SOCIETY
Rinpoche Shyalpa Tenzin, the architect of Universal Peace Sanctuary in Lumbini, wants to m...
Rinpoche Shyalpa Tenzin, the architect of Universal Peace Sa...
KATHMANDU, Feb 1: "When I first heard of the earthquakes in April 2015, I was abroad and my family was in Nepal. The phone was not working and there was no way to fly back as services came to a halt. My wife later told me to not return home immediately but I was concerned. Then I asked my students...
Feb 01, 2021
OPINION
Promise and peril of the bio-revolution
Promise and peril of the bio-revolution
Many of today’s biological innovations are complex, and we need to understand them fully to gauge their impact on our lives and societies.
Feb 01, 2021
POLITICS, Latest Updates
Defendants to begin hearing on house dissolution case from today
Defendants to begin hearing on house dissolution case from t...
Writ petitioners concluded their part of hearing demanding reinstatement of HoR claiming that the government’s move is against the constitutional
Feb 01, 2021
WORLD
Explainer: Crisis in Myanmar after army alleges election fraud
Explainer: Crisis in Myanmar after army alleges election fra...
MYANMAR, Feb 1: Myanmar’s leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other senior figures from the ruling party were detained in an early morning raid on Monday, the spokesman for the governing National League for Democracy said.
Feb 01, 2021
OPINION
America needs a new strategy
America needs a new strategy
Without allowing China to become a regional power, the US cannot maintain its leadership position. The US should persuade China to be responsible for international peace and security.
Feb 01, 2021
WORLD, Latest Updates
Timeline: Events in troubled Myanmar since Suu Kyi's NLD party came to power
Timeline: Events in troubled Myanmar since Suu Kyi's NLD par...
LONDON, Feb 1: Myanmar’s leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other figures in the ruling party have been detained, a party spokesman said on Monday, after days of escalating tension with the powerful military had stirred fears of a coup.
Feb 01, 2021
WORLD
Over 5,100 arrested at pro-Navalny protests across Russia
Over 5,100 arrested at pro-Navalny protests across Russia
MOSCOW, Feb 1: Chanting slogans against President Vladimir Putin, tens of thousands took to the streets Sunday across Russia to demand the release of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny, keeping up nationwide protests that have rattled the Kremlin. More than 5,100 people were detained by police,...
Feb 01, 2021
ECONOMY
Sugar mills facing raw material shortage as farmers decide not to grow sugarcane for not r...
Sugar mills facing raw material shortage as farmers decide n...
KATHMANDU, Feb 1: Sugar mills have started facing a shortage of raw material as many farmers decided not to plant sugarcane citing the struggle they are forced to undergo just to receive the payments for their produce every year.
Feb 01, 2021
OPINION
Lead toxicity in Ayurvedic medicines
Lead toxicity in Ayurvedic medicines
If not regulated urgently, the adulterated Ayurvedic medicines will increasingly become a potential source of lead intoxication in Nepal.
Feb 01, 2021
WORLD
Navalny, WHO and Thunberg among nominees for Nobel Peace Prize
Navalny, WHO and Thunberg among nominees for Nobel Peace Pri...
OSLO, Feb 1: Russian dissident Alexei Navalny, the World Health Organization and climate campaigner Greta Thunberg are among those nominated for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, all backed by Norwegian lawmakers who have a track record of picking the winner.
Feb 01, 2021