POLITICS
NCP Oli faction picks Singh as Chairman of the party's youth wing
NCP Oli faction picks Singh as Chairman of the party's youth...
KATHMANDU, Feb 9: The KP Oli-led faction of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) has picked Bachan Bahadur Singh as the chairman of the party's youth wing.
Feb 09, 2021
OPINION
Politics of convenience of Nepali Congress
Politics of convenience of Nepali Congress
Nepali Congress is putting its feet in two boats in its response to House dissolution. In other words, Congress is playing a politics of convenience but will it help?
Feb 09, 2021
OPINION
Why women should be given equal rights in citizenship
Why women should be given equal rights in citizenship
Nepal’s sovereignty will be stronger if we empower our women and children and weaker if we disenfranchise the children of Nepali mothers. A nation that treats its citizens unequally is doomed from within.
Feb 09, 2021
SOCIETY, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
Why are more than 245,000 frontliners refusing to get COVID-19 vaccine?
Why are more than 245,000 frontliners refusing to get COVID-...
Though the government had planned to vaccinate at least 430,000 frontline workers, only 184,857 people chose to get the shot
Feb 09, 2021
SOCIETY
Koshi Bird Observatory turns into a new traveling point
Koshi Bird Observatory turns into a new traveling point
ITAHARI, Feb 8: Since its inception in 2068 BS, Koshi Bird Observatory (KBO) of Barahakshetra Municipality-2, Khasre, Jabdi, was a place for academic visits. Students of BSc and MSc would use this facility for both their academic and non-academic research.
Feb 08, 2021
POLITICS
Hearing on writ petitions filed against HoR dissolution not to be conducted on Tuesday
Hearing on writ petitions filed against HoR dissolution not...
The hearing on the writ petitions against the move of Prime Minister K P Oli to dissolve the parliament will resume again on Wednesday as the Supreme Court has decided to put off all the hearings scheduled for Tuesday to mourn over the death of former justice Indra Raj Pandey.
Feb 08, 2021
SOCIETY, VALLEY POLLUTION INDEX, Latest Updates
Check today’s hourly air quality index of Kathmandu Valley
Check today’s hourly air quality index of Kathmandu Valley
KATHMANDU, Feb 8: The Kathmandu Valley, where Nepal’s federal capital city lies, reported the highest PM 2.5 reading of 144.5 micrograms per cubic meter (μg/m³) on Monday in the morning between 7 and 8.
Feb 08, 2021
SPECIAL, PHOTO FEATURE/Video, Latest Updates
Mt K2 conquerors receive warm welcome in Pokhara (with photos)
Mt K2 conquerors receive warm welcome in Pokhara (with phot...
POKHARA, Feb 8: A team of 10 Nepali mountaineers, who scaled Mount K2 on January 16 earlier this year setting a record as the first team to conquer the second tallest peak in the world in winter, received a warm welcome in the tourist city of Pokhara on Monday.
Feb 08, 2021
POLITICS, Latest Updates
Second meeting of Nepal-France Bilateral Consultation Mechanism held
Second meeting of Nepal-France Bilateral Consultation Mechan...
KATHMANDU, Feb 8: The second meeting of Nepal-France Bilateral Consultation Mechanism concluded on Monday.
Feb 08, 2021
ECONOMY
Nepal Bank Chairman resigns after govt pressure to roll back dividend distribution decisio...
Nepal Bank Chairman resigns after govt pressure to roll back...
KATHMANDU, Feb 8: Nepal Bank Limited (NBL) Chairman Basudev Adhikari has resigned from his position expressing dissatisfaction over the government intervention in the bank’s decision to provide dividends to the bank’s shareholders.
Feb 08, 2021