OPINION
How we failed on onion
How we failed on onion
Onion is an important vegetable crop in Nepal and it can be grown in all districts. Physiologically, it is a long-day plant and is normally planted in October/November and harvested in May/June. Per capita consumption of onion in Nepal is 7.7 kg, which is far below the world average of 10.8 kg. Even...
Jan 05, 2020
OPINION
Teaching challenges
Teaching challenges
Over the past few months, I had the opportunity to lead a skills lab for bachelor’s degree students of social work, trying to help them bridge the gap between theoretical and practical knowledge. There is no training that can make a youth completely ready for a job as only a continuous and engaging...
Jan 05, 2020
OPINION
Ode to winter
Ode to winter
Winter is the best custodian of the nature. It may seem to muck things up but it rarely sucks them up. It makes beautiful young lady joggers look like shabby decoys wrapped in multiple layers of apparels installed in front of a store of a stingy uniform business owner. Likewise, handsome young men j...
Jan 05, 2020
OPINION
Why a Cool War May Be Worse than a Cold One
Why a Cool War May Be Worse than a Cold One
HONG KONG – In recent years, fears of a new cold war between the United States and China have been proliferating. But the tensions between the two powers would be better described as a “cool war,” characterized not by old-fashioned spheres of interest, proxy wars, and the threat of “mutually assured...
Jan 05, 2020
POLITICS, Latest Updates
Candidacy nomination for upper house poll today
Candidacy nomination for upper house poll today
KATHMANDU, Jan 5: The Election Commission has set the date of candidacy nomination for the upper house election for Sunday.
Jan 05, 2020
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Gas bottlers flout govt safety regulations
Gas bottlers flout govt safety regulations
KATHMANDU, Jan 5: As many as 15 bottlers of Liquefied Petroleum (LP) gas are yet to acquire the Nepal Standard (NS) certification, although the Nepal Bureau of Standards and Metrology (NBSM) directed these bottlers to comply with the safety norms some three years ago.
Jan 05, 2020
SOCIETY, Republica Watch, Latest Updates
80% of verdicts in work abroad scams go unimplemented
80% of verdicts in work abroad scams go unimplemented
KATHMANDU, Jan 5: Amrita Dhakal, 32, of Saurapana, Gorkha could have been a successful entrepreneur today if only she had not dreamt of going to Japan and earning Rs 300,000 a month. Giving in to this lofty dream, she fell victim to a fraudster and she ended up selling off her clothing store, which...
Jan 05, 2020
WORLD
Two rockets fall inside Iraqi air base housing U.S. troops: reports
Two rockets fall inside Iraqi air base housing U.S. troops:...
TIKRIT, Iraq (Reuters) - Two Katyusha rockets fell inside Iraq’s Balad air base, 80 km (50 miles) north of Baghdad, which houses U.S. forces on Saturday but caused no casualties, two security sources told Reuters.
Jan 05, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Minister Bhattarai unveils statue of Lord Buddha at TIA
Minister Bhattarai unveils statue of Lord Buddha at TIA
KATHMANDU, Jan 4: The government has erected a statue of the Lord Buddha at the Tribhuvan International Airport as part of its preparations to transform the airport into a 'boutique airport'.
Jan 04, 2020
WORLD
Australia Prime Minister defers visits to India, Japan amid bushfire emergency
Australia Prime Minister defers visits to India, Japan amid...
MELBOURNE, Jan 4: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has cancelled official trips to India and Japan that were scheduled for the second half of January as he battles a bushfire emergency at home.
Jan 04, 2020