ECONOMY, POLITICS
MoFA lobbying for full exemption of tax on 'foreign allowance'
MoFA lobbying for full exemption of tax on 'foreign allowanc...
KATHMANDU, Sept 12: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) is preparing to forward a proposal to the cabinet to provide tax exemption on 25 percent of the “foreign allowance” paid to the Nepali diplomats in the missions abroad, according to sources.
Sep 12, 2019
POLITICS, Latest Updates
Netra Bikram Chand's son arrested
Netra Bikram Chand's son arrested
CHITWAN, Sep 12: Police have arrested 16 agitating students from Bhatarpur Medical College including Prakash Chand, son of underground Communist Party Nepal chief Netra Bikram Chand.
Sep 12, 2019
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
How do you measure happiness? CBS is struggling to find answers
How do you measure happiness? CBS is struggling to find answ...
KATHMANDU, Sept 12: The government's desire to measure happiness is moving at a slow pace due to the lack of homework and planning. The government has declared to conduct an integrated happiness survey this year in line with its slogan of “Prosperous Nepal and Happy Nepali” and budget was allocated...
Sep 12, 2019
Editorial, Latest Updates
Good job Nepal Army!
Good job Nepal Army!
Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) Purna Chandra Thapa announced a series of sweeping changes inside the army. He made his property details public, a first-of-its-kind in the institution’s history.
Sep 12, 2019
OPINION, Latest Updates
Reason to worry for Nepal
Reason to worry for Nepal
Recent developments in the immediate neighborhood down south should be a matter of serious concern for us, given our complicated relations with it.
Sep 12, 2019
OPINION, Latest Updates
To forgive or not to forgive
To forgive or not to forgive
Failure of the government to adhere to the Supreme Court verdict in relation to amnesty could further agonize the victims, setting the ground for vengeance and violence
Sep 12, 2019
OPINION, Latest Updates
Protected together
Protected together
WHO South-East Asia Region’s health ministers have made a bold commitment to adopting a five-year plan to scale up emergency preparedness and response
Sep 12, 2019
Infographic, Latest Updates
Strong showing for opposition in Moscow city election
Strong showing for opposition in Moscow city election
The party of Russian President Vladimir Putin has suffered big losses in Moscow’s city council elections as candidates endorsed by his arch-rival won almost half the seats.
Sep 12, 2019
My City, Lifestyle
French literati ponder 'brexit' dictionary entry
French literati ponder 'brexit' dictionary entry
French literary types aghast at the political turmoil engulfing Britain as it seeks to leave the European Union launched a tongue-in-cheek Twitter campaign on Wednesday to add ‘Brexit’ to the national lexicon.
Sep 11, 2019
WORLD
18 years later, America vows to ‘never forget’ 9/11
18 years later, America vows to ‘never forget’ 9/11
NEW YORK, Sept 11: Americans commemorated 9/11 with solemn ceremonies and vows Wednesday to “never forget” 18 years after the deadliest terror attack on American soil.
Sep 11, 2019