POLITICS

‘The United States did not choose the MCC projects; Nepal selected them’

‘The United States did not choose the MCC projects; Nepal selected them’

We want to see parliament ratify MCC at the earliest

We want to see parliament ratify MCC at the earliest

Dec 14, 2020

My City

'Owatta': COVID-19 forces closure of Tokyo neighbourhood ramen joint

'Owatta': COVID-19 forces closure of Tokyo neighbourhood ramen joint

After a hectic day dishing up almost 200 bowls of ramen during a non-stop seven-hour service, Yashiro Haga’s small shop...

After a hectic day dishing up almost 200 bowls of ramen during a non-stop seven-hour service, Yashiro Haga’s small shop...

Dec 13, 2020

My City

Nobel winners get prizes at home while the socially distanced band plays

Nobel winners get prizes at home while the socially distanced band plays

Dressing down, the 2020 Nobel winners got their awards in a broadcast aired on Thursday as, thousands of kilometres away...

Dressing down, the 2020 Nobel winners got their awards in a broadcast aired on Thursday as, thousands of kilometres away...

Dec 13, 2020

OPINION

How can you be so irresponsible about education?

How can you be so irresponsible about education?

Covid-19 period could be best utilized to bring innovation in teaching and learning. In Nepal, the court and the governm...

Covid-19 period could be best utilized to bring innovation in teaching and learning. In Nepal, the court and the governm...

Dec 14, 2020

SOCIETY

PHOTOS: Not paid by sugar mills for past six years, cane farmers stage protests in Kathmandu

PHOTOS: Not paid by sugar mills for past six years, cane farmers stage protests in Kathmandu

KATHMANDU, Dec 13: Nearly a year after their agreement with the government in which the latter expressed commitment to e...

KATHMANDU, Dec 13: Nearly a year after their agreement with the government in which the latter expressed commitment to e...

Dec 13, 2020

ECONOMY

Nepal’s Human Development Index reaches 0.587

Nepal’s Human Development Index reaches 0.587

KATHMANDU, Dec 13: Nepal attained a Human Development Index (HDI) of 0.587 in 2019, an inch up from the index of 0.579 i...

KATHMANDU, Dec 13: Nepal attained a Human Development Index (HDI) of 0.587 in 2019, an inch up from the index of 0.579 i...

Dec 13, 2020

WORLD

Fauci says herd immunity possible by fall, ‘normality’ by end of 2021

Fauci says herd immunity possible by fall, ‘normality’ by end of 2021

The US top infectious disease doctor offered a timeline for ending the COVID-19 pandemic this week, saying that if the c...

The US top infectious disease doctor offered a timeline for ending the COVID-19 pandemic this week, saying that if the c...

Dec 13, 2020

SOCIETY

How kids’ immune systems can evade COVID

How kids’ immune systems can evade COVID

Young children account for only a small percentage of COVID-19 infections1 — a trend that has puzzled scientists. Now, a...

Young children account for only a small percentage of COVID-19 infections1 — a trend that has puzzled scientists. Now, a...

Dec 13, 2020

My City

Charley Pride, a country music Black superstar, dies at 86

Charley Pride, a country music Black superstar, dies at 86

Charley Pride, one of country music’s first Black superstar whose rich baritone on such hits as “Kiss an Angel Good Morn...

Charley Pride, one of country music’s first Black superstar whose rich baritone on such hits as “Kiss an Angel Good Morn...

Dec 13, 2020

My City

Like mother and father, Blue Ivy Carter now a Grammy nominee

Like mother and father, Blue Ivy Carter now a Grammy nominee

Blue Ivy Carter is an official Grammy nominee. When the Recording Academy announced the nominees for the 2021 Grammys la...

Blue Ivy Carter is an official Grammy nominee. When the Recording Academy announced the nominees for the 2021 Grammys la...

Dec 13, 2020