My City
An author turned film maker
An author turned film maker
Lyricist and director Yadav Kharel has witnessed the troughs and crests of Nepali cinema and literature. Obtaining Bachelor in Law and a Master’s degree in Economics from Tribhuvan University, he was one of the first Nepali filmmakers to receive a diploma in movie direction and production from Londo...
Jul 31, 2018
My City
My wishes
My wishes
Wish I can be the wind,
Wish I can be the sea,
Wish I can be the man of my dreams,
But I do not know where that wind will lead,
Jul 31, 2018
My City
Looking into ‘The Girl Who Smiled Beads: A Story of War and What Comes After’
Looking into ‘The Girl Who Smiled Beads: A Story of War and...
In the autobiography ‘The Girl Who Smiled Beads: A Story Of War And What Comes After’ by Clemantine Wamariya and Elizabeth Weil, it is stated that when most children begin to start learning to ride their bikes or tie their shoelaces, Clemantine was introduced to a world of hate, war, hunger, rape, a...
Jul 31, 2018
ECONOMY
Stocks close flat despite improved market activity
Stocks close flat despite improved market activity
KATHMANDU, July 31: Stocks turned flat in another choppy session on Monday as the Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index continued to show a lack of direction. Consequently, the market has confined between a narrow range of 1,190 to 1,200 points for a sixth straight session. The index which had climbed...
Jul 31, 2018
ECONOMY
Nepal Bank's FPO receives frosty response from public
Nepal Bank's FPO receives frosty response from public
KATHMANDU, July 31: Nepal Bank Ltd (NBL), the government-owned bank, is struggling to sell its shares offered through follow-on public offering (FPO). The FPO, which closed on Sunday, has drawn only 54 percent subscription. As the stock price of the bank continues to plunge, general public have sho...
Jul 31, 2018
ECONOMY
Taskforce finds organized crime in heli-rescue scam
Taskforce finds organized crime in heli-rescue scam
KATHMANDU, July 31: A taskforce formed to launch an investigation into fake rescue operations conducted by trekking companies in collusion with private hospitals and helicopter operators have recommended action against eight trekking companies, four hospital and three helicopter companies.
Jul 31, 2018
SPORTS
Rain hampers Nepal’s day out at Lord’s
Rain hampers Nepal’s day out at Lord’s
KATHMANDU, July 31: The virtual finale between Nepal and the Netherlands ended with a no-result after 16.4 overs as rain kept intermitting Nepal’s first T20 International match in three years at the Lord’s Cricket Ground in London on Sunday.
Jul 31, 2018
SPORTS
Captain Khadka recalls tireless journey ahead of landmark match
Captain Khadka recalls tireless journey ahead of landmark...
KATHMANDU, July 31: Nepal national cricket team is all set to play its first-ever One-Day International (ODI) match in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, on Wednesday. Khadka shared some of his experience of the national team’s ‘treacherous’ as well as ‘joyous’ journey, in conversation with International...
Jul 31, 2018
POLITICS
Is delay in confirming CJ nominee a threat to judicial independence?
Is delay in confirming CJ nominee a threat to judicial indep...
KATHMANDU, July 31: Serious suspicions of a threat to the independence of the judiciary have surfaced as the Parliamentary Hearings Committee (PHSC) has been repeatedly delaying a decision on whether or not to endorse the nomination of Deepak Raj Joshee as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
Jul 31, 2018
SOCIETY
Parties renaming public places after their own
Parties renaming public places after their own
DANG / ROLPA, July 31: Dang district's Babai Rural Municipality-4 used to have a village named 'Maskidar'. The small settlement managed to retain its name for many generations.
Jul 31, 2018