POLITICS, Latest Updates
Govt working to free Kailali massacre convicts, Dahal reveals
Govt working to free Kailali massacre convicts, Dahal reveal...
KATHMANDU, Sept 23: Ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal on Sunday said the government is working to scrap the court cases against those involved in the lynching of seven policemen and a toddler during an anti-constitution protest in Tikapur in 2015.
Sep 23, 2019
Editorial
Monitor the market effectively
Monitor the market effectively
The market is getting crowded. People are in buying spree for Dashain. And this is the time that shopkeepers tend to suddenly increase the price of everything. Price of essential goods like rice, lentils, oil, sugar and vegetables have already gone up. Their demand will increase in the coming days...
Sep 23, 2019
OPINION, Latest Updates
Are social protection programs a liability?
Are social protection programs a liability?
Social protection programs are generally popular: they are important instruments of wealth redistribution and even if they are not considered equalizers, they are programs in the right direction.
Sep 23, 2019
OPINION, Latest Updates
How do we achieve sustainable agriculture growth?
How do we achieve sustainable agriculture growth?
Nepal is a food deficit country, importing both cereals and high-value agriculture commodities due mainly to slow agricultural growth rates. The government’s commitment to check the country’s ever widening trade deficit by boosting farm production is difficult to achieve unless implementation is imp...
Sep 23, 2019
Infographic
India becomes latest country to ban sale of e-cigarettes
India becomes latest country to ban sale of e-cigarettes
India has become the latest country after the United States to ban the sale of e-cigarettes in a global move over health concerns about vaping. The ban also covers the production, import and advertising of e-cigarettes.
Sep 23, 2019
WORLD
Iran asks West to leave Persian Gulf as tensions heightened
Iran asks West to leave Persian Gulf as tensions heightened
TEHRAN, Iran, Sept 22: Iran’s president called Sunday on Western powers to leave the security of the Persian Gulf to regional nations led by Tehran, criticizing a new U.S.-led coalition patrolling the region’s waterways as nationwide parades showcased the Islamic Republic’s military arsenal.
Sep 22, 2019
WORLD
Living a happy life is the primary human right, says China's White Paper
Living a happy life is the primary human right, says China's...
BEIJING, Sept 22: The State Council Information Office of China on Sunday released a white paper on its progress in the field of human rights over the past 70 years.
Sep 22, 2019
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Sept 22: 6 things to know by 6 PM today
Sept 22: 6 things to know by 6 PM today
Your daily dose of missed important news of the day.
Sep 22, 2019
My City, Lifestyle, Entertainment, Movies
If you are making films for money, please quit it right now: Bishal Dotel
If you are making films for money, please quit it right now:...
Focusing on stories is what Bishal Dotel believes. The newest inductee in the club of young and rising Nepali directors recently worked as an assistant director in ‘Bulbul’. Here’s what he has to say about movies in a short chat with My City.
Sep 22, 2019
My City, Gen-Next, Slammed
Now you are gone
Now you are gone
A heart is torn open,
A love is broken,
A life is empty,
With few words spoken.
Sep 22, 2019