OPINION
The great barrier
The great barrier
The new trade integration strategy has acknowledged non-tariff measures as ‘serious bottleneck’ to boosting exports
Dec 01, 2016
SOCIETY, SPECIAL
Our moral obligation to save Dr KC’s life
Our moral obligation to save Dr KC’s life
KATHMANDU, Dec 1: Today is the 18th day of Dr. KC’s hunger strike, longer than any of the last nine. He has now sat for 120 days in hunger strike in the last four years in a relentless crusade to end corruption and injustices in Nepal’s medical education.
Dec 01, 2016
SPORTS
Nepal faces Thailand today
Nepal faces Thailand today
KATHAMNDU, Dec 1: Nepal will face fellow associate team Thailand in its fourth match of the ongoing ACC Asia Cup Women's T20 Cricket Tournament in Bangkok, Thailand on Thursday. Nepal had flown to Thailand with the target of defeating at least one Test-playing nation, but it has lost all three match...
Dec 01, 2016
OPINION
Zone potential
Zone potential
The plan to develop super zones in each of the seven provinces is welcome news for farmers
Dec 01, 2016
OPINION
Infographics: Being HIV-positive doesn't mean you have aids
Infographics: Being HIV-positive doesn't mean you have aids
Being HIV-positive doesn't mean you have aids
Dec 01, 2016
POLITICS, SPECIAL
Amendment bill meets with criticism on social media
Amendment bill meets with criticism on social media
KATHMANDU, Dec 1: The government's constitution amendment bill registered in parliament with a proposal to hive off all the hill districts from Province 5 has met with widespread criticism on the social media.
Dec 01, 2016
SOCIETY
Anti-amendment protests erupt in districts
Anti-amendment protests erupt in districts
KATHMANDU, Dec 1: A day after the government registered its constitution amendment bill in Parliament, protests have erupted in various parts of the country, demanding that the federal setup finalized under the new Constitution be left intact.
Dec 01, 2016
TECHNOLOGY
GoPro to cut 15% workforce in restructuring effort
GoPro to cut 15% workforce in restructuring effort
GoPro has announced the company will cut 200 jobs, about 15% of its global workforce. The company says this will reduce its 2017 non-GAAP operating expenses to about $650 million and will help the company fulfill CEO Nick Woodman’s stated goal of returning the company to profitbility in 2017.
Nov 30, 2016
TECHNOLOGY
VR offers television producers ‘Hollywood in a box’
VR offers television producers ‘Hollywood in a box’
On a soundstage no bigger than a large bedroom a cameraman takes up various angles to film a helicopter that isn’t there, landing in a field that isn’t there either. Until recently, virtual reality was the preserve of the gaming crowd but producers say the technology is on the cusp of a boom which c...
Nov 30, 2016
TECHNOLOGY
Taiwanese teenagers win World Robot Olympiad in India
Taiwanese teenagers win World Robot Olympiad in India
Whizzing around a green felt table chasing a soccer ball beaming infrared light, the boxy robot shoots and scores and wins its Taiwanese teenage creators first prize at this year’s student robot games.
Nov 30, 2016