OPINION
Geopolitics of poverty
Geopolitics of poverty
Of course, we have a lot to blame ourselves for endemic poverty but could it be that we are poor because our neighbors want us poor and dependent?
Aug 11, 2016
OPINION
The fairness delusion
The fairness delusion
Many young girls think if they use creams as shown in ads by cine stars, their face will be as white as theirs. They are wrong.
Aug 11, 2016
POLITICS
PM pledges to seek common understanding on local bodies
PM pledges to seek common understanding on local bodies
KATHMANDU, Aug 11: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has pledged to forge a common understanding among major political forces on the number of local bodies and criteria for restructuring them, and provide it to the commission formed to fix the number and boundaries of local bodies within a week.
Aug 11, 2016
OPINION
Populism, past and present
Populism, past and present
Europe is not alone in being swept up by populism. The US is also in serious danger
Aug 11, 2016
SOCIETY
Fear of landslide keeps locals awake
Fear of landslide keeps locals awake
MUGU, August 11: Rupa Rokaya is unable to sleep these days, thanks to the fear of landslides that has gripped her family. Massive rocks and mud have been sliding down from the settlements below her house while road and land above her house have sustained many cracks. “As the monsoon continues, it is...
Aug 11, 2016
OPINION
Infographics: Genetic resources and biodiversity for food and agriculture
Infographics: Genetic resources and biodiversity for food an...
Genetic resources and biodiversity for food and agriculture
Aug 11, 2016
Product Review
Honda BR-V vrooms its way into Nepal
Honda BR-V vrooms its way into Nepal
KATHMANDU, Aug 11: Japanese carmaker Honda has launched a new four-wheeler BR-V, or Bold-Runabout Vehicle (BR-V), in the Nepali market.
Aug 11, 2016
POLITICS
1003 civil servants fined for not furnishing property details
1003 civil servants fined for not furnishing property detail...
KATHMADU, Aug 10: The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) on Wednesday has decided to fine 1,003 civil servants for not furnishing their property details of the fiscal year 2015/16 within the given deadline.
Aug 10, 2016
POLITICS
Lharkyal Lama freed on bail
Lharkyal Lama freed on bail
KATHMANDU, Aug 10: The Special Court on Wednesday freed suspended CPN Maoist Center parliamentain Lharkyal Lama, who was in jail on corruption charge, after he furnished a bail of Rs 10 million as sought by the court.
Aug 10, 2016
SOCIETY
Saudi man held for attempted rape at Thamel hotel
Saudi man held for attempted rape at Thamel hotel
KATHMANDU, Aug 10: Metropolitan Police Circle office, Lainchaur on Tuesday midnight arrested a fifty-four year old Saudi Arabian man on the charge of allegedly attempting to rape a sixteen-year old girl in a Thamel-based hotel room.
Aug 10, 2016