units across the country was expected to end the trend of wasting government resources by implementing development projects at the eleventh hour. However, local units continue to implement infrastructure projects at the eleventh hour by compromising on quality...
Jun 29, 2018
POLITICS
Bill on TRC, CIEDP terms extension in parliament
Bill on TRC, CIEDP terms extension in parliament
KATHMANDU, June 29: The government on Thursday tabled a bill to replace the ordinance introduced two months ago to extend the terms of two transitional justice bodies - Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) and the Commission of Investigation on Enforced Disappeared Persons (CIEDP).
Jun 29, 2018
SOCIETY
NRA: 70 pc quake victims start rebuilding houses
NRA: 70 pc quake victims start rebuilding houses
KATHMANDU, June 29: Almost 70 per cent of the households whose houses were damaged by the 2015 earthquakes have either started or completed reconstruction of their houses, according to the National Reconstruction Authority (NRA).
Jun 29, 2018