SOCIETY
Fires claimed 87 lives, gutted property worth Rs 4b in a year
Fires claimed 87 lives, gutted property worth Rs 4b in a yea...
KATHMANDU, Dec 24: Figures maintained by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA) show that 2,414 fire accidents took place across the country in the last one year (between December 23, 2017, and December 23, 2018) killing 87 people, damaging property worth over Rs 4 billion and affecting 3,460 families...
Dec 24, 2018
POLITICS
Congress raps govt over ‘authoritarian ambitions’
Congress raps govt over ‘authoritarian ambitions’
KATHMANDU, Dec 24: The Mahasamiti meeting of the main opposition party, Nepali Congress (NC), concluded in the capital on Sunday endorsing a 15-point proposal on contemporary issues.
Dec 24, 2018
Editorial
Tragedy in Dang should be a wakeup call
Tragedy in Dang should be a wakeup call
Thirty-four students accompanied by two teachers of Ghorai-based Krishna Sen Ichchhuk Polytechnic Institute were on an educational tour.
Dec 24, 2018
OPINION
Culture of learning
Culture of learning
The illusion of being informed is so strong that even the educated have lost the ability to differentiate between misinformation, disinformation and ‘genuine’ fake news
Dec 24, 2018
OPINION
Away with hearing system
Away with hearing system
Our parliamentary hearing system has not become anything more than a ritual. We need to do away with it through constitution amendment
Dec 24, 2018
OPINION
RIP Brexit?
RIP Brexit?
How did a country with 400 years of constitutional governance and culture of political compromise end up here?
Dec 24, 2018
Infographic
Infographics: Trump orders 7,000 troops to leave Afghanistan
Infographics: Trump orders 7,000 troops to leave Afghanistan
The Trump administration has ordered the military to start withdrawing around 7,000 troops from Afghanistan – an abrupt shift in the 17-year-old war there and a decision that stunned Afghan officials.
Dec 24, 2018
POLITICS
State should not hesitate to invest in security sector: Home Minister
State should not hesitate to invest in security sector: Home...
KATHMANDU, Dec 23: Home Minister Ram Bahadur Thapa has said that the state should not hesitate to invest in the security sector.
Dec 23, 2018
WORLD
Tsunami set off by volcanic eruption kills 222 in Indonesia
Tsunami set off by volcanic eruption kills 222 in Indonesia
CARITA BEACH, Dec 23: An eruption of one of the world’s most infamous volcanic islands is believed to have triggered a tsunami that killed at least 222 people in Indonesia during a busy holiday weekend.
Dec 23, 2018
SOCIETY
Fire breaks out at Trichandra College, contained
Fire breaks out at Trichandra College, contained
KATHMANDU, Dec 23: A fire that broke out at Trichandra College, the oldest college in Nepal, has been contained.
Dec 23, 2018