The Week
What was your favorite fairytale growing up?
What was your favorite fairytale growing up?
Fairytales are usually the first stories we hear and it somehow never leaves us. These stories are often what shape our perception of the world and make us think about things we wouldn’t have given much thought to otherwise. Fairytales might seem like simple stories but, if you think about it, they...
Jan 24, 2020
The Week
Fire in the house
Fire in the house
First of all, let us all stand up from our seats and give a standing ovation to our Emperor for being able to perform magic tricks to show us that he still has the mojo to rule over us for some time. We all know that he is waiting for his turn to spend some time in Baluwatar but until that happens,...
Jan 24, 2020
The Week
Women at work
Women at work
In 2018, Anupama Khunjeli was appointed the CEO of Mega Bank. She became the first female CEO of a commercial bank in Nepal. But her rise to the top wasn’t something that came easy, or even according to merit, says Khunjeli.
Jan 24, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Suicide cases alarmingly up in Sudur Paschim
Suicide cases alarmingly up in Sudur Paschim
DHANGADHI, Jan 24: The number of suicide cases has been increasing at an alarming rate in Sudur Paschim Province.
Jan 24, 2020
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Sunkoshi-Marin project gets national pride status
Sunkoshi-Marin project gets national pride status
KATHMANDU, Jan 24: The government has decided to enlist Sunkoshi-Marin Diversion Multipurpose Project as a ‘national pride project’.
Jan 24, 2020
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Himalaya Airlines starts direct flight to Chongqing
Himalaya Airlines starts direct flight to Chongqing
KATHMANDU, Jan 24: Himalaya Airlines started scheduled flights to Chongqing – a provincial-level municipality in southwest China – on Thursday.
Jan 24, 2020
ECONOMY
Nepse down as profit booking continues
Nepse down as profit booking continues
KATHMANDU: The market witnessed considerable selling pressure in the last trading day of the week saw. Despite climbing higher in the morning, the Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index pulled back after hitting 1,320-point mark. The benchmark index plateaued around 1,310 points in the afternoon but gav...
Jan 24, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Fear of floods looms large for locals of Saptari
Fear of floods looms large for locals of Saptari
RAJBIRAJ, Jan 24: Water is hardly seen in Khado River except during the monsoon. During rainy days, it swells and floods wreak havoc in the nearby villages time and again. The river flows through several parts of Saptari district in Nepal, and it also touches villages of Bihar, India. It is the resp...
Jan 24, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Nepal still among most corrupt countries
Nepal still among most corrupt countries
KATHMANDU, Jan 24: Even as the government commitment to overcome pervasive corruption in the country remains unfulfilled, Nepal has made some progress in its fight against corruption, Transparency International (TI) said in its annual report on Thursday. But Nepal still remains among the most corrup...
Jan 24, 2020
POLITICS, Latest Updates
NCP sweeps upper house elections
NCP sweeps upper house elections
KATHMANDU, Jan 24: The ruling Nepal Communist Party clean swept the election for 18-member upper house elections Thursday.
Jan 24, 2020