ECONOMY, Latest Updates
SC declines stay order in Sumargi's case
SC declines stay order in Sumargi's case
KATHMANDU, Sept 16: The Supreme Court on Sunday declined to issue a stay order sought by businessman Ajaya Raj Sumargi in a case in which he has been charged of evading billions of rupees in income tax.
Sep 16, 2019
POLITICS, SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Tourism minister 'sorry' for flight delay
Tourism minister 'sorry' for flight delay
KATHMANDU, Sept 16: Tourism Minister Yogesh Bhattarai has said sorry to Budhha Air passengers after he found himself at the receiving end of widespread public anger for causing a flight delay on Saturday.
Sep 16, 2019
Editorial, Latest Updates
Accountability starts at the top
Accountability starts at the top
Social media is sharply divided over a video that has been making rounds on social media since Saturday evening. A Buddha Air flight from Nepalgunj to Kathmandu was delayed due to Tourism Minister Yogesh Bhattarai, claim the passengers onboard the aircraft.
Sep 16, 2019
OPINION, Latest Updates
How Nepali women were misled into Maoist conflict
How Nepali women were misled into Maoist conflict
Using women in guerilla wars and revolutions is not a new thing, and there are examples of this in Ethiopia, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, South Africa, and Algeria. Women were important part of Nepal’s Maoist movement, and propaganda of female soldiers holding rifles were used as a symbol of a uni...
Sep 16, 2019
OPINION, Latest Updates
Alternatives to corporal punishment is even more effective
Alternatives to corporal punishment is even more effective
I was deeply saddened when a ninth grader, Madhav Kalauni of Mahakali Bal Vidyalaya of Kanchanpur district, died after being beaten by his four teachers last week. According to the news report published in Republica, Madhav was taken to the school office following a dispute with his friends outside...
Sep 16, 2019
OPINION, Latest Updates
The Amazon and You
The Amazon and You
NEW YORK – Nearly everyone has seen the dramatic images of the Amazon ablaze. Tens of thousands of fires—intentionally started or caused by logging, farming, mining, and other human activities—have broken out over the past year alone.
Sep 16, 2019
Infographic
Trump plans ban on sale of flavoured e-cigarettes
Trump plans ban on sale of flavoured e-cigarettes
U.S. health officials are investigating more than 450 cases of severe lung illnesses and at least six deaths linked to the use of electronic cigarettes, or vaping devices, in 36 states and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Sep 16, 2019
WORLD
Attack on Saudi oil sites raises risks amid US-Iran tension
Attack on Saudi oil sites raises risks amid US-Iran tension
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Sept 15: A weekend drone attack on Saudi Arabia that cut into global energy supplies and halved the kingdom’s oil production threatened Sunday to fuel regional tensions, as Iran denied U.S. allegations it launched the assault and tensions remained high over Tehran’s coll...
Sep 15, 2019
My City, Lifestyle, Beauty
Binu Gurung bagged ‘Miss Gurung International’
Binu Gurung bagged ‘Miss Gurung International’
A girl from Tanahu, Binu Gurung bagged ‘Miss Gurung International’ title at an event held at Pragya Pratisthan. The pageant show was organized by Mriga Trishna Fashion and Production.
Sep 15, 2019
WORLD
Violence flares after protest march in downtown Hong Kong
Violence flares after protest march in downtown Hong Kong
HONG KONG, Sept 15: Police fired chemical-laced blue water and tear gas at protesters who lobbed Molotov cocktails outside the Hong Kong government office complex Sunday, as violence flared anew after thousands of pro-democracy supporters marched through downtown in defiance of a police ban.
Sep 15, 2019