POLITICS, SOCIETY
National ID cards find no use
National ID cards find no use
PANCHTHAR, May 12: Suman Lama of Phidim was genuinely excited after he received the much-hyped national Identity card some seven months ago. However, Lama now feels that the card has no use at all.
May 12, 2019
ECONOMY
Consultant misses yet another deadline to complete DPR
Consultant misses yet another deadline to complete DPR
JAJARKOT, May 12: The consultant tasked for preparing the Detailed Project Report (DPR) of Nalsing Gadh Hydropower Project has not yet completed the task assigned to it, even in the extended deadline.
May 12, 2019
ECONOMY
Expansion of network, definition drives up deprived sector lending of BFIs
Expansion of network, definition drives up deprived sector l...
KATHMANDU, May 12: Bank and financial institutions (BFIs) have floated a total of Rs 161.24 billion in loans to deprived sector in the first eight months of the current Fiscal Year 2018/19, a jump by whooping 17.1 percent, or Rs 23.52 billion, largely driven by expansion of the targeted sectors enti...
May 12, 2019
Editorial
Let the press be free
Let the press be free
It’s becoming official: The government of K P Sharma Oli is turning hostile toward press. One after other press-related bill being registered or under deliberation in the parliament gives this impression.
May 12, 2019
OPINION
Whistle and hum
Whistle and hum
Life in the hills can be hell if it were not for the whistles and hums. Whistle gives strength to people who are out of breathe while traversing a steep trail with a heavy load on their backs
May 12, 2019
OPINION
Stemming terrorism
Stemming terrorism
Poverty, unemployment, corruption, political crime and lack of rule of law are root causes of terrorism in South Asia. To eliminate terrorism, we need to address these causes
May 12, 2019
OPINION
Redrawing history
Redrawing history
Was the Nepali state discriminatory toward certain languages, castes, cultures and peoples? Sujit Mainali tells us, it was but not all the time and not in every case
May 12, 2019
OPINION
American soft power
American soft power
There is every reason to hope that the US will recover its soft power after Trump
May 12, 2019
Infographic
Infographics: Trump's businesses lost hundreds of millons of dollars
Infographics: Trump's businesses lost hundreds of millons of...
An investigative report in The New York Times claims that Donald Trump's businesses experienced staggering losses of $1.17 billion between 1985 and 1994.
May 12, 2019
My City, Entertainment, Movies
Arya will kill Daenerys: Based on Green Eyes Prophecy of Melisandre
Arya will kill Daenerys: Based on Green Eyes Prophecy of Mel...
As only two episodes of popular HBO series—Games of Thrones remain, fan across the world are theorizing that Arya will kill Daenerys.
May 11, 2019