SOCIETY
Students become regular as community school starts bus service
Students become regular as community school starts bus servi...
CHITWAN, June 8: Manika Praja of Kunagaun village of Madi Municipality used to walk for over an hour everyday to reach her school located at Kharkatta village. While returning home, the distance would feel even longer as she would be exhausted due to the long hours of study at the school. Praja woul...
Jun 08, 2019
SOCIETY
Disaster victims suffer as fund of billions of rupees remains unused
Disaster victims suffer as fund of billions of rupees remain...
KATHMANDU, June 8: A massive flood in the Bheri River displaced the family of Man Bahadur Kathayat, a local of Surkhet, in August 2014. The flood even swept away his properties — clothes and cooking pots. Since then, his nine-member family has been taking shelter at a temporary shelter built by the...
Jun 08, 2019
OPINION
My pedicure session
My pedicure session
I am not a fan of surprises, but sometimes these surprises are fun. One such surprise happened to me few weeks back. The surprise was one session of pedicure. I have to accept that it was an opportunity to experience the pleasures of modern pedicure for the first time in my life. When I was asked...
Jun 08, 2019
OPINION
Let it succeed
Let it succeed
In 1986, Alfred Spector, president of Transarc Corporation, co-authored a paper comparing bridge building to software development. One of the key takeaways from his paper is while bridges fail, it catches the national headlines. We saw that happening with our own ‘Pappu Construction.’ In the paper,...
Jun 08, 2019
OPINION
Why I tore off the book
Why I tore off the book
When bizarre things happen, people in Nepal often tend to say ‘this is Nepal’ meaning that anything can happen here and nothing is impossible. This seems to hold true in many cases. This is Nepal and we still don’t seem to be politically stable. This is Nepal and so many political parties are here....
Jun 08, 2019
Infographic
Infographics: Cancer DrugS Bring in Most Pharma Revenue
Infographics: Cancer DrugS Bring in Most Pharma Revenue
Worldwide cancer drug sales are already way ahead of those of other drugs and the revenue generated by them is expected to grow even larger by 2024. This is according to a report recently released by consultancy Evaluate, which analyses trends in the pharmaceutical sector.
Jun 08, 2019
POLITICS
Govt committed to providing drinking water: Minister Magar
Govt committed to providing drinking water: Minister Magar
KATHMANDU, June 7: Minister for Water Supply Bina Magar has asserted that the government was committed to providing basic drinking water facility to as many as 92 per cent of the total population by the end of next fiscal year 2019/20.
Jun 07, 2019
SPORTS
Women's World Cup kicks off in France, but you'd barely know it in Paris
Women's World Cup kicks off in France, but you'd barely know...
PARIS, June 7: The Women’s World Cup kicks off on Friday as hosts France take on South Korea. But if you were strolling the streets of Paris, you would be forgiven for not knowing it was happening.
Jun 07, 2019
SPORTS
Several European clubs oppose proposed Champions League reform
Several European clubs oppose proposed Champions League refo...
(Reuters) - Several European clubs have announced their opposition to a proposed creation of a nearly closed Champions League from 2024 onwards.
Jun 07, 2019
WORLD
U.S. and Russia blame each other for near collision in East China Sea
U.S. and Russia blame each other for near collision in East...
MOSCOW/TOKYO, June 7: Russia and the United States blamed each other for a near collision between their warships in the East China Sea on Friday with both countries accusing one another of dangerous and unprofessional behaviour.
Jun 07, 2019