SOCIETY
Koshi Barrage victims still await compensation, start relay sit-in
Koshi Barrage victims still await compensation, start relay...
ITAHARI, Aug 18: Ahead of a crucial Nepal-India Joint Commission meeting, Koshi Barrage victims from Sunsari, Saptari and Udayapur districts have started an indefinite relay sit-in in Sunsari, demanding compensation for their lands without further delay.
Aug 18, 2019
POLITICS
No substance and no deadline in PM’s performance deals with ministers
No substance and no deadline in PM’s performance deals with...
KATHMANDU, Aug 18: In an apparent move to quell growing criticism over the government’s failure to deliver despite its near two-third majority grip over parliament, Prime Minister KP Oli made all his ministers sign work performance agreements two weeks ago. The ministers agreed to complete seven to...
Aug 18, 2019
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Separate protests by Pudasaini and Lamichhane supporters
Separate protests by Pudasaini and Lamichhane supporters
CHITWAN, Aug 18: Friends and families of journalist Salikram Pudasaini who was found hanging in Kangaru Hotel of Chitwan on 5 August demonstrated for a fair and free investigation into the case on Saturday. They raised their voice for justice in front of the District Police Office of Chitwan where f...
Aug 18, 2019
Editorial
How is Prime Minister’s health?
How is Prime Minister’s health?
We know that Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli has health issues. He had undergone kidney transplant surgery in 2007 and ever since he keeps facing health complications intermittently. Thanks to his spirit, however, the PM presents himself as a healthy and active person. In July, while still at a poor h...
Aug 18, 2019
OPINION
The battle of Sindhuli
The battle of Sindhuli
King Prithvi Narayan Shah’s unification campaign was focused on Kathmandu but it seemed like a powerful state to win over. To weaken it, he blockaded the Kathmandu Valley. This affected East India Company’s trade with Tibet (and China) because their trade was carried out via Kathmandu.
Aug 18, 2019
OPINION
Living after marriage
Living after marriage
My wife knows it all but still, I have an honest confession to make. I am a culprit of reinforcing the age-old patriarchal practice of welcoming the bride into bridegroom’s place. I got married in October 2018. Post the October event, I have come across several instances where I have had to battle a...
Aug 18, 2019
OPINION
Trump’s one-way economy
Trump’s one-way economy
LONDON – Nowadays, when people ask me how I am, I answer, jokingly, that I’m doing great, so long as I ignore Donald Trump’s presidency in the United States, Brexit, the crisis of the United Kingdom’s major political parties, and the performance of Manchester United.
Aug 18, 2019
OPINION
Case against Chhaupadi
Case against Chhaupadi
Chhau is a tradition associated with the menstrual taboo in the western part of Nepal. This tradition prohibits Hindu women and girls from participating in normal family activities during menstruation as they are considered impure. Women are required to live in a cattle-shed or hut during menstruati...
Aug 18, 2019
Infographic
Infographics: July 2019 was hottest month on record
Infographics: July 2019 was hottest month on record
July was the hottest month measured on Earth since records began in 1880, the latest in a long line of peaks that scientists say backs up predictions for man-made climate change. The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said that July was 0.95 degrees Celsius (1.71 degrees Fahrenheit...
Aug 18, 2019
SPORTS
Mane and Firmino give Liverpool 2-1 win at Southampton
Mane and Firmino give Liverpool 2-1 win at Southampton
Aug 17: Superb individual goals by forwards Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino gave Liverpool a 2-1 Premier League win at Southampton and provisionally lifted them to the top of the standings on Saturday.
Aug 17, 2019