OPINION
Nordic Success: Balancing Capitalism with Social Equality
Nordic Success: Balancing Capitalism with Social Equality
Scandinavian countries like Finland, Norway and Sweden combine strong economic performance with social equality through robust welfare systems, progressive taxation and influential labor unions. Democratic socialism aims to merge such social protections with political democracy and workers’ ri...
Aug 27, 2025
SOCIETY
Public uproar forces govt to ease embossed number plate rule
Public uproar forces govt to ease embossed number plate rule
The government’s plan to enforce embossed number plates has sparked widespread backlash over high costs and transparency concerns. Vehicle owners argue that the plates, priced at up to Rs 3,600 compared to just Rs 100 for traditional ones, place an unnecessary burden on the public. They also p...
Aug 27, 2025
OPINION
Ganesh Chaturthi: A Celebration of Intelligence
Ganesh Chaturthi: A Celebration of Intelligence
Ganesh Chaturthi is more than a festival of rituals and sweets—it is a celebration of intelligence, balance, and transformation. By honouring Ganapati, we are reminded to dissolve obstacles with clarity and to live in harmony with the ever-changing flow of life.
Aug 27, 2025
Editorial
Cholera Wake-Up Call
Cholera Wake-Up Call
he larger lesson is clear: water, sanitation, and hygiene must become long-term national priorities, not temporary goals. Every few years, outbreaks of diseases like dengue, typhoid, and cholera remind us of the same systemic gaps. To save lives, the government must treat this outbreak as a wake-up...
Aug 27, 2025
WORLD
Lithuania parliament confirms Ruginiene as prime minister
Lithuania parliament confirms Ruginiene as prime minister
Lithuania's parliament on Tuesday confirmed Inga Ruginiene as prime minister following the collapse of the previous government in July over a corruption scandal.
Aug 26, 2025
WORLD
Living in 'sin'? Ronaldo, Rodriguez highlight Saudi double standard
Living in 'sin'? Ronaldo, Rodriguez highlight Saudi double s...
When Cristiano Ronaldo and Georgina Rodriguez announced their engagement this month, two things stood out: the outsized diamond ring, and their unmarried cohabitation in conservative Saudi Arabia.
Aug 26, 2025
WORLD
1 in 4 people lack access to safe drinking water: UN
1 in 4 people lack access to safe drinking water: UN
More than two billion people worldwide still lack access to safely-managed drinking water, the United Nations said Tuesday, warning that progress towards universal coverage was moving nowhere near quickly enough.
Aug 26, 2025
ECONOMY
Nepal’s digital transactions up by 71 pc to Rs 98.43 trillion last FY
Nepal’s digital transactions up by 71 pc to Rs 98.43 trillio...
Nepal carried out electronic transactions worth over Rs 98.43 trillion in the last fiscal year (FY), which was 71 percent more than the amount recorded in the previous FY.
Aug 26, 2025
WORLD
Tariffs could brew trouble for Americans' daily cup of coffee
Tariffs could brew trouble for Americans' daily cup of coffe...
For many Americans, the day doesn't begin without a cup of coffee. But a new round of tariffs on coffee imports may soon make that daily ritual cost more.
Aug 26, 2025
POLITICS
Prez Paudel writes to Jordanian King for safe release of Bipin Joshi
Prez Paudel writes to Jordanian King for safe release of Bip...
President Ram Chandra Paudel has written to his Jordanian counterpart, King Abdullah II, urging him to take all possible measures to secure the safe release and repatriation of Nepali national Bipin Joshi, who has been held by Hamas since October 7, 2023. Joshi had travelled to Israel to participate...
Aug 26, 2025