SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Rescued 175 Nepalis from China taken to Kharipati quarantine (with photos)
Rescued 175 Nepalis from China taken to Kharipati quarantine...
KATHMANDU, Feb 16: The 175 Nepalis airlifted from Wuhan of China earlier this morning have been taken to the quarantine set up at Kharipati. The Nepal Electricity Authority training centre has been converted into a temporary quarantine where they will spend at least two weeks before going home.
Feb 16, 2020
OPINION
Dealing with children with learning disability
Dealing with children with learning disability
A few years ago, during an interaction with school children, I noticed a few children behaving differently. I thought they were just shy, but there was one hyperactive child. I asked the teacher’s permission to interact closely with the child. I suspected learning disabilities in the child. Initia...
Feb 16, 2020
OPINION
When Viruses Turn Political
When Viruses Turn Political
OXFORD – Before the coronavirus exploded into the news, a report by the World Health Organization warned that the world was not prepared for “a fast-moving, virulent respiratory pathogen pandemic” that could kill 50-80 million people, cause panic and instability, and seriously affect the global econ...
Feb 16, 2020
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
CIAA stresses need to revise public procurement laws
CIAA stresses need to revise public procurement laws
KATHMANDU, Feb 16: The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has stressed on the need for revising the existing Public Procurement Act to address the problems seen in the timely construction of the infrastructure projects.
Feb 16, 2020
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Dhading women attracted to mushroom farming
Dhading women attracted to mushroom farming
DHADING, Feb 16: Women from Damgade Batase-12, Nilkantha Municipality of Dhading have started group mushroom farming through cooperatives to generate income. The group's first harvest of mushroom has already found buyers in the district.
Feb 16, 2020
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Apple production area in Jumla continues to expand
Apple production area in Jumla continues to expand
JUMLA, Feb 16: The total area for apple farming in Jumla district is increasing on a yearly basis. Farmers in Jumla are attracted to apple farming as they have been able to generate profit from the venture. Jumla is famous for its organic apples and the demand for the product is increasing in the do...
Feb 16, 2020
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
12 years on, Darkhe Khola hydro project still incomplete
12 years on, Darkhe Khola hydro project still incomplete
MUGU, Feb 16: Darkhe Khola Laghu Hydropower Project of Chhayanath Rara Municipality-14 still awaits completion twelve years since construction began for the project. In 2007, Darkhe Khola Laghu Hydropower Project with 19-kilowatt capacity began construction for the residents of three villages of Chh...
Feb 16, 2020
My City, Entertainment
Writer AE Hotchner, friend to Hemingway, Newman, dead at 102
Writer AE Hotchner, friend to Hemingway, Newman, dead at 102
A.E. Hotchner, a well-traveled author, died Saturday at age 102.
Feb 16, 2020
My City, Lifestyle, Beauty
Maximize your beauty sleep
Maximize your beauty sleep
Hydration keeps you fresh. But when you spend all night fast asleep, you aren’t hydrating by drinking water.
Feb 16, 2020
SPORTS, Latest Updates
Machhindra crowned A-Division champion for the first time
Machhindra crowned A-Division champion for the first time
KATHMANDU, Feb 16: Machhindra Club has been crowned the champion of the Martyr's Memorial A-Division League for the first time in its history as Bikash Tamang's own goal sealed a 1-0 win against the departmental team Tribhuvan Army Club in Kathmandu on Saturday.
Feb 16, 2020