OPINION
A nation at risk
A nation at risk
The future of our children and our nation is at risk. This is because learning achievement of our children is low and stagnant. The time to bask in the success of getting students enrolled in schools is over. Analyses show stronger positive association of economic growth with learning outcomes tha...
Mar 01, 2020
OPINION
Rethinking human development
Rethinking human development
The concept of human development emerged in the 1970s out of the need to redefine the conventional notion of development which focused only on economic growth. This new idea appeared in the development thinking to disapprove the development model which only stresses on constructing big infrastructur...
Mar 01, 2020
OPINION
Delusion of governance
Delusion of governance
The government of KP Oli completed its two years on February 15. During the elections in 2017, the left alliance composed of CPN(UML) and CPN(Maoist Center), which merged into Nepal Communist Party (NCP) later on, had unveiled many two-year and five-year plans, in its election manifesto. It won th...
Mar 01, 2020
OPINION
Now or Never
Now or Never
CAMBRIDGE – Everybody seems to agree that data will play a fundamental role in the economy of the future, whether through health discoveries, smart energy grids, autonomous vehicles, or other areas of innovation. The problem is that nobody knows precisely how the new forms of economic value will be...
Mar 01, 2020
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
ITC to inject $9 million to promote export of pashmina, coffee
ITC to inject $9 million to promote export of pashmina, coff...
KATHMANDU, Mar 1: The International Trade Centre (ITC), a multilateral joint agency under the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the United Nations, is providing US$ 9 million to help boost the production and export of Nepali coffee and Chyangra Pashmina.
Mar 01, 2020
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Petroleum exploration work hampered due to coronavirus
Petroleum exploration work hampered due to coronavirus
DAILEKH, Mar 1: The widespread outbreak of coronavirus in China has affected the petroleum exploration work in Dailekh.
Mar 01, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Former Maoist guerilla compelled to live with shrapnel in his head
Former Maoist guerilla compelled to live with shrapnel in hi...
ROLPA, Mar 1: “Had I studied or worked, i would have a different life,” laments Khadak Thapa, a former guerilla, who was injured during the decade-long Maoist insurgency.
Mar 01, 2020
My City, Lifestyle, Beauty
Skincare tips to add to your beauty routine
Skincare tips to add to your beauty routine
Before your head hits the pillow, always remove your makeup and scrub away all the bacteria and impurities that settled on your face during the day. Plus, a dirty face will get makeup on your pillow, which can harbor bacteria.
Mar 01, 2020
POLITICS, Latest Updates
NC Prez Deuba forms 13 departments amid boycott by rival faction
NC Prez Deuba forms 13 departments amid boycott by rival fac...
KATHMANDU, Mar 1: At a time when the four-year term of current office-bearers of the party is set to expire in a couple of days, Nepali Congress (NC) President Sher Bahadur Deuba formed 13 central departments of the party amid protest from the rival factions on Saturday.
Mar 01, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Delay in road blacktopping triggers protest, road block in Gorkha
Delay in road blacktopping triggers protest, road block in G...
GORKHA, Mar 1: Demanding a permanent solution to the dilapidated and dusty roads, the locals of Nayasaghu, Siranchowk Rural Municipality of Gorkha have taken to the streets. In recent days, they have been demonstrating on the street against Nagarjun Trishuli JV Construction Company which is responsi...
Mar 01, 2020