Mar 11, 2020

ECONOMY, Latest Updates

Stocks resume trading with a massive slide

Stocks resume trading with a massive slide

KATHMANDU, March 11: The benchmark Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index witnessed a notable drop in the initial trading giving up roughly 50 points in the morning. The equity market attempted a recovery within the first trading hour but the broad selling pressure dragged the market further in the red.

KATHMANDU, March 11: The benchmark Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index witnessed a notable drop in the initial trading giving up roughly 50 points in the morning. The equity market attempted a recovery within the first trading hour but the broad selling pressure dragged the market further in the red.

Mar 11, 2020

Mar 11, 2020

ECONOMY, Latest Updates

Locals take initiative to reopen Meghauli Airport

Locals take initiative to reopen Meghauli Airport

CHITWAN, March 11: Preparations are on to reopen Meghauli Airport that has remained shut for the past six years.

CHITWAN, March 11: Preparations are on to reopen Meghauli Airport that has remained shut for the past six years.

Mar 11, 2020

Mar 11, 2020

My City, Lifestyle, Health

Health benefits of Jimbu

Health benefits of Jimbu

Jimbu is an herb belonging to the onion family, grown and used extensively in Nepal. It is a seasonal herb, harvested between June and September.

Jimbu is an herb belonging to the onion family, grown and used extensively in Nepal. It is a seasonal herb, harvested between June and September.

Mar 11, 2020

Mar 11, 2020

ECONOMY, Latest Updates

Gandaki steps up monitoring at projects employing Chinese workers

Gandaki steps up monitoring at projects employing Chinese wo...

POKHARA, March 11: Health officials of Gandaki Province have said that they have upped monitoring in settlements near project sites where Chinese nationals are working to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

POKHARA, March 11: Health officials of Gandaki Province have said that they have upped monitoring in settlements near project sites where Chinese nationals are working to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

Mar 11, 2020

Mar 11, 2020

ECONOMY, Latest Updates

Dana-Kusma transmission line to come into operation by April

Dana-Kusma transmission line to come into operation by April

KATHMANDU, March 11: The section from Dana to Kusma of Parbat, under the Kaligandaki Corridor 220 kV transmission line, is expected to come into operation by April.

KATHMANDU, March 11: The section from Dana to Kusma of Parbat, under the Kaligandaki Corridor 220 kV transmission line, is expected to come into operation by April.

Mar 11, 2020

Mar 11, 2020

Editorial

Keep fighting

Keep fighting

That Chhaupadi system—whereby girls and women are secluded during menstruation for days and are forced to live in dangerous sheds—is a human cruelty is no brainer. This has resulted in huge social, psychological and physical harm on women. They have suffered isolation, poor hygiene, sexual abuse and...

That Chhaupadi system—whereby girls and women are secluded during menstruation for days and are forced to live in dangerous sheds—is a human cruelty is no brainer. This has resulted in huge social, psychological and physical harm on women. They have suffered isolation, poor hygiene, sexual abuse and...

Mar 11, 2020

Mar 11, 2020

ECONOMY, Latest Updates

Medical report of climbers mandatory for acquiring climbing permits

Medical report of climbers mandatory for acquiring climbing...

KATHMANDU, March 11: The Department of Tourism has asked expedition operators to submit medical report of climbers disclosing state of their health while applying for expedition approval letter.

KATHMANDU, March 11: The Department of Tourism has asked expedition operators to submit medical report of climbers disclosing state of their health while applying for expedition approval letter.

Mar 11, 2020

Mar 11, 2020

POLITICS, Latest Updates

FM Gyawali congratulates his Malaysian counterpart

FM Gyawali congratulates his Malaysian counterpart

KATHMANDU, March 11: Minister for Foreign Affairs Pradeep Kumar Gyawali has sent a message of congratulations to his Malaysian counterpart YB Dato' Seri Hishammuddin bin Tun Hussein on his appointment as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Malaysia, according to a statement issued by the Ministry of...

KATHMANDU, March 11: Minister for Foreign Affairs Pradeep Kumar Gyawali has sent a message of congratulations to his Malaysian counterpart YB Dato' Seri Hishammuddin bin Tun Hussein on his appointment as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Malaysia, according to a statement issued by the Ministry of...

Mar 11, 2020

Mar 11, 2020

OPINION

Road to apocalypse

Road to apocalypse

Nepal is one of the most vulnerable countries to climate change. Major climate stressors here are rising temperatures, increased floods, landslides and droughts. All major rivers, the agricultural lifelines, receive freshwater supply from melting snows and glaciers, and seasonal monsoon rainfall. Ch...

Nepal is one of the most vulnerable countries to climate change. Major climate stressors here are rising temperatures, increased floods, landslides and droughts. All major rivers, the agricultural lifelines, receive freshwater supply from melting snows and glaciers, and seasonal monsoon rainfall. Ch...

Mar 11, 2020

Mar 11, 2020

OPINION

COVID-19 in Korea

COVID-19 in Korea

When the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) appeared in Wuhan city of China in December last year, the rest of the world saw it as something terrible and prayed for the early recovery of the patients and control of the disease. We in South Korea did the same. The situation took unanticipated turn later on...

When the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) appeared in Wuhan city of China in December last year, the rest of the world saw it as something terrible and prayed for the early recovery of the patients and control of the disease. We in South Korea did the same. The situation took unanticipated turn later on...

Mar 11, 2020