Editorial
Heed the victims’ call
Heed the victims’ call
Nepal’s transitional justice process is getting prolonged further while the victims of the atrocities carried out by both the state forces and rebels during the decade-long Maoist insurgency are still waiting for justice. This is a great injustice to the victims and betrayal to the national cause of...
Jul 21, 2019
OPINION
Think global, act local
Think global, act local
All problems are global but their solutions are local. Believe it or not, most of the problems we are facing today are caused by various phenomena for which we are responsible including haphazard use of insecticides that is very hazardous to public health. It becomes more concerning when vegetables...
Jul 21, 2019
OPINION
Guard your apprehension
Guard your apprehension
Since the restoration of democracy, Nepali interest groups are quite vocal on our foreign affairs matters. Media and independent scholars are no different. So they keep telling us that Nepal’s foreign relation should be more dynamic, our foreign policy should be redefined in changed regional or glob...
Jul 21, 2019
OPINION
Expediting development
Expediting development
A follow-up interaction session between National Planning Commission (NPC), attended by a senior member of the commission, and Nepal Policy Institute (NPI) was held in Bangkok on May 29 this year. During the session, NPI recalled priority issues which were proposed as development planning goals in a...
Jul 21, 2019
OPINION
From moon to space
From moon to space
NEW DELHI – Fifty years after astronauts first walked on the Moon, space wars have gone from Hollywood fantasy to looming threat. Not content with possessing enough nuclear weapons to wipe out all life on Earth many times over, major powers are rapidly militarizing space. Given the world’s increasin...
Jul 21, 2019
Infographic
Infographics: Trekking Permit in Nepal
Infographics: Trekking Permit in Nepal
Infographics: Trekking Permit in Nepal
Jul 21, 2019
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Police arrest key leader of outlawed NCP from capital
Police arrest key leader of outlawed NCP from capital
KATHMANDU, July 21: Police have arrested Maila Lama, a key leader of the Netra Bikram Chand-led Nepal Communist Party (NCP), from Kathmandu.
Jul 21, 2019
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Tourism fraternity sees ample promotion opportunities for VNY 2020
Tourism fraternity sees ample promotion opportunities for VN...
KATHMANDU, July 21: Though players in the tourism sector are disappointed with the cancellation of International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards, they are optimistic about creating other opportunities for tourism promotion in the country.
Jul 21, 2019
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
IRD issues nearly 100,000 PAN in 45 days
IRD issues nearly 100,000 PAN in 45 days
KATHMANDU, July 21: Almost 100,000 PAN cards have been issued by Inland Revenue Department (IRD) after the government made Permanent Account Number (PAN) card mandatory for all salaried workers from the current Fiscal Year 2019/20.
Jul 21, 2019
ECONOMY
Govt likely to defer full-fledged enforcement of VCTS
Govt likely to defer full-fledged enforcement of VCTS
KATHMANDU, July 21: The government has become positive toward the demands of the private sector to defer full-fledged implementation of the online-based vehicle and consignment tracking system (VCTS).
Jul 21, 2019