ECONOMY
Stocks begin year in green
Stocks begin year in green
KATHMANDU, April 16: Stocks began first trading day of the year on a slightly bullish note. The benchmark Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) climbed higher in the initial trading hour but gave up all of its gains by mid-session.
Apr 16, 2019
WORLD, Lifestyle
Jailed Reuters reporters, U.S. border photographers win Pulitzer Prizes
Jailed Reuters reporters, U.S. border photographers win Puli...
NEW YORK, April 16: Reuters won two Pulitzer Prizes on Monday, one for revealing the massacre of 10 Muslim Rohingya men by Buddhist villagers and Myanmar security forces, and another for photographs of Central American migrants seeking refuge in the United States.
Apr 16, 2019
ECONOMY
Govt neglect puts public money at risk
Govt neglect puts public money at risk
KATHMANDU, April 16: The Office of the Auditor General (OAG) has said that the money invested by general public for Kathmandu-Hetauda Tunnel Highway is at risk. But the government appears heedless about protecting the public money.
Apr 16, 2019
Editorial
Monitor fees of private schools
Monitor fees of private schools
For long, Baisakh has become a cruel month for parents who want to admit their children in schools for new academic session. Monthly and admission fees scare them off. Some schools in Kathmandu and out of the valley are charging exorbitantly high amount—as much as Rs 40,000 per month in monthly fees...
Apr 16, 2019
OPINION
Balance in a turbulent world
Balance in a turbulent world
The Trump administration in the US has come up with the Indo-Pacific doctrine which in many ways is a restatement of Barak Obama’s pivot to Asia, known as the rebalance doctrine. Both doctrines are of the same origin and carry a shadow of the famous Thucydides trap that was popularized by Harvard Pr...
Apr 16, 2019
OPINION
Post-summit challenges
Post-summit challenges
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is an effective instrument for promoting sustainable development in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) like Nepal. Realizing this fact, the government of Nepal has organized three investment summits so far. First was in 1992 following the restoration of democracy. The i...
Apr 16, 2019
OPINION
Future of economic growth
Future of economic growth
MANCHESTER – Last month, I wrote about the growing divide between economic theory and real-world economic conditions, and reminded readers that economics is still a social science, despite whatever loftier ambitions its practitioners may have. Nonetheless, when it comes to the specific question of w...
Apr 16, 2019
Infographic
Infographics : Timeline of Omar al-Bashir’s leadership
Infographics : Timeline of Omar al-Bashir’s leadership
After 30 years in power, Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has been arrested and deposed by the military, following nearly four months of protests against his rule. The army has also taken over the country for the next two years and imposed a three-month state of emergency, plunging the nation into...
Apr 16, 2019
POLITICS
BNP stages demonstration in protest of Lalita Niwas grab case
BNP stages demonstration in protest of Lalita Niwas grab cas...
KATHMANDU, April 15: Bibeksheel Nepali Party (BNP) on Monday staged a demonstration in front of Singhadurbar, the main administrative secretariat of the Federal Government, in protest of recently-exposed Lalita Niwas land grab case.
Apr 15, 2019
SOCIETY
Empowering women a must to shape their future: UNFPA report
Empowering women a must to shape their future: UNFPA report
KATHMANDU, April 15: The global reproductive rights movement that began in the 1960s transformed the lives of hundreds of millions of women, empowering them to govern their own bodies and shape their own futures.
Apr 15, 2019