SOCIETY
Mechi bridge construction delay upsets locals
Mechi bridge construction delay upsets locals
JHAPA, Aug 11: While laying the foundation of Mechi bridge in Bhadrapur of Jhapa district seven years ago, the then Minister for Physical Planning and Infrastructure Bijaya Kumar Gachchhadar had declared that he would either complete the construction of the bridge within three years or leave politic...
Aug 11, 2016
Editorial
Urgent need
Urgent need
The statistics of schools damaged by devastating earthquakes of April and May 2015 is staggering. According to Post-Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA) report 8,242 schools were damaged by earthquakes. But even after one and half years of devastation hardly any of these schools have been rebuilt, forci...
Aug 11, 2016
SOCIETY
Govt to send team to China to seek out rhino habitat
Govt to send team to China to seek out rhino habitat
KATHMANDU, Aug 11: The government has decided to send a team of experts to China to find suitable habitat for Nepali one-horned rhinos, which Nepal has decided to gift to China.
Aug 11, 2016
OPINION
Geopolitics of poverty
Geopolitics of poverty
Of course, we have a lot to blame ourselves for endemic poverty but could it be that we are poor because our neighbors want us poor and dependent?
Aug 11, 2016
OPINION
The fairness delusion
The fairness delusion
Many young girls think if they use creams as shown in ads by cine stars, their face will be as white as theirs. They are wrong.
Aug 11, 2016
POLITICS
PM pledges to seek common understanding on local bodies
PM pledges to seek common understanding on local bodies
KATHMANDU, Aug 11: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has pledged to forge a common understanding among major political forces on the number of local bodies and criteria for restructuring them, and provide it to the commission formed to fix the number and boundaries of local bodies within a week.
Aug 11, 2016
OPINION
Populism, past and present
Populism, past and present
Europe is not alone in being swept up by populism. The US is also in serious danger
Aug 11, 2016
SOCIETY
Fear of landslide keeps locals awake
Fear of landslide keeps locals awake
MUGU, August 11: Rupa Rokaya is unable to sleep these days, thanks to the fear of landslides that has gripped her family. Massive rocks and mud have been sliding down from the settlements below her house while road and land above her house have sustained many cracks. “As the monsoon continues, it is...
Aug 11, 2016
OPINION
Infographics: Genetic resources and biodiversity for food and agriculture
Infographics: Genetic resources and biodiversity for food an...
Genetic resources and biodiversity for food and agriculture
Aug 11, 2016
Product Review
Honda BR-V vrooms its way into Nepal
Honda BR-V vrooms its way into Nepal
KATHMANDU, Aug 11: Japanese carmaker Honda has launched a new four-wheeler BR-V, or Bold-Runabout Vehicle (BR-V), in the Nepali market.
Aug 11, 2016