ECONOMY

Nepse sees modest drop, ending the week flat

Nepse sees modest drop, ending the week flat

KATHMANDU: Following some of the least volatile week, the major benchmark ended roughly where it started. The Nepal Stoc...

KATHMANDU: Following some of the least volatile week, the major benchmark ended roughly where it started. The Nepal Stoc...

Jan 05, 2020

SOCIETY

Snowfall obstructs highway, scores of passengers stranded

Snowfall obstructs highway, scores of passengers stranded

OKHALDHUNGA, Jan 5: Dozens of passengers traveling from Solukhumbu to Kathmandu via Okhaldhunga  have been stranded alon...

OKHALDHUNGA, Jan 5: Dozens of passengers traveling from Solukhumbu to Kathmandu via Okhaldhunga  have been stranded alon...

Jan 05, 2020

POLITICS

Parties intensify internal discussion as Province 3 gears up to fix capital, name

Parties intensify internal discussion as Province 3 gears up to fix capital, name

MAKAWANPUR, Jan 5: Amid dissatisfaction expressed by lawmakers of both the ruling and the opposition parties over the di...

MAKAWANPUR, Jan 5: Amid dissatisfaction expressed by lawmakers of both the ruling and the opposition parties over the di...

Jan 05, 2020

Editorial

Solidarity with sugarcane farmers

Solidarity with sugarcane farmers

For more than two weeks sugarcane farmers from Tarai staged protests in Kathmandu against mill owners until the governme...

For more than two weeks sugarcane farmers from Tarai staged protests in Kathmandu against mill owners until the governme...

Jan 05, 2020

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 pl...

Onion is an important vegetable crop in Nepal and it can be grown in all districts. Physiologically, it is a long-day pl...

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, tryi...

Over the past few months, I had the opportunity to lead a skills lab for bachelor’s degree students of social work, tryi...

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 beautifu...

Winter is the best custodian of the nature. It may seem to muck things up but it rarely sucks them up. It makes beautifu...

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 th...

HONG KONG – In recent years, fears of a new cold war between the United States and China have been proliferating. But th...

Jan 05, 2020

POLITICS

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 Sund...

KATHMANDU, Jan 5: The Election Commission has set the date of candidacy nomination for the upper house election for Sund...

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: reports

TIKRIT, Iraq (Reuters) - Two Katyusha rockets fell inside Iraq’s Balad air base, 80 km (50 miles) north of Baghdad, whic...

TIKRIT, Iraq (Reuters) - Two Katyusha rockets fell inside Iraq’s Balad air base, 80 km (50 miles) north of Baghdad, whic...

Jan 05, 2020