SOCIETY
Daughters perform final rites of their mother
Daughters perform final rites of their mother
DHADING, May 7: Going against the Hindu tradition, which bars females from performing the final rites of their parents, two daughters in Dhading have lit the funeral pyre of their mother.
May 07, 2019
SOCIETY
Manjushree Park in limbo as jurisdiction dispute drags on
Manjushree Park in limbo as jurisdiction dispute drags on
KATHMANDU, May 7: Though a huge statue of Manjushree, the ancient Buddhist saint, has been built in the Manjushree Park at Chobhar, Kirtipur Municipality, through local initiatives, confusions have surfaced over its operation due to a dispute between a local consumers' committee and the municipality...
May 07, 2019
Editorial
Road map for new party
Road map for new party
On Monday, Naya Shakti Party Nepal led by former prime minister and former Maoist leader Baburam Bhattari and Federal Socialist Forum Nepal (FSFN) headed by sitting Deputy Prime Minister and Health Minister Upendra Yadav announced unification between the two parties inking a nine-point deal to form...
May 07, 2019
OPINION
Erosion of political capital
Erosion of political capital
The present economic model of Nepal has a number of interesting structural characteristics. First, it focuses on imports. The government gets most of its revenue from import which is the basis for financing public expenditure, mostly regular expenditure necessary for the functioning of the state. In...
May 07, 2019
OPINION
Ukraine sends in the clown
Ukraine sends in the clown
KYIV – In the 2000s, The West Wing was everybody’s favorite television show about an aspirational US administration—one that fought terrorism without waging war on an entire region or religion, refused to trample on the rule of law, and generally made decisions that were in the country’s best intere...
May 07, 2019
OPINION
Sanskrit for Dalits
Sanskrit for Dalits
It was reported on May 31, 2018 that Bikash Karkidholi, eight years old, was not admitted in Shree Krishna Dwarpayan Gurukul Bedbidhya Asharam in Bhadrapur, Jhapa because he was a Dalit. I wanted to know if all Sanskrit schools are denying admissions to Dalit children. I went to Bhagwat Sanyas Ashra...
May 07, 2019
Infographic
Infographics: Venezuela’s economic tragedy
Infographics: Venezuela’s economic tragedy
Soaring seven-figure Inflation, almost four in 10 people out of work, high government debt and dwindling foreign reserves has left oil-rich Venezuela as the world’s most miserable economy. U.S. sanctions on Venezuela’s oil sector are “a game changer,” according to Diego Moya-Ocampos, principal analy...
May 07, 2019
SOCIETY
Unidentified object is not IED, police confirms
Unidentified object is not IED, police confirms
KATHMANDU, May 6: Police has confirmed that the unidentified object, defused by the Nepalese Army, was not IED.
May 06, 2019
WORLD
It's a boy! Meghan, wife of Britain's Prince Harry, gives birth
It's a boy! Meghan, wife of Britain's Prince Harry, gives bi...
WINDSOR, May 6: Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex and wife of Britain’s Prince Harry, gave birth to a boy on Monday, the seventh-in-line to the throne and described by his proud father as “absolutely to die for”.
May 06, 2019
My City, Lifestyle, Entertainment, Movies
Disney ropes in Badshah, Armaan Malik for 'Aladdin'
Disney ropes in Badshah, Armaan Malik for 'Aladdin'
Disney India has roped in singers Badshah and Armaan Malik for the Hindi version of 'Aladdin' movie. While Badshah will shoulder the responsibility of creating the promotional song and video, Armaan will do the voice over for the Aladdin's character.
May 06, 2019