POLITICS, SOCIETY
Move against parody accounts a ‘bid to stifle freedom of expression’
Move against parody accounts a ‘bid to stifle freedom of exp...
KATHMANDU, Jan 23: The government’s move to close parody accounts on social media purportedly for maintaining social harmony has drawn flak as not only posing a threat to freedom of expression but also violating the established practice with such platforms elsewhere in the world.
Jan 23, 2019
POLITICS
Dr KC asks lawmakers to bring pro-people, pro-students law
Dr KC asks lawmakers to bring pro-people, pro-students law
KATHMANDU, Jan 23: Dr Govinda KC, who is on his 16th fast-unto-death since the past 14 days, has said the Medical Education Bill being tabled in parliament favors the medical mafia and urged the parliament to make it pro-people and pro-students.
Jan 23, 2019
POLITICS
MPs scuffle as govt tries to force Medical Education Bill through
MPs scuffle as govt tries to force Medical Education Bill th...
KATHMANDU, Jan 23: Ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) and main opposition Nepali Congress (NC) have resorted to a scuffle in parliament on Tuesday after the government pushed the National Medical Education Bill forward for endorsement amid obstruction from the NC.
Jan 23, 2019
SOCIETY
Snow-skiing in Humla
Snow-skiing in Humla
HUMLA, Jan 23: Snow-skiing has begun in Humla for the first time. Locals have initiated the recreational snow-skiing and snowboarding in collaboration with foreign tourists.
Jan 23, 2019
Editorial
Reviewing the reservation system
Reviewing the reservation system
There is no denying that the state should do all it can to level the playing field for the underprivileged and marginalized communities.
Jan 23, 2019
OPINION
Path of peril
Path of peril
Even though politics of here and now demands repositioning of Nepali Congress, playing to the religious gallery might prove to be irreversible route fraught with perils
Jan 23, 2019
OPINION, DIASPORA
Why I will return
Why I will return
Living in London, I have realized how Nepali migrants have been relegated to second class citizens. They don’t question, they don’t demand, they don’t ask
Jan 23, 2019
OPINION
Face reality on China
Face reality on China
America’s national interests would be far better served by facing reality and accommodating China’s rise
Jan 23, 2019
Infographic
Infographics: Davos no-shows reflect world in crisis
Infographics: Davos no-shows reflect world in crisis
Domestic crises will keep several world leaders away from the annual World Economic Forum in Davos, with only three Group of Seven leaders -- Japan’s Shinzo Abe, Germany’s Angela Merkel and Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte -- due to attend the glitzy event.
Jan 23, 2019
ECONOMY, POLITICS
Nepal inviting foreign investment and technology transfer: PM Oli
Nepal inviting foreign investment and technology transfer: P...
DAVOS, Jan 22: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said that Nepal is trying to invite investment, use technology and technology transfer to develop connectivity in its trade and relationship with other Asian countries.
Jan 22, 2019