My City, Gen-Next, Slammed
It's day to perform
It's day to perform
Take a deep breath and give yourself a break
You have worked hard and it's time to pause and take rest
You did everything you could to prepare yourself
And now it's the day to perform and show what you have learned all through these years
May 15, 2019
SOCIETY
With ropes fixed on Everest, climbers head for summit
With ropes fixed on Everest, climbers head for summit
KATHMANDU, May 15: A team of experienced Nepali climbers scaled Mt Everest to become the first to do so this spring season and fixed the ropes to pave the way for other summit hopefuls.
May 15, 2019
POLITICS
China officials object to MPs participating in Tibet-related event
China officials object to MPs participating in Tibet-related...
KATHMANDU, May 15: Chinese officials have voiced serious objection over the participation of two Nepali lawmakers in an event in Latvia related to the ‘free-Tibet movement’.
May 15, 2019
POLITICS
Govt to ban sale of land belonging to I/NGOs for now
Govt to ban sale of land belonging to I/NGOs for now
KATHMANDU, May 15: The government plans to ban the sale of land belonging to national and international NGOs, consumer committees and private and community organizations until the bodies that have been probing various land scams complete their investigations.
May 15, 2019
POLITICS
Nepal need not be for or against any other country: US official
Nepal need not be for or against any other country: US offic...
KATHMANDU, May 15: While trying to allay concerns raised from various quarters that Nepal was pushed into its Indo-Pacific strategy—a move widely seen as an attempt to counter China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)--, a senior US State Department official has said that his country is not asking Nepa...
May 15, 2019
ECONOMY
There will be no excuse for justifying budget underspending next fiscal: FinMin
There will be no excuse for justifying budget underspending...
KATHMANDU, May 15: Minister for Finance Yuba Raj Khatiwada has said that the current government will not have any excuse to justify its failure to meet capital expenditure target set in the budget for the upcoming fiscal year.
May 15, 2019
Editorial
Priority on national pride projects
Priority on national pride projects
It need not be emphasized how important Gautam Buddha International Airport is for Nepal—for alternative airport, for tourism and economic development of Province 5 and rest of the country and for capitalizing on Lumbini—the birthplace of Lord Buddha—as the international hub of Buddhist tourism.
May 15, 2019
ECONOMY
First factory in Bhairahawa SEZ starts production
First factory in Bhairahawa SEZ starts production
BHAIRAHAWA, May 15: Shakti Minerals, the first factory in Special Economic Zone (SEZ) of Bhairahawa, formally started operation from Tuesday.
May 15, 2019
OPINION
Campaign for Buddhist tourism
Campaign for Buddhist tourism
Buddha’s legacy has been monopolized by India. Nepal needs to reclaim the Buddha and his legacy as a fundamental part of nation’s identity and narrative. Our history is inseparable from Buddhism
May 15, 2019
OPINION
Spain’s political paralysis
Spain’s political paralysis
Many in Madrid say that Spanish politics is becoming Italian, only without the Italians’ feats of political gymnastics
May 15, 2019