SOCIETY
More students in Dang into drugs
More students in Dang into drugs
DANG, Jan 21: Early on Thursday morning in Ghorahi of Dang district, a group of seven school students entered a local tea shop. After placing order for tea, one of the group members took out a small pouch, which consisted of drugs. Immediately they started preparation to take it. They spent a few mi...
Jan 21, 2017
Interview
Nepal’s strategic location prevents it from being a burden for India or China
Nepal’s strategic location prevents it from being a burden f...
Huang Youyi serves as an expert at the Charhar Institute, a prominent Chinese think tank that gives the Chinese government inputs on China’s diplomacy and international relations, including in South Asia. A close student of Nepal-China relations, Youyi was recently in Kathmandu to take part in the ‘...
Jan 21, 2017
SOCIETY
'Massive destruction of herbs, wildlife in Jajarkot'
'Massive destruction of herbs, wildlife in Jajarkot'
JAJARKOT, Jan 21: Precious herbs and wildlife in the jungles of Jajarkot are fast disappearing due to poaching, say the locals of the district. Police and forest officials also admit to the claim.
Jan 21, 2017
POLITICS
Ruling, oppn leaders demand local poll date in House
Ruling, oppn leaders demand local poll date in House
KAHTHMANDU, Jan 21: Leaders from both the ruling and opposition political parties have drawn the attention of the government to the fast-approaching deadline for holding the three sets of elections provisioned in the new constitution.
Jan 21, 2017
OPINION
Infographics: By order of the President
Infographics: By order of the President
By order of the President
Jan 21, 2017
POLITICS
Development Committee informs House about govt's reluctance to implement its directives
Development Committee informs House about govt's reluctance...
KATHMANDU, Jan 21: The Development Committee of parliament on Friday tabled a report on implementation of its decisions and directives given to government agencies in the House meeting.
Jan 21, 2017
Lifestyle
Be what you want to be; willing to pay the price?
Be what you want to be; willing to pay the price?
When I remember my childhood, I argue with my friends and colleagues that my early ages were as playful and as imaginary as those girls in ‘Little Women,’ except that I am a male. We used to roam wild and free, and always sticking around the pack: those were the carefree days- totally unaware and ig...
Jan 20, 2017
Lifestyle
The Man She Needs
The Man She Needs
“Because life is all about compromise, you never get what you want, you are already 24 and have to do it,” my mother said. “He is rich, handsome, educated and most importantly a PR holder in Australia,” she added. Meanwhile, my father asked my sister to take some time.
Jan 20, 2017
Lifestyle
I am a feminist, are you?
I am a feminist, are you?
‘Feminist’ - a word I have heard many a times during the course of my lifetime. Few years ago, when this word came up during discussion among friends, we ignored it, as if describing yourself as a feminist was a crime. And now, I embrace it. But people still freak out when I use this word.
Jan 20, 2017
Lifestyle
Ode to my uncle
Ode to my uncle
After a small hike, I reached the wall from where I could look down into the still water of Kensico Reservoir, New York. The water was gleaming as it reflected the sun; however it was cut by an alternating streak of darkness that surfaced from the deep. As I stood there all alone, taking in the imme...
Jan 20, 2017