WORLD
Bus crashes into gorge in India’s Kashmir, killing 31
Bus crashes into gorge in India’s Kashmir, killing 31
SRINAGAR, July 1: An overcrowded minibus crashed into a gorge in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Monday, killing at least 31 people and injuring another 7, officials said.
Jul 01, 2019
ECONOMY
Market closes worst month since June last year
Market closes worst month since June last year
KATHMANDU: The benchmark Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index witnessed a steady decline in the first trading day of the week. Despite climbing slightly higher initially, majority of stocks came under pressure pushing the benchmark index lower on Sunday. Nepse closed the day with a decline of 12.27 po...
Jul 01, 2019
VALLEY POLLUTION INDEX
Valley pollution levels for June 30, 2019
Valley pollution levels for June 30, 2019
Valley pollution levels for June 30, 2019
Jul 01, 2019
WORLD
Taiwan president to visit U.S. this month, move likely to anger China
Taiwan president to visit U.S. this month, move likely to an...
TAIPEI, July 1: Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen will spend four nights in the United States this month while visiting Caribbean diplomatic allies, her government said on Monday, in a move likely to anger China, which considers the island a renegade province.
Jul 01, 2019
WORLD
10 killed when small plane crashes on takeoff in Texas
10 killed when small plane crashes on takeoff in Texas
DALLAS, July 1: All ten people on board were killed when a small airplane struggled to gain altitude after taking off from a Dallas-area airport Sunday, veered to the left and plunged into a hangar, local authorities and witnesses said.
Jul 01, 2019
My City, Entertainment, Music
Taylor Swift pens scathing post about Scooter Braun
Taylor Swift pens scathing post about Scooter Braun
Taylor Swift is not staying silent over the sale of her masters to Scooter Braun.
Jul 01, 2019
Editorial
Why this delay?
Why this delay?
With the head of government enjoying comfortable majority in the parliament, one would expect that all constitutional bodies are working as per the stated objectives of those bodies. This has not been the case now. As things stand, the Constitutional Council (CC) headed by Prime Minister K P Sharma...
Jul 01, 2019
OPINION
Think beyond planning
Think beyond planning
It is more than six decades since Nepal started planning process for development. In six decades, nine five-year plans and five three-year plans have been implemented. In case of agriculture, the first long term plan (Agriculture Perspective Plan) was implemented from 1995 to 2015 and the second one...
Jul 01, 2019
OPINION
Letter to SEE graduates
Letter to SEE graduates
I extend my warmest congratulations on your recent SEE results. If you have achieved what you deserved, be happy. If you haven’t got good grades, do not worry. The result is not always in our hands. Needless to say that it is not the sole indicator of your performance. So, relax and don’t lose your...
Jul 01, 2019
OPINION
Boris’s big lie
Boris’s big lie
BRUSSELS – Three years after the United Kingdom’s Brexit referendum, the UK is no closer to figuring out how to leave the European Union, and what comes next, than it was when the result was announced. And now a Conservative Party leadership election to replace outgoing Prime Minister Theresa May is...
Jul 01, 2019