ECONOMY
Insurance shares rise as Nepse extends gains
Insurance shares rise as Nepse extends gains
KATHMANDU, April 9: Stocks opened Monday's trading on a positive note. The Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index traded slightly in the red in the morning before posting a rally after mid-day.
Apr 09, 2019
SPORTS
Province 3 crowned U-16 cricket league champion
Province 3 crowned U-16 cricket league champion
KATHMANDU, April 9: Province 3 has defeated Province 5 by 33 runs in the final match of the U-16 national cricket league played at Tribhuvan University cricket ground on Monday.
Apr 09, 2019
Editorial
Ensure fair distribution of relief, aids
Ensure fair distribution of relief, aids
The deadly rainstorm that hit the poor settlements in Bara and Parsa districts on March 31 left 28 people dead, displaced hundreds and destroyed large number of houses. Right after deaths and devastation were reported, actors—from common citizens to political party leaders to chief ministers to prim...
Apr 09, 2019
OPINION
Whose Investment Summit?
Whose Investment Summit?
Nepal Investment Summit 2019, held in Kathmandu on 29-30 March, was so well attended that the Minister of Industry, Commerce and Supplies couldn’t even find a vacant seat in the opening session of the conference.
Apr 09, 2019
OPINION
Enhancing teachers’ competence
Enhancing teachers’ competence
The national assessment of students’ achievement has shown that achievement level of the students from public schools in Nepal is low. For the same reason, people blame that there’s no quality education in public schools. Although the scores of the students are not and should not be the only determi...
Apr 09, 2019
OPINION
No country for Palestinians
No country for Palestinians
AMMAN – A bizarre election campaign is heating up in Israel. The incumbent Prime Minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, has become the first candidate in the country’s history to seek reelection while facing criminal indictments. Meanwhile, the most important topic—the occupation of the Palestinian territori...
Apr 09, 2019
Infographic
Infographics : The Most Expensive Divorces In History
Infographics : The Most Expensive Divorces In History
Jeff Bezos and his wife MacKenzie have agreed on a record-breaking divorce settlement worth an estimated $36 billion. Ms Bezos will keep a 4 percent stake in Amazon and give up her interests in the Washington Post and space travel firm Blue Origin. The deal dwarfs the previous biggest divorce when A...
Apr 09, 2019
ECONOMY
Soft-launch of VNY 2020 from Pokhara
Soft-launch of VNY 2020 from Pokhara
KATHMANDU, April 8: The government is set to make a soft-launch of its 'Visit Nepal Year 2020' campaign from Pokhara, a famous tourist destination, on April 13 marking the eve of the Nepali New Year, 2076.
Apr 08, 2019
POLITICS
SC stays Home Ministry's circular to issue citizenship by descent
SC stays Home Ministry's circular to issue citizenship by de...
KATHMANDU, April 8: Supreme Court has issued an interim order to halt the decision of Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA) to issue citizenship based on descent.
Apr 08, 2019
My City, Entertainment, Music
Heavy metal band Megadeth to open Illinois State Fair
Heavy metal band Megadeth to open Illinois State Fair
Heavy metal band Megadeth will be the opening act at this year’s Illinois State Fair.
Apr 08, 2019