SOCIETY
'Unsafe abortion rampant in Khotang'
'Unsafe abortion rampant in Khotang'
KHOTANG, May 22: Abortion by unregistered health workers is increasing in Khotang. The District Hospital, Khotang on Tuesday held an interaction on safe abortion where the issue of this illegal practice carried out by unregistered health posts was also discussed.
May 22, 2019
SOCIETY
'TU deceived physics students'
'TU deceived physics students'
KATHMANDU, May 22: The Institute of Science and Technology (IOST) at Tribhuvan University (TU) has deceived students of the Central Department of Physics by not retaking the exams in Quantum Mechanics despite assurances to cancel the exams in which questions were asked from outside the syllabus.
May 22, 2019
SOCIETY
Complaint filed at CIAA against funds misuse at TU dept
Complaint filed at CIAA against funds misuse at TU dept
KATHMANDU, May 22: A complaint was filed on Tuesday at the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) against alleged misuse of USAID funds by the officials of the Central Department of Anthropology (CDA), Tribhuvan University (TU).
May 22, 2019
SOCIETY
Change laws to ensure justice to rape victims: UN to Nepal
Change laws to ensure justice to rape victims: UN to Nepal
KATHMANDU, May 22: The United Nations Human Rights Committee has said the government of Nepal must adapt its definition of rape and other forms of sexual violence to meet international standards.
May 22, 2019
ECONOMY, SOCIETY
Kami Rita tops Everest twice in week in new record
Kami Rita tops Everest twice in week in new record
KATHMANDU, May 22: Veteran mountaineer Kami Rita Sherpa has broken his own world record for the most number of Everest summit climbs in a week.
May 22, 2019
ECONOMY
Nepse climbs as energy stocks rally
Nepse climbs as energy stocks rally
KATHMANDU, May 22: Stocks opened on a flat note as the Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index hovered along the opening level for the beginning trading hour.
May 22, 2019
Editorial
Where is our economy heading?
Where is our economy heading?
One of the focused promises of the government has been improving Nepal’s economy by enhancing spending, bringing in more foreign direct investment and thereby expediting Nepal’s overall development process.
May 22, 2019
OPINION
Whose Media Council?
Whose Media Council?
Drop the draft bill, don’t even consider revising it. Rather, force the media community to form
their own independent press standards mechanism. Let them call it whatever name they choose
May 22, 2019
OPINION
Neglected plants
Neglected plants
As climate uncertainty looms and crops fail, the role of wild edible plants as a source of food and nutrition has become more important. But these plants remain largely neglected
May 22, 2019
OPINION
Austria and plot against Europe
Austria and plot against Europe
Brexit, after all, is as much a Kremlin project as it is anyone else’s. Putin wants to divide Europeans, and in the UK, Brexit has succeeded in dividing Britons
May 22, 2019