OPINION
Righting research
Righting research
Drawing from writing support programs for scholars in South Asia, this essay offers some practical strategies for making a shift from teaching to training, knowing to doing, when it comes to support for research and publication.
Dec 30, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Health experts warn of massive surge in COVID-19 amid political turmoil
Health experts warn of massive surge in COVID-19 amid politi...
After PM Oli decided to dissolve the lower house, protests and demonstrations have erupted in all major cities
Dec 30, 2020
OPINION
What next in Nepal?
What next in Nepal?
If the Supreme Court reinstates the House, state of emergency will be declared. Oli then may join hands with pro-monarchy forces which have been demanding constitutional monarchy and a Hindu state.
Dec 30, 2020
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Stocks inch higher amidst subdued market activity
Stocks inch higher amidst subdued market activity
Dec 30: The Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index opened Tuesday’s session in green and saw strength in the beginning hours of the trading session. The benchmark climbed more than 24 points at mid-session but bears prevailed in the latter half of the session. A steady decline in the afternoon saw the i...
Dec 30, 2020
WORLD, Latest Updates
UK needs tighter COVID rules to avert new "catastrophe", epidemiologist warns
UK needs tighter COVID rules to avert new "catastrophe", epi...
LONDON, Dec 29: Britain’s government needs to bring in tighter coronavirus lockdown rules to avert a fresh wave of deaths from a new strain of the disease, a leading epidemiologist and government advisor warned on Tuesday.
Dec 29, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Nepal govt writes to eight companies for procurement of COVID-19 vaccines
Nepal govt writes to eight companies for procurement of COV...
KATHMANDU, Dec 29: While several countries have already started COVID-19 vaccination drive, the Nepal government has just started preparations to procure vaccines by sending letters to a few companies producing vaccines.
Dec 29, 2020
SPORTS
Australia fined for slow over-rate in loss to India
Australia fined for slow over-rate in loss to India
SYDNEY, Dec 29: Australia have been fined 40% of their match fee and penalised four ICC World Test Championship points for maintaining a slow over-rate in their defeat by India in the second test in Melbourne on Tuesday.
Dec 29, 2020
POLITICS, Latest Updates
Chief Minister Poudel sacks Deputy Parliamentary Party Leader and party's Whip
Chief Minister Poudel sacks Deputy Parliamentary Party Leade...
KATHMANDU, Dec 29: Chief Minister of Province 3 Dormani Poudel sacked Deputy Parliamentary Party Leader Salikram Jamarkattel and the party’s whip Buddhiman Majhi on Tuesday.
Dec 29, 2020
POLITICS
Supreme Court moved to bar newly-appointed ministers from carrying out their duties
Supreme Court moved to bar newly-appointed ministers from ca...
KATHMANDU, Dec 29: A writ petition has been filed at the Supreme Court demanding a court order to bar the newly-appointed ministers from carrying out their day to day responsibilities.
Dec 29, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
708 new cases of COVID-19 detected through 6,135 PCR tests conducted in past 24 hours
708 new cases of COVID-19 detected through 6,135 PCR tests c...
KATHMANDU, Dec 29: Nepal recorded 708 new cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) through 6,135 polymerase chain reactions tests conducted in the past 24 hours .
Dec 29, 2020