SOCIETY
Corruption rife at local units
Corruption rife at local units
NEPALGUNJ, Nov 18: While it was believed that corruption mostly thrived in the education sector, the scenario has largely changed under the country's new federal structure. Now, local units are said to be the most corruption-prone offices.
Nov 18, 2018
ECONOMY
Government felicitates country’s largest taxpayers
Government felicitates country’s largest taxpayers
KATHMANDU, Nov 18: The government has felicitated over a dozen companies for paying highest taxes in the last Fiscal Year 2016/17.
Nov 18, 2018
ECONOMY
Handicraft fair sees transactions worth Rs 15m
Handicraft fair sees transactions worth Rs 15m
KATHMANDU, Nov 18: The 16th Handicraft Trade Fair has seen a turnover of Rs 15 million in four days, according to the organizer Federation of Handicraft Associations of Nepal (FHAN).
Nov 18, 2018
Editorial
NAC in deep hole, need urgent action
NAC in deep hole, need urgent action
When an organization lacks a clear business plan, does not properly study market before starting a new project and doesn’t consider economic viability of business plan, such organizations are bound to fail.
Nov 18, 2018
OPINION
Sustaining democracy
Sustaining democracy
Regardless of great changes, if mentality, mindset, practices and behavior of our leaders remain the same our democracy will be in trouble
Nov 18, 2018
OPINION
Cell-phone parenting
Cell-phone parenting
Nepali children are losing themselves into the world of cell phones, oblivious to what is happening around them
Nov 18, 2018
OPINION
Media’s #MeToo problem
Media’s #MeToo problem
Newsrooms continue to fail to take seriously the threats female journalists face on the job, both in their own workplaces and in the field
Nov 18, 2018
OPINION
Elections and disability
Elections and disability
Disabled communities in Nepal are disenfranchised before, during, and after elections
Nov 18, 2018
Infographic
Infographics: Who are the Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh?
Infographics: Who are the Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh?
There are at least 901 thousand Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. Having fled what the UN has called a genocide in their home country of Myanmar, large numbers of them face repatriation to the place from which they recently fled.
Nov 18, 2018
WORLD
New president replaces autocratic leader in the Maldives
New president replaces autocratic leader in the Maldives
MALE, Maldives, Nov 17: Ibrahim Mohamed Solih took over as president of the Maldives on Saturday following a fierce political discord caused by the autocratic rule of outgoing leader Yameen Abdul Gayoom.
Nov 17, 2018