SOCIETY
Nirmal Purja successfully summits Nanga Parbat
Nirmal Purja successfully summits Nanga Parbat
KATHMANDU, July 8: Nepali mountaineer Nirmal Purja who is in a mission to scale 14 mountains above 8000 meters in seven months, successfully scaled the Nanga Parbat in Pakistan on Sunday.
Jul 08, 2019
ECONOMY
10 priorities identified for financial consumer protection, education
10 priorities identified for financial consumer protection,...
KATHMANDU, July 8: Financial and securities market experts and high-level officials from Asia Pacific region who were in Kathmandu last week have identified 10 major priorities for financial consumer protection and education.
Jul 08, 2019
ECONOMY
Int'l shipping firms court importers as trade volume goes up
Int'l shipping firms court importers as trade volume goes up
BIRGUNJ, July 8: International shipping companies have started entering Nepal promising different facilities for Nepali traders, as the number of containers entering the country has reached around 100,000 annually.
Jul 08, 2019
ECONOMY
Nepse begins week with 4-point decline
Nepse begins week with 4-point decline
KATHMANDU, July 8: Stocks traded briefly in green on Sunday morning but came under pressure throughout the remaining trading session.
Jul 08, 2019
Editorial
Stop dithering on pesticide tests
Stop dithering on pesticide tests
The government became the subject of huge public criticism, once again, over its decision to withhold pesticide testing for vegetables and fruits imported from India.
Jul 08, 2019
OPINION
Changing storytellers
Changing storytellers
Nepali people are tired of self-declared great storytellers of mainstream political parties and actors who are already past their prime
Jul 08, 2019
OPINION
Power and interdependence
Power and interdependence
Even if other countries are unable to extricate themselves from US networks of interdependence in the short term, incentives to do so will strengthen in the longer run
Jul 08, 2019
OPINION
Mandarin’s usefulness
Mandarin’s usefulness
To enable China to extend its additional support to Nepal for its fast growth, Nepal should think of teaching Mandarin at schools
Jul 08, 2019
Infographic
Infographics: Planemakers vie for $15bn India jet deal
Infographics: Planemakers vie for $15bn India jet deal
Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeks to boost the capability of India’s armed forces with the purchase of 114 fighter jets in a deal valued at more than $15 billion.
Jul 08, 2019
POLITICS
Agenda of general convention to be discussed in NC’s CC meeting
Agenda of general convention to be discussed in NC’s CC meet...
KATHMANDU, July 7: The agenda of the 14th general convention of the party will be discussed in the central committee of the main opposition Nepali Congress.
Jul 07, 2019