ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Dispute on compensation for industrial park in Damak
Dispute on compensation for industrial park in Damak
DAMAK, Feb 19: The local government body has shown dissatisfaction on the matter of compensation for the construction of the China-Nepal Friendship Industrial Park in Damak. The body has demanded proper management of the squatters living in the area set aside for the industrial park.
Feb 19, 2020
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Gold at new high of Rs 76,700 per tola
Gold at new high of Rs 76,700 per tola
KATHMANDU, Feb 19: The price of gold marched to a fresh high of Rs 76,700 per tola (11.664 grams) in the domestic market on Tuesday.
Feb 19, 2020
ECONOMY
Nepse above 1,400 points for first time in 22 months
Nepse above 1,400 points for first time in 22 months
KATHMANDU: Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index shot up by 18 points in the morning as strength carried over to Tuesday's trading. However, sellers took over the latter trading session with the index declining steadily to trade briefly in red in the last trading hour. A slight recovery toward the clos...
Feb 19, 2020
My City, Lifestyle
Unique tradition: Initiation ceremony of Mawé people
Unique tradition: Initiation ceremony of Mawé people
The ultimate test of bravery and strength for the Sateré-Mawé boys can’t be surpassed by anything but a live encounter with hundreds of bullet ants
Feb 19, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Dismal progress in Saljhandi-Sandhikharka-Dhorpatan road project
Dismal progress in Saljhandi-Sandhikharka-Dhorpatan road pro...
ARGHAKHANCHI, Feb 19: Even though the construction of the Saljhandi-Sandhikharka-Dhorpatan road started a decade ago, the project has seen very dismal progress as only a five-kilometer stretch of the road has been blacktopped till date.
Feb 19, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Japanese assistance for quality education in quake-hit areas
Japanese assistance for quality education in quake-hit areas
KATHMANDU, Feb 19: Ambassador of Japan to Nepal, Saigo Masamichi signed a grant contract for the Project for Improvement of Quality of Education in Quake-affected Areas and Marginalized Communities with Country Director of Shanti Volunteer Association (SVA) Nepal Miiyake Takafumi.
Feb 19, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Quake victims still deprived of relief
Quake victims still deprived of relief
RASUWA, Feb 19: Pemba Tamang's house was badly hit by the devastating earthquake of 2015 and the powerful aftershocks. Just like any other quake victim, he was sure that he would get government support to rebuild his house. However, his dream to shift to a safe house has not been fulfilled yet. With...
Feb 19, 2020
Editorial
Step up alert
Step up alert
There have been a lot of misperceptions about coronavirus, now called COVID 19: That every infected succumbs to death, that every person coming from China is necessarily a carrier of disease, that eating garlic, smearing the body with some oil or spraying alcohol around the house can help prevent in...
Feb 19, 2020
OPINION
Will COVID-19 be black plague of our times?
Will COVID-19 be black plague of our times?
Let yours truly take you guys back to the 13th century on merchant ships infested with flea-plagued rodents, before bringing you back to the troubling times of today.
Feb 19, 2020
OPINION, Latest Updates
Shadow of impunity
Shadow of impunity
“Visiting Canada Senate speaker not scheduled to meet Agni Sapkota,” went the newspaper headline a few days back. This front-page news regarding Canadian Senate Speaker George J Fury who was in Kathmandu recently carried a significant message.
Feb 19, 2020