POLITICS
NCP secretariat meeting deferred again
NCP secretariat meeting deferred again
KATHMANDU, June 22: As differences emerge between two chairmen of the ruling Nepal Communist Party, a crucial secretariat meeting scheduled for Friday was postponed in the last minute citing lack of preparations.
Jun 22, 2019
SPORTS, Latest Updates
Will she quench Nepal's thirst for Olympic medals?
Will she quench Nepal's thirst for Olympic medals?
KATHMANDU, June 22: Hard work, dedication and perseverance are the three fundamentals that define Gaurika Singh, at 13 years and 255 days at the time the youngest participant in the Rio Olympics in 2016. Success for Gaurika, who is London-based, did not come overnight. She started swimming at age si...
Jun 22, 2019
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
KAHS gets permission to run MDGP course
KAHS gets permission to run MDGP course
JUMLA, June 22: Nepal Medical Council (NMC) has granted Karnali Academy of Health Sciences (KAHS) the permission to start courses for Doctor of Medicine in General Practices and Emergency Medicine (MDGP). This has opened an avenue for KAHS to produce specialist doctors. The permission to conduct MDG...
Jun 22, 2019
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Bimala case: Murder or suicide?
Bimala case: Murder or suicide?
KATHMANDU, June 22: On Monday evening at around 7:32 pm, Buddhiraj Tamang's phone rang. The call went unnoticed as he was cycling on the way home from Gaurighat in the capital.
Jun 22, 2019
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
ATM fraud arrested for stealing more than Rs 2 million
ATM fraud arrested for stealing more than Rs 2 million
KATHMANDU, June 22: Police arrested a man from Thamel on Thursday for allegedly using fraudulent plastic magnetic cards to withdraw more than Rs 2 million from various Automatic Teller Machines (ATM) in the capital with the help of three Romanian ATM skimmers.
Jun 22, 2019
OPINION
Why teachers are important
Why teachers are important
A teacher’s importance is very well represented by the above doha. If both God and teacher were standing together, who would you respect first? It asks. Giving due respect to the teacher Kabir says, ‘I would respect the teacher first, who would then show me the way to reach God’. It is a very simpl...
Jun 22, 2019
OPINION
A forgotten history
A forgotten history
After Dalai Lama fled to India, Chinese security operation started in Tibet in 1971 and some Khampas started to settle down in the adjoining areas of the Himalayan border on the northern region of Nepal. They started to operate anti-China activities from Nepali territory, which was against foreign p...
Jun 22, 2019
OPINION
Capitalism and Dalits
Capitalism and Dalits
According to Marxism, history is all about the struggle between bourgeois and proletariats, former seeking to enrich themselves, latter fighting for equality. The proletariats, Carl Marx believed, can liberate themselves only by intensifying class struggle to bring the revolutionary transformation i...
Jun 22, 2019
POLITICS
NHRC to probe Sarlahi incident
NHRC to probe Sarlahi incident
KATHMANDU, June 21: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) is to investigate into the Sarlahi incident.
Jun 21, 2019
My City, Entertainment
'Easy A' spin-off in the works
'Easy A' spin-off in the works
A spin-off of Emma Stone's coming-of-age comedy 'Easy A' is in the works with scribe of the first film, Bert Royal, attached to write and direct the upcoming movie.
Jun 21, 2019