SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Shamans join hands to end Chhau practice
Shamans join hands to end Chhau practice
JUMLA, Jan 19: After the local administration launched a campaign to make the district free of Chhaupadi sheds (menstruation sheds), the region's shamans, too, have started supporting the movement against the "bad practice". They are also against Chhaupadi, which the government has already declared...
Jan 19, 2020
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
New standards for cement, AAC blocks
New standards for cement, AAC blocks
KATHMANDU, Jan 19: The government has enforced new standards for locally produced cement and concrete blocks in a bid to ensure the quality of the construction materials.
Jan 19, 2020
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Misuse of govt land rife in Surkhet
Misuse of govt land rife in Surkhet
SURKHET, Jan 19: On May 29, 2015 an agreement was signed between the Municipal Development Committee, Surkhet and Sushil Raj Sharma, to lease out one and half katha land and a house for 10 years with monthly rent of Rs 20,000. According to the committee officials, Sharma has so far paid only Rs 340,...
Jan 19, 2020
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Modern technology helps Marchwar farmers earn more
Modern technology helps Marchwar farmers earn more
BHAIRAHAWA, Jan 19: The farmers in the Marchwar area, which lies in the south of Rupandehi, are slowly adopting modern technology to boost their income.
Jan 19, 2020
My City, Lifestyle
Popular Nepali apps that you must try
Popular Nepali apps that you must try
Popular Nepali apps that you must try
Jan 19, 2020
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Exports via Nepalgunj customs down 62%
Exports via Nepalgunj customs down 62%
NEPALGUNJ, Jan 19: According to the Nepalgunj Customs Office, the export of goods and products from Nepal to India has declined by 62% as of mid-January of the current fiscal year 2019/20.
Jan 19, 2020
Editorial
Mockery of justice
Mockery of justice
More than a decade after the end of armed insurgency, the country is yet to come to terms with the national trauma it unleashed. Yes, the party and the leader who led the insurgency then are in the mainstream politics now and leading the government. Many of the works of peace process have been comp...
Jan 19, 2020
OPINION
We all are tourists
We all are tourists
The tradition of treating guests as deities (atithi devo bhawa) may be theoretically sound but it is practically an impossible and flawed concept as no human beings can shoulder the burden of fulfilling all the unrealistic expectations and wishes of the people. Hence, the concept of hospitality and...
Jan 19, 2020
OPINION
Too many vehicles, too short road
Too many vehicles, too short road
The traffic lights are out of order. They have been dead since I started walking the route. I always have to cross this section of the road to reach my workstation. It’s a long-stretched singular road with interior subways adjoining it. Making a cross always feels like an uphill battle. The traffic...
Jan 19, 2020
OPINION
A chronicle of change
A chronicle of change
Nepal is changing fast. The change is evident in socio-economic and political arenas. Some changes are encouraging, others problematic. Dr Ram Sharan Mahat’s new book Trials, Tremors and Hope: The Political Economy of Contemporary Nepal is a comprehensive account and analysis of the major aspects of...
Jan 19, 2020