OPINION
Europe in disarray
Europe in disarray
European Union has been too remote, too bureaucratic, and too elite-driven for too long
Dec 18, 2018
Infographic
Infographics: China's long road to poverty elimination
Infographics: China's long road to poverty elimination
In line with its meteoric economic rise, China has made impressive progress in reducing poverty over the last three decades.
Dec 18, 2018
Lifestyle
How air pollution is destroying our health
How air pollution is destroying our health
As the world gets hotter and more crowded, our engines continue to pump out dirty emissions, and half the world has no access to clean fuels or technologies (e.g. stoves, lamps), the very air we breathe is growing dangerously polluted: nine out of ten people now breathe polluted air, which kills 7 m...
Dec 17, 2018
SOCIETY
Melamchi project: Dispute surfaces after govt seizes contractor’s passports
Melamchi project: Dispute surfaces after govt seizes contrac...
SINDHUPALCHOWK, Dec 17: The long-drawn-out dispute between the government and Italian contractor has surfaced after the former seized passports of the contractor involved in the main tunnel construction of the Melamchi Drinking Water Project, putting the fate of Malamchi project on hold.
Dec 17, 2018
SOCIETY
7 pickpockets held in capital
7 pickpockets held in capital
KATHMANDU, Dec 17: Police have made seven pickpockets public after arrest at a press meet organized in the capital on Monday.
Dec 17, 2018
SOCIETY
Dec 17: 6 things to know by 6 PM today
Dec 17: 6 things to know by 6 PM today
Your daily dose of missed important news of the day.
Dec 17, 2018
ECONOMY
NMB Bank launches a host of ‘first of its kind’ products
NMB Bank launches a host of ‘first of its kind’ products
KATHMANDU, Dec 17: In line with the government initiative to provide a subsidized loan to promote entrepreneurship in the deprived sectors, NMB Bank has announced the launch of eight loan products in its Micro Finance portfolio under the umbrella of ‘NMB Interest Subsidy Loans’.
Dec 17, 2018
POLITICS
NCP leaders lambast Oli-led government
NCP leaders lambast Oli-led government
KATHMANDU, Dec 17 : Leaders of the ruling Nepal Communist Party on Monday criticized the Oli-led government for failing to live up to people’s expectations in the past ten months.
Dec 17, 2018
WORLD
Indian troops enforce lockdown to foil Kashmir protest march
Indian troops enforce lockdown to foil Kashmir protest march
SRINAGAR, Dec 17: Soldiers and police fanned out across Indian-controlled Kashmir on Monday to enforce a security lockdown for a second straight day to stop anti-India protests and foil a call by separatists for a march toward India’s main military garrison in the disputed region.
Dec 17, 2018
ECONOMY
NEA signs PPA with 52 projects in five months
NEA signs PPA with 52 projects in five months
KATHMANDU, Dec 17: The Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has in the first five months of the current fiscal year signed the power purchase agreement (PPA) with 52 hydropower projects.
Dec 17, 2018