WORLD
Government, farmers fail to break impasse on farm laws
Government, farmers fail to break impasse on farm laws
NEW DELHI, Jan 5: The government on Monday refused to roll back farm reform laws, prompting farmers to threaten to step up their weeks-long protests, but the two sides agreed to meet again on Friday.
Jan 05, 2021
OPINION
The Sino-American race to zero
The Sino-American race to zero
Climate action has become yet another front in the competition between the world’s two largest economies. Who will cross the net-zero-emissions finish line first?
Jan 05, 2021
OPINION
When women are not paid
When women are not paid
Until and unless Nepali women are relieved of their burden of unpaid domestic works, gender equality in workforce will remain a mirage and the goal of women empowerment elusive.
Jan 05, 2021
POLITICS
Worries grow as NCP rival factions issue veiled threats to influence Supreme Court verdict...
Worries grow as NCP rival factions issue veiled threats to i...
KATHMANDU, Jan 4: Not only the constitutional experts but also the general public have grown worried as top leaders of the rival factions of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) are engaged in issuing veiled threats to the Supreme Court, which is due to pass its verdict on Prime Minister KP Oli’s...
Jan 05, 2021
ECONOMY
Stocks witness modest correction after Sunday’s rally
Stocks witness modest correction after Sunday’s rally
KATHMANDU, Jan 5: The local equity market opened Monday’s session firmly higher with most of the companies extending previous day gains. However, the benchmark Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index gave up some of its earlier advance within the first trading hour. Though the index traded in positive te...
Jan 05, 2021
ECONOMY
Estimated cost of Upper Tamakoshi Hydropower Project crosses Rs 52 billion due to delay in...
Estimated cost of Upper Tamakoshi Hydropower Project crosses...
KATHMANDU, Jan 4: The estimated cost of the Upper Tamakoshi Hydropower Project (UTHP) has been projected to increase by an additional Rs 3 billion this year due to delays in the completion of the 456 MW hydropower project caused by the impact of lockdown and coronavirus, timely availability of relat...
Jan 04, 2021
POLITICS
Dahal-Nepal faction dismisses Pokharel and Gurung as provincial in-charge
Dahal-Nepal faction dismisses Pokharel and Gurung as provinc...
The meeting held under the chairmanship of senior leader Madhav Kumar Nepal also took a decision to appoint Devendra Paudel as the In-Charge of Gandaki Province and Yubaraj Gyawali as the In-Charge of Lumbini Province.
Jan 04, 2021
WORLD
Iran says it resumes 20% enrichment at Fordow amid growing tensions with US
Iran says it resumes 20% enrichment at Fordow amid growing t...
DUBAI, Jan 4: Iran has resumed 20% uranium enrichment at an underground nuclear facility, the government said on Monday, breaching a 2015 nuclear pact with major powers and possibly complicating efforts by U.S. President-elect Joe Biden to rejoin the deal.
Jan 04, 2021
SOCIETY
Two arrested with explosive substances
Two arrested with explosive substances
MANMA, Jan 2: The District Police Office Kalikot has arrested two people along with explosive substances.
Jan 04, 2021
WORLD, Coronavirus
UK first to roll out AstraZeneca shots in race to stem COVID surge
UK first to roll out AstraZeneca shots in race to stem COVID...
LONDON, Jan 4: Britain began vaccinating its population with Oxford University and AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 shot on Monday in a world first, racing to give protection to the elderly and vulnerable as a new surge of cases threatened to overwhelm hospitals.
Jan 04, 2021