POLITICS, SOCIETY
Tikapur victims speak of grave injustice
Tikapur victims speak of grave injustice
DHANGADHI, Jan 4: Locals of Tikapur have expressed deep dissatisfaction after lawmaker-elect of Kailali constituency-1 Resham Chaudhary, who is also the main accused in the Tikapur carnage, was sworn in as a member of parliament on Thursday.
Jan 04, 2019
The Week
What’s the truth? Five conspiracy theories that will leave you baffled
What’s the truth? Five conspiracy theories that will leave y...
Google defines conspiracy theory as “a belief that some covert but influential organization is responsible for an unexplained event”. The so-called “conspiracy theorists” have come up with several theories regarding famous events, celebrities, war etc. While they may most probably not be true (who k...
Jan 04, 2019
The Week
The case of the cultured daughter-in-law
The case of the cultured daughter-in-law
After I got married, I was asked to make tea the next morning. I had never made tea at home. I didn’t know how to make it. I knew it entailed mixing tea, milk, and sugar and I could only measure powdered milk. I was told to make 15 cups of tea. There were guests who wanted two cups of tea instead of...
Jan 04, 2019
The Week
Fighting for a sense of belonging
Fighting for a sense of belonging
A simple Google search on the most LGBTQ+ friendly countries in Asia lists Nepal among the top ten. And it shows Nepal as a country that has had a committee established on the orders of the Supreme Court to draft gender inclusive laws a decade before the LGBTQ+ movement gained any traction worldwide...
Jan 04, 2019
SPORTS
ANFA announces Mani Shah Memorial Award, A-Division final round fixtures
ANFA announces Mani Shah Memorial Award, A-Division final ro...
KATHMANDU, Jan 4: All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) has announced a ‘Mani Bikram Shah Young Player Award’ in memory of late Mani Bikram Shah in Kathmandu on Thursday. Shah was also known as ‘the Maradona of Nepali football’.
Jan 04, 2019
ECONOMY
Stocks extend losing run to six sessions
Stocks extend losing run to six sessions
KATHMANDU: The Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) started on a positive note and traded higher in the early trading on Thursday. However, the index pared all its gains by afternoon and ended the last trading day of week in negative territory. At the close, the index posted a loss of 1.56 points to settle...
Jan 04, 2019
ECONOMY
Tourism breathing life into dying art of pottery
Tourism breathing life into dying art of pottery
KATHMANDU, Jan 4: Under a blazing winter sun in a corner of a maze of old buildings and temples, Dinesh Kumar Prajapati, 70, kneads lump of clay. His ancestors did the same. Knead clay, put it on wheels to mold them into desired shapes, bake them in furnaces, and sell them in the market.
Jan 04, 2019
VALLEY POLLUTION INDEX
Valley Pollution Index for Jan 3, 2018
Valley Pollution Index for Jan 3, 2018
Valley Pollution Index for Jan 3, 2018
Jan 04, 2019
POLITICS, SOCIETY
Govt docs warn of intensifying protests
Govt docs warn of intensifying protests
KATHMANDU, Jan 4: Accusing the government of ignoring their demands, government doctors have warned of intensifying their protests across the country, including boycotting their duties, if their demands were not fulfilled “within a few days”. They have also said that they will not fill up the adjust...
Jan 04, 2019
SOCIETY
Panel proposes 13 more public holidays
Panel proposes 13 more public holidays
KATHMANDU, Jan 4: A taskforce formed by the government has proposed adding 13 public holidays for the year 2076 BS on various religious and ethnic festivals. There are already 89 public holidays in a year.
Jan 04, 2019