WORLD

Britain says will raise minimum wage by more than 6% in 2020

Britain says will raise minimum wage by more than 6% in 2020

LONDON, Dec 31: Britain’s national minimum wage will rise by more than 6% next year, taking it to 8.74 pounds ($11.49) a...

LONDON, Dec 31: Britain’s national minimum wage will rise by more than 6% next year, taking it to 8.74 pounds ($11.49) a...

Dec 31, 2019

POLITICS

NCP still struggling to pick a speaker candidate

NCP still struggling to pick a speaker candidate

KATHMANDU, Dec 31 : Selecting a candidate for speaker of the lower house of parliament  is becoming more and more diffic...

KATHMANDU, Dec 31 : Selecting a candidate for speaker of the lower house of parliament  is becoming more and more diffic...

Dec 31, 2019

SPORTS

Manang's winning run ends, Machhindra beats NRT

Manang's winning run ends, Machhindra beats NRT

KATHMANDU, Dec 31:  Leader's Manang Marshyangdi Club missed a chance to pull three points clear of second-placed Machhin...

KATHMANDU, Dec 31:  Leader's Manang Marshyangdi Club missed a chance to pull three points clear of second-placed Machhin...

Dec 31, 2019

SOCIETY

Chief Minister Gurung extends Lhosar greetings

Chief Minister Gurung extends Lhosar greetings

Gandaki, Dec 31: Chief Minister of Gandaki State, Prithvi Subba Gurung has said that the several festivals that are cele...

Gandaki, Dec 31: Chief Minister of Gandaki State, Prithvi Subba Gurung has said that the several festivals that are cele...

Dec 31, 2019

ECONOMY

Four-lane road in Gaighat near completion

Four-lane road in Gaighat near completion

UDAYAPUR, Dec 30 : The construction of a four-lane road in Gaighat – the district headquarters of Udayapur – is nearing...

UDAYAPUR, Dec 30 : The construction of a four-lane road in Gaighat – the district headquarters of Udayapur – is nearing...

Dec 31, 2019

ECONOMY

Tourism ministers of four foreign nations to attend VNY opening

Tourism ministers of four foreign nations to attend VNY opening

KATHMANDU, Dec 31 : Tourism ministers from four countries will grace the inaugural ceremony of Visit Nepal year (VNY) 20...

KATHMANDU, Dec 31 : Tourism ministers from four countries will grace the inaugural ceremony of Visit Nepal year (VNY) 20...

Dec 31, 2019

Editorial

Dismal outcome

Dismal outcome

That Nepal’s agriculture sector is not producing enough to meet the needs of its about 30 million people is a reality. D...

That Nepal’s agriculture sector is not producing enough to meet the needs of its about 30 million people is a reality. D...

Dec 31, 2019

OPINION

Reimagining democracy

Reimagining democracy

When Carl Linnaeus first coined the term Homo Sapiens in the year 1758, modern humans had already shed their seemingly h...

When Carl Linnaeus first coined the term Homo Sapiens in the year 1758, modern humans had already shed their seemingly h...

Dec 31, 2019

OPINION

The year of the Yeti

The year of the Yeti

For a few days, yours truly had been searching for the topic to write something or anything about. You see this scribble...

For a few days, yours truly had been searching for the topic to write something or anything about. You see this scribble...

Dec 31, 2019

OPINION

Not Another Arab Spring

Not Another Arab Spring

TEL AVIV : “A specter is haunting the rich world. It is the specter of ungovernability,” began an editorial in The Econo...

TEL AVIV : “A specter is haunting the rich world. It is the specter of ungovernability,” began an editorial in The Econo...

Dec 31, 2019