The Week

Daring Durga

Daring Durga

Head constable of Nepal Police Durga Bahadur Rana, 38, displayed unparalleled courage to save the lives of voters during...

Head constable of Nepal Police Durga Bahadur Rana, 38, displayed unparalleled courage to save the lives of voters during...

Jul 21, 2017

SPORTS

Nepal surrenders to Afghanistan in U-19 cricket world cup qualifiers

Nepal surrenders to Afghanistan in U-19 cricket world cup qualifiers

KATHMANDU, July 20: Nepal U-19 Cricket Team’s winning form in the ICC U-19 World Cup Division-1 Asia Qualifiers came to...

KATHMANDU, July 20: Nepal U-19 Cricket Team’s winning form in the ICC U-19 World Cup Division-1 Asia Qualifiers came to...

Jul 21, 2017

The Week

The tablet generation

The tablet generation

I don’t really like attending weddings because all that women seem to do at these functions is show off their ‘golden’ s...

I don’t really like attending weddings because all that women seem to do at these functions is show off their ‘golden’ s...

Jul 21, 2017

ECONOMY

NIC Asia celebrates 20 years of banking service

NIC Asia celebrates 20 years of banking service

KATHMANDU, July 21: NIC Asia Bank Ltd, one of the major private-sector commercial banks of Nepal, has turned 20. The ban...

KATHMANDU, July 21: NIC Asia Bank Ltd, one of the major private-sector commercial banks of Nepal, has turned 20. The ban...

Jul 21, 2017

The Week

Country roads

Country roads

You needn’t bother with the next few lines of that celebrated song because our country roads are not designed to take us...

You needn’t bother with the next few lines of that celebrated song because our country roads are not designed to take us...

Jul 21, 2017

SOCIETY

Two years on, only 382 earthquake victims receive concessional loans

Two years on, only 382 earthquake victims receive concessional loans

KATHMANDU, July 20: Two years after the devastating earthquake, only 382 survivors have received subsidized loans from b...

KATHMANDU, July 20: Two years after the devastating earthquake, only 382 survivors have received subsidized loans from b...

Jul 21, 2017

SOCIETY

Chitwan hotels’ road to recovery literally blocked by landslides, construction

Chitwan hotels’ road to recovery literally blocked by landslides, construction

CHITWAN, July 20: The tourism sector of Chitwan had been showing signs of recovery during the last fiscal year -- that e...

CHITWAN, July 20: The tourism sector of Chitwan had been showing signs of recovery during the last fiscal year -- that e...

Jul 21, 2017

The Week

Lights Out

Lights Out

There are traffic lights in 35 junctions of Kathmandu but, at the moment, not a single one is functioning. In fact it’s...

There are traffic lights in 35 junctions of Kathmandu but, at the moment, not a single one is functioning. In fact it’s...

Jul 21, 2017

VALLEY POLLUTION INDEX

Valley Pollution Levels

Valley Pollution Levels

The graph above is based on the pollutant of fine particulate matter, PM2.5 (PM less than 2.5 microns) of Kathmandu Vall...

The graph above is based on the pollutant of fine particulate matter, PM2.5 (PM less than 2.5 microns) of Kathmandu Vall...

Jul 21, 2017

POLITICS

Constituency delineation body formed, given 21 days

Constituency delineation body formed, given 21 days

KATHMANDU, July 20: The government on Thursday formed a five-member Constituency Delineation Commission (CDC) in view of...

KATHMANDU, July 20: The government on Thursday formed a five-member Constituency Delineation Commission (CDC) in view of...

Jul 21, 2017