ECONOMY
Nepse slightly up as sectors end mixed
Nepse slightly up as sectors end mixed
KATHMANDU: Stocks witnessed a choppy session on Wednesday as the Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index traded within a confined range on Wednesday. The major average opened on a positive note and climbed above 1,340 points in the morning. The index fell in red for a couple of times at midday, but an ad...
Feb 06, 2020
My City, Entertainment
Kirk Douglas, Hollywood's tough guy on screen and off, dead at 103
Kirk Douglas, Hollywood's tough guy on screen and off, dead...
Kirk Douglas, the cleft-chinned movie star who fought gladiators, cowboys and boxers on the screen and the Hollywood establishment, died on Wednesday at the age of 103, his son Michael Douglas said.
Feb 06, 2020
Editorial
Make chicken affordable
Make chicken affordable
Nepal has become self-reliant on poultry products. We no longer have to import eggs and chickens like in the past to fulfill the domestic needs. With this, vast majority of people have access to nutritious food like eggs and chickens. No doubt, this is the result of growing poultry industry in the c...
Feb 06, 2020
OPINION
Think of their mental health
Think of their mental health
Binod BK, 30, explains that being a transman in Nepal is challenging. Hailing from Syangja, one of the rural districts of Nepal, Binod’s childhood was smeared in stigma and discrimination from his family, friends, and society. “I knew from the very beginning that even though I was born as a girl, I...
Feb 06, 2020
OPINION
Why Chhaupadi persists
Why Chhaupadi persists
Hindson Bethan (2009) mentions that menstruation taboos universally prevailed up to the mid-twentieth century in the world although anthropologists and historians did not make these taboos the subject of research until recently. Likewise, M Guterman and others (2007) provide that major religions of...
Feb 06, 2020
OPINION
The Power of AI
The Power of AI
KREUZLINGEN – Artificial intelligence is permeating almost every aspect of life in advanced economies. From governments to businesses to individuals, AI’s reach is sweeping, and its implementation is proving transformational.
Feb 06, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
MPs against 5 yrs statute of limitations for corruption
MPs against 5 yrs statute of limitations for corruption
KATHMANDU, Feb 6: Lawmakers have demanded removal of the statute of limitations for filing corruption cases against public office bearers in a bill to amend the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) Act which is under discussion in parliament.
Feb 06, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Despite regular operations, broomer machines fail to impress Valley denizens
Despite regular operations, broomer machines fail to impress...
KATHMANDU, Feb 6: Although broomer machines are seen operating in the Kathmandu Valley on a regular basis, they have drawn criticism from the operators as well as the general public for not being suitable for the road and environment of the Valley due of some major technical drawbacks they have.
Feb 06, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
CIAA asks NRB to probe loans issued against Lalita Niwas land
CIAA asks NRB to probe loans issued against Lalita Niwas lan...
KATHMANDU, Feb 6: The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has decided to ask the Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) to investigate into the loans issued by various banks and financial institutions (BFIs) against the collateral of public, government and Guthi lands of Lalita Niwas that...
Feb 06, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Nepali students in Wuhan desperate to return home
Nepali students in Wuhan desperate to return home
KATHMANDU, Feb 6: Nepali students wishing to return from Wuhan – the Chinese city at the epicenter of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak — are frustrated and angry because of delays by the Nepal government in evacuating them. The students are on the verge of mental breakdowns. They are confi...
Feb 06, 2020