SOCIETY
Army to hang fewer portraits at barracks
Army to hang fewer portraits at barracks
KATHMANDU, Nov 6: Nepal Army has started limiting the number of portraits of army chiefs and division, battalion and brigade commanders that are traditionally hung at its barracks. The move comes within a couple of months after Purna Chandra Thapa took charge as the Chief of Army Staff (CoAS).
Nov 06, 2018
SOCIETY
Average 160 people die a year in Valley road accidents: Traffic police
Average 160 people die a year in Valley road accidents: Traf...
KATHMANDU, Nov 6: Despite various efforts by traffic police to reduce road accidents, on an average 160 people are killed every year in around 5,300 major road accidents in the three districts of the Kathmandu Valley, according to the figures provided by the Metropolitan Traffic Police Division (MTP...
Nov 06, 2018
SOCIETY
Kukur Tihar and Narake Chaturdashi being observed today
Kukur Tihar and Narake Chaturdashi being observed today
KATHMANDU, Nov 6: Kukur Tihar, the festival of dogs, is being celebrated at every household today, to mark the second day of Yamapanchak of the Tihar festival. Tihar is the second biggest festival of the Nepali Hindus.
Nov 06, 2018
SPORTS
The underappreciated beauty of PPL
The underappreciated beauty of PPL
POKHARA, Nov 6: The inaugural season of Pokhara Premier League (PPL) under the lap of the Himalayas caused many hearts throb in Nepal and elsewhere. The jaw-dropping backdrop of Mount Machhapuchhre along with its peers Annapurna and other mountains in the range made a majestic view for the cricket b...
Nov 06, 2018
SOCIETY
Sole guardian of six siblings at 16
Sole guardian of six siblings at 16
KHOTANG, Nov 6: Since a very young age, she wanted to study and have a successful career. To make this happen, she was required to have a lot of focus, dedication and hard work. But at the mere age of 16, Suima Chamling has to invest all her efforts and focus to take care of six siblings – four you...
Nov 06, 2018
Editorial
Bhutanese refugees deserve to go home
Bhutanese refugees deserve to go home
Little more than 6,000 Bhutanese refugees are currently living in Beldangi and Shanischare in eastern Nepal. They refused resettlement in third countries, and want to go home in Bhutan or settle down here in Nepal. About 116,000 of Bhutanese refugees have been resettled in the United States and Euro...
Nov 06, 2018
OPINION
Digital accelerator: Revving up govt in Asia
Digital accelerator: Revving up govt in Asia
Asia’s digital revolution shows no signs of slowing down. From e-commerce giants like China’s Alibaba and Japan’s Rakuten to ride-hailing, and digital payment tech startups, like Indonesia’s Go-Jek and India’s Paytm, and the widespread use of industrial robots for manufacturing, digitalization is ch...
Nov 06, 2018
OPINION
Flowers and fruits of Tihar
Flowers and fruits of Tihar
Tihar is at the doorstep. It is the second biggest Nepali festival after Dashain. Crow is worshipped on Kaag Tihar, the first of the five-day-long festival. Dogs get special treatment on the second day, called Kukur Tihar. On the third day (Gai Tihar), people show their appreciation to cow by garlan...
Nov 06, 2018
OPINION
Protecting plant breeder’s right
Protecting plant breeder’s right
Innovation, creation and development do not happen overnight. It requires effort, diligence and devotion to fit in the position of novelty. Novelty remains vacant in the absence of recognition. Every innovation is respected and recognized through intellectual property (IP) and plant breeders right i...
Nov 06, 2018
SOCIETY
NEA directs its employees not to remain absent during Tihar
NEA directs its employees not to remain absent during Tihar
KATHMANDU, Nov 5: The Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has directed its officials not to get absent in the Tihar vacation as well to meet the NEA's commitment to no power disruption.
Nov 05, 2018