Editorial
Welcome 2076!
Welcome 2076!
We welcome the year 2076 with hope and optimism. The year 2075 was nothing extraordinary for the country. It was rather uneventful year with the government of PM KP Sharma Oli promising bunch of things, most of which remains unfulfilled. The Oli government is not tired of repeating its grand promis...
Apr 15, 2019
OPINION
World Bank must change course
World Bank must change course
BRUSSELS – Critics have called new World Bank president David Malpass an arsonist in charge of a fire department, because of past comments he made on Bank salaries and loans to China. But it’s far more important to focus on improving progress toward the World Bank’s core mission of ending extreme po...
Apr 15, 2019
OPINION
The palanquin press
The palanquin press
The justice system has had a checkered past in Nepal. The chieftain of Gorkha is publicly celebrated for administering victors’ justice to the vanquished. For over hundred years, the word of not just one ruler but the entire Rana clan was the law. There was a brief interregnum in the 1950s when judg...
Apr 15, 2019
OPINION
Work for social good
Work for social good
Today’s social structure is incredibly complex, and our societies are left with many more challenges: judicial, socio-economic, religious and psychological to mention a few. The most important workforces in helping us address these challenges are social workers. They have committed themselves to bri...
Apr 15, 2019
Infographic
Infographics: Cost of European Parliament ballot
Infographics: Cost of European Parliament ballot
It will cost the UK Government more than £100 million to take part in the European Parliament elections on May 23, according to an analysis of the cost of staging the last ballot in 2014.
Apr 15, 2019
My City, Lifestyle, Art & Culture
Bhaktapur celebrates Sagun Jatra
Bhaktapur celebrates Sagun Jatra
A major attraction of Bhaktapur’s Biska Jatra is ‘Swaga biyagu Jatra’, which means offerings to the deities. It is celebrated annually on the fourth of Baishakh.
Apr 14, 2019
POLITICS
NC president Deuba stresses on public interaction
NC president Deuba stresses on public interaction
KAILALI, April 14: The main opposition Nepali Congress president and former Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has urged the party cadres to develop their public interaction.
Apr 14, 2019
My City, Art & Culture, Exhibitions
Roshan BK's exhibition 'Wooden Reflection' on display
Roshan BK's exhibition 'Wooden Reflection' on display
The exhibition 'Wooden Reflection' kicked off on Thursday at Arupan Art Gallery, Lazimpat. The exhibition features watercolor paintings by artist Roshan BK. The solo art exhibition contains a total of 16 paintings created by BK from year 2013 till 2019.
Apr 14, 2019
SOCIETY
April 14: 6 things to know by 6 PM today
April 14: 6 things to know by 6 PM today
Your daily dose of missed important news of the day.
Apr 14, 2019
WORLD
Facebook down for some users: Downdetector.com
Facebook down for some users: Downdetector.com
April 14: Facebook Inc’s social networking site is inaccessible to some users across the world on Sunday, according to Downdetector.com, a website which monitors outages.
Apr 14, 2019