SOCIETY
Change laws to ensure justice to rape victims: UN to Nepal
Change laws to ensure justice to rape victims: UN to Nepal
KATHMANDU, May 22: The United Nations Human Rights Committee has said the government of Nepal must adapt its definition of rape and other forms of sexual violence to meet international standards.
May 22, 2019
ECONOMY, SOCIETY
Kami Rita tops Everest twice in week in new record
Kami Rita tops Everest twice in week in new record
KATHMANDU, May 22: Veteran mountaineer Kami Rita Sherpa has broken his own world record for the most number of Everest summit climbs in a week.
May 22, 2019
ECONOMY
Nepse climbs as energy stocks rally
Nepse climbs as energy stocks rally
KATHMANDU, May 22: Stocks opened on a flat note as the Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index hovered along the opening level for the beginning trading hour.
May 22, 2019
Editorial
Where is our economy heading?
Where is our economy heading?
One of the focused promises of the government has been improving Nepal’s economy by enhancing spending, bringing in more foreign direct investment and thereby expediting Nepal’s overall development process.
May 22, 2019
OPINION
Whose Media Council?
Whose Media Council?
Drop the draft bill, don’t even consider revising it. Rather, force the media community to form
their own independent press standards mechanism. Let them call it whatever name they choose
May 22, 2019
OPINION
Neglected plants
Neglected plants
As climate uncertainty looms and crops fail, the role of wild edible plants as a source of food and nutrition has become more important. But these plants remain largely neglected
May 22, 2019
OPINION
Austria and plot against Europe
Austria and plot against Europe
Brexit, after all, is as much a Kremlin project as it is anyone else’s. Putin wants to divide Europeans, and in the UK, Brexit has succeeded in dividing Britons
May 22, 2019
Infographic
Infographics: Where women are leading the way in European Elections
Infographics: Where women are leading the way in European El...
During an informal summit in Romania, European Council President Donald Tusk promised to strive for geographic, demographic, political and gender balance among candidates for top jobs in the EU
May 22, 2019
POLITICS
Electoral system should be reviewed: Chief Commissioner Ghimire
Electoral system should be reviewed: Chief Commissioner Ghim...
KATHMANDU, May 21: Chief Commissioner of Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) Nabin Kumar Ghimire has underscored the need to review the electoral system in the country.
May 21, 2019
POLITICS
Party unification completes by mid-June: senior leader Khanal
Party unification completes by mid-June: senior leader Khana...
ILAM, May 21: Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Senior Leader Jhalanath Khanal has assured that all the backlogs with regards to party unification process would be cleared by mid-June this year.
May 21, 2019