ECONOMY
Nepse extends gain with 10 point advance
Nepse extends gain with 10 point advance
KATHMANDU: Stocks traded in the green since the beginning of Tuesday's trading session. The Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index saw modest gain in the initial trading hour and continued to rise till afternoon. The upswing lost steam in the latter half of the trading session. The benchmark index, howe...
Oct 02, 2019
Editorial
Speaker of scandal
Speaker of scandal
The news of the Speaker of the House of Representatives Krishna Bahadur Mahara’s rape attempt on a woman employee working at the parliament secretariat has shocked and infuriated everyone. The public image of Mahara has gone downhill overnight and there are calls for fair investigation over the matt...
Oct 02, 2019
OPINION
Conflict with the north
Conflict with the north
Tibet was a good market for Nepali traders and Nepal had good ties with Tibet. With marriage of Nepali princess Bhrikuti with King Tsroang Chong Gympo of Tibet, diplomatic and official relations became cordial. Following that many Nepali merchants and officials also married Tibetan girls. Eventually...
Oct 02, 2019
Interview
Nepal is not tilting in any direction
Nepal is not tilting in any direction
Foreign Minister Pradeep Kumar Gyawali addressed the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Friday, where he raised issues ranging from climate change to terrorism to development. There, he also met with various leaders coming from different countries. What did they say a...
Oct 02, 2019
OPINION
China’s 70 years of progress
China’s 70 years of progress
BEIJING – The celebration of the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China on October 1 will be an exuberant affair, involving glitzy cultural events, an extravagant state dinner attended by Chinese and foreign luminaries, and a grand military parade in Tiananmen Square. And...
Oct 02, 2019
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Toilets used for purposes other than intended one
Toilets used for purposes other than intended one
LAHAN, Oct 2: Nepal became first the open defecation free country in South Asia following Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli’s formal announcement on Monday. Many celebrated the status. However, some criticized it as a fake claim.
Oct 02, 2019
POLITICS, Latest Updates
Nepal invites UN Secretary-General to attend Sagarmatha Sambad
Nepal invites UN Secretary-General to attend Sagarmatha Samb...
NEW YORK, Oct 2: Nepal has invited the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, to participate in the first episode of the ~ISagarmatha Sambaad~I, Nepal’s international forum on the theme of climate change scheduled for April next year in Kathmandu.
Oct 02, 2019
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
NC demands Mahara be probed as a common citizen
NC demands Mahara be probed as a common citizen
KATHMANDU, Oct 2: The main opposition party, Nepali Congress (NC), has demanded the government to probe into the incident of alleged sexual harassment involving Speaker Krishna Bahadur Mahara as a case committed by a civilian.
Oct 02, 2019
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Corruption rife in billions that govt spends on free kidney care
Corruption rife in billions that govt spends on free kidney...
KATHMANDU, Oct 2: The government is spending billions on free dialysis for patients with chronic kidney disease. But it is learnt that there is no standard operating procedure and hospitals are suspected of financial irregularities while claiming reimbursement from the government.
Oct 02, 2019
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Speaker Mahara resigns amid rape allegation
Speaker Mahara resigns amid rape allegation
KATHMANDU, Oct 2: Speaker of the House of Representatives Krishna Bahadur Mahara, who faces allegation of rape, resigned Tuesday to facilitate investigation into the allegations.
Oct 02, 2019