ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Nepal to host world’s highest fashion show
Nepal to host world’s highest fashion show
KATHMANDU, Jan 9: A fashion event is being organized in the Everest region later this month to set a Guinness World Record.
Jan 09, 2020
SPORTS, Latest Updates
Police Club routs Karnali by 267 runs
Police Club routs Karnali by 267 runs
KATHMANDU, Jan 9: Departmental team Nepal Police Club registered the biggest win by run-margin in the ongoing Manmohan Memorial National One-Day Cricket Tournament defeating Karnali Province by 267 runs during the first Group B match played at Inaruwa cricket ground in Sunsari on Wednesday.
Jan 09, 2020
SPORTS, Latest Updates
Shahukhala crosses century mark in A-Division League
Shahukhala crosses century mark in A-Division League
KATHMANDU, Jan 9: Santosh Shahukhala finally crossed the century mark in Nepali top-flight football as he scored twice to ensure Chyasal Youth Club’s 2-2 draw against the departmental team Nepal Police Club in the ongoing Martyr’s Memorial A-Division league in Kathmandu on Wednesday.
Jan 09, 2020
POLITICS, Latest Updates
Advertisement Regulation Act challenged in SC
Advertisement Regulation Act challenged in SC
KATHMANDU, Jan 9: A writ petition was filed at the Supreme Court on Wednesday challenging the recently promulgated Advertisement Regulation Act that goes against the spirit of the Constitution.
Jan 09, 2020
ECONOMY
Nepse retraces slightly after three-day surge
Nepse retraces slightly after three-day surge
KATHMANDU: Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) traded higher briefly in the morning session on Wednesday. However, the benchmark index soon pulled back dropping more than 9 points in the beginning hour. Nepse recouped its losses thereafter, but failed to hold ground in the afternoon. Sellers took over in t...
Jan 09, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
In Jumla, menstruating women are forced to stay in cowsheds
In Jumla, menstruating women are forced to stay in cowsheds
JUMLA, Jan 9: Chhau sheds (menstruation hut) are being dismantled in western Nepal following strict directive from the government to end the malpractice of banishing women to such sheds during their periods. However, uprooting this tradition does not seem that easy in Jumla. Unlike other districts w...
Jan 09, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Sindhupalchowk gets plush school buildings with Chinese assistance of Rs 1 billion
Sindhupalchowk gets plush school buildings with Chinese assi...
SINDHUPALCHOWK, Jan 9: The earthquake-ravaged Ratna Rajya Secondary School of Sindhupalchowk has got three newly-built blocks and other infrastructures worth Rs 1 billion with the financial support from the Chinese government. The light maroon buildings with a total of 137 rooms set up against the b...
Jan 09, 2020
Editorial
Doing things wrong
Doing things wrong
An event that should ideally have been praised by the general public has become a subject of criticism because the person who led it did not think well about its timing. The incident is related to publicity campaign launched by Minister of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Yogesh Bhattarai in Sydn...
Jan 09, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Nepal Army tells its personnel in Iraq to take security precautions
Nepal Army tells its personnel in Iraq to take security prec...
KATHMANDU, Jan 9: Nepal Army (NA) has asked its personnel deployed under the United Nations Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) to take necessary security precautions after Iran fired nearly two dozen ballistic missiles in US military bases in Iraq early Wednesday in retaliation for the killing of top Iranian...
Jan 09, 2020
OPINION
The specter of war
The specter of war
Iran has announced that it is withdrawing from the 2015 Iran Nuclear Deal. Pulling out of the deal that was constraining its uranium enrichment is a clear sign that Iran is considering acquiring a nuclear weapon. This is a major blow to the nonviolent efforts initiated by the Obama administration to...
Jan 09, 2020