OPINION
Forgotten folks
Forgotten folks
Crises have a differential impact depending on pre-existing vulnerabilities. The Covid-19 pandemic-triggered lockdown in Nepal has hit daily wage workers or informal workers the hardest. It is instructive to understand the pre-existing vulnerabilities that have caused this extreme impact on informal...
May 03, 2020
OPINION
Managing sibling rivalry
Managing sibling rivalry
I can imagine a household full of children, without the option of going out during this current state of lockdown. Schools, colleges, offices and everything else is closed, and everyone is home. I am sure the first few days were very chaotic, till the establishment of routines, and everyone found th...
May 03, 2020
POLITICS
Cabinet recommends to president to call Budget Session from May 8
Cabinet recommends to president to call Budget Session from...
KATHMANDU, May 3: The Cabinet has recommended to President Bidya Devi Bhandari to call the budget session of the Federal Parliament from May 8.
May 03, 2020
OPINION
In quarantine, in America
In quarantine, in America
Too much freedom spoils a country and its characters. I have evolved as an unstable character since I started working from home beginning mid-March because of stay-at-home orders owing to the coronavirus pandemic. My workspace keeps changing from couch to study table to dining table to the kitchen i...
May 03, 2020
DIASPORA, Coronavirus
73 Nepalis die of COVID-19 worldwide as of Saturday: NRNA
73 Nepalis die of COVID-19 worldwide as of Saturday: NRNA
KATHMANDU, April 27: As of Saturday evening, 73 Nepalis living in various countries around the world have lost their lives due to the coronavirus, the Non-resident Nepali Association (NRNA), said.
May 03, 2020
WORLD
S Korea says troops exchange fire along N Korean border
S Korea says troops exchange fire along N Korean border
SEOUL, South Korea, May 3: North and South Korean troops exchanged fire along their tense border on Sunday, the South’s military said, blaming North Korean soldiers for targeting a guard post.
May 03, 2020
My City, Entertainment
Sam Smith wants to date older men
Sam Smith wants to date older men
Singer Sam Smith says he wants to date an older man. The Oscar winner last dated "13 Reasons Why" star Brandon Flynn. Smith, 27, and Flynn, 26, broke up after an eight-month relationship in 2018.
May 03, 2020
My City, Entertainment
Nepathya releases song of Tamor
Nepathya releases song of Tamor
Nepathya released a video of their old song, which was compiled nearly two decades ago. The song 'Pani Tirtire Lyau Bhanthe Babaile' was also collected by band's frontman Amrit Gurung.
May 03, 2020
POLITICS, Latest Updates
Reports of NCP fielding Bamdev Gautam from Palpa-1 are baseless: NCP MP Rana
Reports of NCP fielding Bamdev Gautam from Palpa-1 are basel...
KATHMANDU, May 3: Dal Bahadur Rana, a lawmaker of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP), has refuted rumors of fielding the party’s vice chairman Bamdev Gautam from Papa-1 for the House of Representatives.
May 03, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Pollution by brick kilns kills 600 each year in Nepal: Report
Pollution by brick kilns kills 600 each year in Nepal: Repor...
KATHMANDU, May 3: As many as 600 people die every year due to the pollution arising from the brick kilns in Nepal and the associated Disability Adjusted life years (DALYs) are roughly 4,800, a study shows.
May 03, 2020