ECONOMY
Nepse begins week in red
Nepse begins week in red
KATHMANDU: Stocks began Sunday's trading on a positive note as Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index added more than 35 points in the beginning session before pulling back sharply. Further, sellers prevailed in the latter trading hours as the index witnessed a steady decline to close the day with a 40....
Mar 02, 2020
Editorial
Stay extremely alert
Stay extremely alert
There is a reason to panic about COVID-19. The disease that originated from Wuhan of China in late December last year has claimed over 2900 lives and infected over 98,000 people worldwide (the toll is ever rising). The infection that was limited to China and few other countries until recently has...
Mar 02, 2020
OPINION
On foreign policy, media should unite
On foreign policy, media should unite
A statement issued by Chinese embassy in Nepal on February 18 over an article published by The Kathmandu Post sent Nepali media persons and social media population in reaction mode: China has no business telling what a Nepali newspaper can and cannot publish. Chinese embassy has breached the diploma...
Mar 02, 2020
OPINION
Together we must fight
Together we must fight
The approach of the WHO South-East Asia Region to health security is guided by a simple yet powerful logic: When we work together we are protected together. Never has this been more important. The outbreak of COVID-19 is a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, and provides significant ch...
Mar 02, 2020
OPINION
Tale of Two Demagogues
Tale of Two Demagogues
PARIS – “America loves India,” declared US President Donald Trump on his recent visit to the Indian state of Gujarat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s power base. Before a crowd of more than 100,000 in the world’s largest cricket stadium, the two leaders triumphantly celebrated the deepening friendshi...
Mar 02, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Lawmakers call for stringent action against VAW, acid attack and dowry system
Lawmakers call for stringent action against VAW, acid attack...
KATHMANDU, Mar 2: Lawmakers on Sunday urged the government to launch a special campaign to stand against certain ill practices in Nepali society such as witchcraft, social problems like dowry system, and criminal activities such as acid attacks.
Mar 02, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Two-day Int'l Conference on Innovative Education begins in Kathmandu today
Two-day Int'l Conference on Innovative Education begins in K...
KATHMANDU, Mar 2: National College Kathmandu and the Association of Innovative Education (AIE), Meerut, India, are jointly organizing a two-day International Conference on Innovative Education in Kathmandu beginning Monday
Mar 02, 2020
POLITICS, Latest Updates
Who did Baskota refer to as ‘we’ in the audiotape? Deuba asks
Who did Baskota refer to as ‘we’ in the audiotape? Deuba ask...
KATHMANDU, Mar 2: Main opposition Nepali Congress (NC) President Sher Bahadur Deuba has flayed the government for not probing the controversial audiotape related to former minister Gokul Baskota. The former prime minister also demanded that the government disclose the other individuals mentioned by...
Mar 02, 2020
SOCIETY, Republica Watch, Latest Updates
Despite ban, Nepali women heading for Gulf and exploitation
Despite ban, Nepali women heading for Gulf and exploitation
KATHMANDU, Mar 2: Rashmi (name changed) was forced to work 16 hours a day in Saudi Arabia. She was sexually assaulted by her employers. She contacted the Nepali Embassy many times, asking the officials to rescue her. But the help never came.
Mar 02, 2020
POLITICS, Latest Updates
Govt recalls Ambassador to China Paudyal, recommends Pandey, cancels Sagarmatha Sambad
Govt recalls Ambassador to China Paudyal, recommends Pandey,...
KATHMANDU, March 1: The government has decided to recall Nepali Ambassador to China Leela Mani Paudyal.
Mar 02, 2020