OPINION
Cycle of discrimination
Cycle of discrimination
A year before Parasite, an American biographical comedy-drama directed by Peter Farrelly won the Academy awards for best picture. The movie follows the concert tour by the distinguished African American pianist and a jazz composer, Don Shirley, through the deep south sometime in 1962. To put this da...
Mar 18, 2020
OPINION
Combating misinformation
Combating misinformation
The World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic on March 11 after over 118,000 cases of coronavirus were detected in over 110 countries. Though there has not been an outbreak of coronavirus in Nepal, Nepal will face challenges in containing the outbreak, if it occurs. Densely populated ci...
Mar 18, 2020
OPINION
All Eyes on South Korea
All Eyes on South Korea
LONDON – South Korea is all the rage these days. Earlier last month, Parasite, from the South Korean filmmaker Bong Joon-ho, won Best Picture at the Academy Awards. Having read the reviews and seen the film a few days earlier, I was not surprised. Still, for the uninitiated, it is worth noting that...
Mar 18, 2020
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Heavy rains, frost damage coffee plants
Heavy rains, frost damage coffee plants
GULMI, March 18: Heavy rains and frost since mid-January have damaged coffee plants in Gulmi and other coffee-growing districts in western Nepal.
Mar 18, 2020
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Only 32% capital budget spent in Province 1
Only 32% capital budget spent in Province 1
BIRATNAGAR, March 18: The Province 1 government has managed to spend only about 32% of development budget over the first eight months of the current fiscal year 2019/20.
Mar 18, 2020
ECONOMY
Nepse continues bear market slide
Nepse continues bear market slide
KATHMANDU: The index fell sharply since the beginning of the trading hour with the Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index losing almost 50 points till the mid-session. The market failed to recover and continued to maintain a negative bias throughout Tuesday's session. At the close of trading, the benchm...
Mar 18, 2020
My City, Lifestyle, Beauty
DIY face mask
DIY face mask
This mask helps calm and mattify oily skin.
Mar 18, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Smart toilets being built in Rupandehi
Smart toilets being built in Rupandehi
BUTWAL, March 18: A total of 23 smart toilets are being constructed along a six-lane road in Shankarnagar, Rupandehi. Shankarnagar Drinking Water and Consumers Cleanliness Institution is building an ultra-modern smart toilet system for the first time in Nepal. The toilets are being built on the spac...
Mar 18, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Leopard menace in Tanahu
Leopard menace in Tanahu
TANAHUN, March 18: In less than three months of a leopard taking the life of a toddler, another child of the same age has been attacked by the wild species. A leopard pounced on Sanskriti Neupane, the 21-month-old daughter of a local of Shuklagandaki Municipality – 3 on Monday evening hurting her on...
Mar 18, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Police arrest man for killing step mother
Police arrest man for killing step mother
KATHMANDU, March 18: Police on Tuesday arrested a person from Dhading on the charge of killing his step mother some 18 years ago.
Mar 18, 2020