OPINION
Glacial Lake Outburst Flooding in Nepal Rings Alarm Bells
Glacial Lake Outburst Flooding in Nepal Rings Alarm Bells
On August 18, 2024, an unusual flooding event swept through Thame village in the Everest region of Nepal. This incident was later identified by the Government of Nepal as a Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF).
Sep 10, 2024
POLITICS
79th session of the United Nations General Assembly begins today
79th session of the United Nations General Assembly begins t...
NEW YORK, Sept 9: The 79th United Nations General Assembly begins here today. The UNGA is taking place this year from September 10 to September 30 under the theme 'Leaving no one behind: acting together for the advancement of peace, sustainable development and human dignity for present and future g...
Sep 10, 2024
Editorial
More ‘austerity’
More ‘austerity’
Ever since returning to power, the Shehbaz Sharif government has been pushing an austerity narrative like all previous dispensations. This narrative is mostly built around the announcement of superficial measures and is not backed by concrete policy.
Sep 10, 2024
POLITICS
Emergency time in HoR reduced to 2 minutes
Emergency time in HoR reduced to 2 minutes
KATHMANDU, Sept 9: The emergency time in the House of Representatives (HoR) has been reduced. Speaker Devraj Ghimire announced that two minutes will be allocated for lawmakers speaking during emergency time, starting from Monday.
Sep 09, 2024
POLITICS
BP Koirala was a great man from a small country: NC Prez Deuba
BP Koirala was a great man from a small country: NC Prez Deu...
KATHMANDU, Sept 9: Nepali Congress (NC) President Sher Bahadur Deuba has described BP Koirala as a multidimensional personality.
Sep 09, 2024
POLITICS
SC’s decision to leave an additional 20 meters along riverbanks cannot be implemented: PM...
SC’s decision to leave an additional 20 meters along riverba...
KATHMANDU, Sept 9: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has stated that the Supreme Court (SC)'s decision to leave an additional 20 meters along the riverbanks in the Kathmandu Valley cannot be implemented.
Sep 09, 2024
ECONOMY
CAAN approves Shree Airlines’s schedule to operate five daily flights to Bharatpur
CAAN approves Shree Airlines’s schedule to operate five dail...
KATHMANDU, Sept 9: The schedule for daily five flights by Shree Airlines in Bharatpur has been approved. Anil Manandhar, spokesperson for Shree Airlines, said that the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) has granted approval for Shree Airlines to operate five daily flights to Bharatpur.
Sep 09, 2024
POLITICS
Fight between PM and Home Minister’s party organizations hindering studies at universities...
Fight between PM and Home Minister’s party organizations hin...
KATHMANDU, Sept 9: Lawmaker from the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), Sumana Shrestha, has stated that due to the fighting between student organizations affiliated to the Prime Minister's and the Home Minister's parties, students coming to the university have not been able to study or take exams.
Sep 09, 2024
POLITICS
Complaint filed against NC Vice President Dhanraj Gurung on charge of cooperative fraud
Complaint filed against NC Vice President Dhanraj Gurung on...
KATHMANDU, Sept 9: Nepali Congress Vice President Dhanraj Gurung is under scrutiny for his alleged involvement in a cooperative savings fraud.
Sep 09, 2024
BLOG
CDO saap, please don’t put other seniors through this!
CDO saap, please don’t put other seniors through this!
Both of my parents are senior citizens, octogenarians to be precise, born in Kathmandu, holding valid citizenship cards provided by the erstwhile His Majesty’s Government (HMG)’s Magistrate Office of Kathmandu.
Sep 09, 2024