ECONOMY
Ensure self-dependence in flower: Provincial minister
Ensure self-dependence in flower: Provincial minister
KATHMANDU, Sept 11: In line with the government plan to make the country self-reliant on flowers, Minister for Agriculture, Land Management and Cooperatives for Province 3, Dawa Dorje Lama has refused to wear garland made of imported flowers.
Sep 11, 2018
SOCIETY
Provincial govt begins survey on Surkhet flood victims
Provincial govt begins survey on Surkhet flood victims
SURKHET, Sep 11: Four years after the devastating flood in the district of Surkhet, the local authorities have started collecting the details of the victims aimed at resettling them to safer places.
Sep 11, 2018
SOCIETY
Over 800 quake victims yet to initiate reconstruction in Rasuwa
Over 800 quake victims yet to initiate reconstruction in Ras...
RASUWA, Sept 11: Three-and-a-half years after the devastating earthquake, over 800 locals of Rasuwa district, which was one of the hardest hit districts, are yet to begin reconstruction of their houses.
Sep 11, 2018
Editorial
Ganga Maya awaits justice after district court verdict
Ganga Maya awaits justice after district court verdict
The way our political class, police administration and, now the court, have responded to Ganga Maya Adhikari’s struggle for justice offers little reason to be optimistic about rule of law and justice in Nepal.
Sep 11, 2018
OPINION
Expats and experts
Expats and experts
Diaspora scholars shouldn’t use criticism as a default position in scholarly conversations,
especially if the larger objective is to develop better understanding of issues
Sep 11, 2018
OPINION
Mainstream electric vehicles with law
Mainstream electric vehicles with law
Nepal urgently needs an electric vehicle policy and infrastructure to cope with rapid development of EVs and to reduce air pollution and oil import
Sep 11, 2018
OPINION
Rethinking foreign employment
Rethinking foreign employment
It’s proved that remittance-led development is susceptible to the variables beyond the control of labor-sending countries
Sep 11, 2018
Infographic
Infographics: Floating trash collector targets Great Pacific Garbage Patch
Infographics: Floating trash collector targets Great Pacific...
The Ocean Cleanup, an ecologically minded tech startup, plans to gather up and recycle millions of tonnes of plastic floating in the Pacific Ocean.
Sep 11, 2018
WORLD
Carolinas brace for extremely dangerous Hurricane Florence
Carolinas brace for extremely dangerous Hurricane Florence
RALEIGH, September, 10: Florence rapidly strengthened into a potentially catastrophic Category 4 hurricane on Monday as it closed in on North and South Carolina, carrying winds and water that could wreak havoc over a wide stretch of the eastern United States later this week.
Sep 10, 2018
POLITICS
Newly appointed CJ assumes office
Newly appointed CJ assumes office
KATHMANDU, Sept 10: Newly appointed Chief Justice (CJ) Om Prakash Mishra has assumed his office as the 28th Chief Justice of the country on Monday evening.
Sep 10, 2018