WORLD
UN finds 486 million in Asia still hungry, progress stalled
UN finds 486 million in Asia still hungry, progress stalled
BANGKOK, Nov 2: Despite rapid economic growth, the Asia-Pacific region has nearly a half billion people who go hungry as progress stalls in improving food security and basic living conditions, a United Nations report said Friday.
Nov 02, 2018
The Week
Stories of Nepal
Stories of Nepal
Nepal really is a paradise for all sorts of travelers, not just for adventure seekers and nature lovers but also for the story lovers. From the plains to the mountains, destinations in Nepal possess religious and local narratives.
Nov 02, 2018
Republica Watch
100 days of hurting
100 days of hurting
KATHMANDU, Nov 2: The only thing Durga Devi Panta knows for sure is that her daughter, Nirmala, was at her friend's home moments before she was raped and killed. The monsoon vacation had just started, and Nirmala had gone to meet her friend Roshani, about a mile away from her home in Bhimdutta-2 in...
Nov 02, 2018
The Week
Confrontations
Confrontations
The color red is significant in a Nepali woman’s life: it indicates marital status, symbolizes auspiciousness, sexuality, fertility, and life. Another color significant to women is white, employed to signify a woman’s purity, vulnerability and fragility as the unspoiled bearer of patriarchal honor.
Nov 02, 2018
The Week
Festival fun
Festival fun
I like Tihar more than Dashain. Dashain is like a week-long break and you get bored after a day or two unless you decide to go to one of those ASEAN countries during the festive season. Then, even a week is not enough.
Nov 02, 2018
The Week
Blessings undisguised
Blessings undisguised
What really is Dashain without a Dashain hangover? I’m not talking about the inevitable (for some) booze induced headaches but the general state of lethargy after the festival – the quieter streets, the slowly diminishing reserves of left over mutton and sweets, packing all the playing cards, taking...
Nov 02, 2018
SPORTS
Pakistan thrashes Nepal, defending champion India loses to Bangladesh
Pakistan thrashes Nepal, defending champion India loses to B...
KATHMANDU, Nov 2: The defending champion India and the runner-up of the last edition Nepal have both lost in their semifinal clashes in the ongoing SAFF U-15 Men’s Championship in Lalitpur on Thursday.
Nov 02, 2018
SPORTS
Dhangadhi Blues defeats Blasters to keep qualification hopes alive
Dhangadhi Blues defeats Blasters to keep qualification hopes...
With Shah’s half-century, Rhinos still on playoffs hunt
Nov 02, 2018
ECONOMY
Nepse unchanged after choppy session
Nepse unchanged after choppy session
KATHMANDU, Nov 2: Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index swung between gains and losses in the last trading session of the week, eventually closing the day unchanged. The benchmark index traded lower for most of the initial trading hours. It, however, made a rebound in the afternoon to reach an intra-da...
Nov 02, 2018
ECONOMY
Business as usual not sufficient to achieve middle income status by 2030: WB
Business as usual not sufficient to achieve middle income st...
KATHMANDU, Nov 2: Nepal can achieve growth rates of at least 7 to 8 percent that is imperative to become a middle income country by 2030 only if it shifts its remittance-led and consumption-based growth to one that is investment and productivity driven, according to the World Bank Group.
Nov 02, 2018