ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Biratnagar ICP to come into operation today
Biratnagar ICP to come into operation today
KATHMANDU, Jan 21: The country's second integrated check post (ICP) in Biratnagar is officially coming online from Tuesday with India handing over the key trade infrastructure to Nepal.
Jan 21, 2020
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
NEA requests locals to accept new right of way
NEA requests locals to accept new right of way
KATHMANDU, Jan 21: Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has taken initiative to resolve differences with locals of Gorkha who have been obstructing construction of 220 kV double-circuit Marsyangdi Corridor Electricity Transmission Line.
Jan 21, 2020
My City, Gen-Next, Slammed
Paperwala — a Vendor
Paperwala — a Vendor
A newspaper vendor wander every morning,
To our doorsteps and different newspapers
He drops through all thick and thins
Rainy days or winter haze
He arrives on his motor bike!
Jan 21, 2020
OPINION, Latest Updates
Israel’s Democracy Fatigue
Israel’s Democracy Fatigue
JERUSALEM – If any Western country is suffering from democratic dysfunction, it is Israel. With the country’s political leaders having again failed to form a government following the most recent parliamentary election in September, voters will head back to the polls in March 2020 for the third time...
Jan 21, 2020
OPINION, Latest Updates
Downsides of development
Downsides of development
One could claim the best thing federalism brought to Nepal is speedy development. No matter which corner of the country you visit today, you see construction works happening around. Big yellow machines seem to be operating everywhere—from high hills to the plains. The dust across the nation has beco...
Jan 21, 2020
OPINION, Latest Updates
Legacy of Dor Bahadur Bista
Legacy of Dor Bahadur Bista
We would have been celebrating 94th birthday of Prof Dor Bahadur Bista on Magh 4 (January 18) if he had not gone missing in 1995. He is known to many as someone who critiqued the prevailing socio-cultural norms and values of Nepali society as enshrined in the value system that was defined by the rel...
Jan 21, 2020
Editorial, Latest Updates
Wrong pick
Wrong pick
Ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) has made a mockery of rule of law and justice, sent a troubling message and set a disturbing precedent by fielding Agni Prasad Sapkota for speaker of the House of Representatives. This is the decision that will have long-term repercussions in party’s image and is g...
Jan 21, 2020
POLITICS, Latest Updates
Dahal-Nepal alliance set to keep Oli in check
Dahal-Nepal alliance set to keep Oli in check
KATHMANDU, Jan 21: After weeks-long wrangling between the two chairmen, the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) on Sunday unanimously decided to pick Agni Sapkota – a preferred choice of Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal – as the party’s candidate for the Speaker of the House of Representatives (HoR).
Jan 21, 2020
POLITICS, Latest Updates
Outgoing deputy speaker questions ‘inclusive representation’
Outgoing deputy speaker questions ‘inclusive representation’
KATHMANDU, Jan 21: Deputy Speaker Shiva Maya Tumbahangphe finally tendered her resignation from the post on Monday afternoon after the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) deciding to contest Agni Prasad Sapkota as its candidate for speaker ending her hope to become new speaker of the parliament.
Jan 21, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Rescue chopper fails to land in avalanche-hit area
Rescue chopper fails to land in avalanche-hit area
KATHMANDU, Jan 21: A well-equipped team sent by the government to rescue the missing trekkers near the Annapurna Base Camp (ABC) couldn’t land in the avalanche-hit area on Monday.
Jan 21, 2020