SOCIETY
Shortage of petrol leaves people stranded
Shortage of petrol leaves people stranded
CHITWAN, Oct 25: Ramesh Sapkota of Tandi in Ratnanagar Municipality on Tuesday wandered from one place to another in search of petrol. After having his meal in the morning, Ramesh was preparing to go to Gorkha along with his wife and children to put Tika from his in-laws.
Oct 25, 2018
Editorial
Electric is the future
Electric is the future
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli inaugurated Sajha Yatayat’s electric bus in Lalitpur on Tuesday. This is encouraging, and the PM has vowed to make 20 percent of vehicles plying the Nepali roads electric by 2020. While this is a tall order, a lot needs to happen before such an announcement is made real.
Oct 25, 2018
OPINION
Hurdles in horticulture
Hurdles in horticulture
If Nepal is to benefit from World Trade Organization, it must make horticultural products competitive by removing all the constraints
Oct 25, 2018
OPINION
Reviving postal services
Reviving postal services
Nepal may introduce postal payment services for reviving its postal services and facilitating financial inclusion
Oct 25, 2018
OPINION
Will Italy sink Europe?
Will Italy sink Europe?
The European Commission, the European Central Bank, and the German government have erred in insisting on rigid enforcement of the EU Stability and Growth Pact, particularly the three percent of-GDP cap on fiscal deficits
Oct 25, 2018
Infographic
Infographics: First traffic to cross Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau bridge in 2018
Infographics: First traffic to cross Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau...
China’s President Xi Jinping has officially opened the world’s longest sea-crossing bridge, a 55-km-long (34-mile) structure linking mainland China to the semi-autonomous territories of Hong Kong and Macau.
Oct 25, 2018
SPORTS
PPL winner to win 2.7 million rupees
PPL winner to win 2.7 million rupees
KATHMANDU, Oct 24: The winner of the Pokhara Premier League (PPL) Twenty20 cricket tournament will walk home with a cash prize of Rs. 2.7 million.
Oct 24, 2018
WORLD
Agents nab possible explosive devices sent to Obama, Clinton
Agents nab possible explosive devices sent to Obama, Clinton
WASHINGTON, Oct 24: The U.S. Secret Service says agents have intercepted packages containing “possible explosive devices” addressed to former President Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.
Oct 24, 2018
SOCIETY
One dead, 15 injured after crowded jeep slips backward and veers 60 meters off the road
One dead, 15 injured after crowded jeep slips backward and v...
GULMI, Oct 24: A 15 year child was killed while 15 passengers sustained injuries after an over packed jeep slipped backward after a brake fail and fell around 60 meters off the road.
Oct 24, 2018
SPORTS
India's Kohli becomes fastest to complete 10,000 ODI runs
India's Kohli becomes fastest to complete 10,000 ODI runs
MUMBAI, Oct 24: India’s Virat Kohli became the fastest batsman to reach 10,000 runs in one-day internationals as he scored a second consecutive century against West Indies on Wednesday.
Oct 24, 2018