ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Exports via Nepalgunj customs down 62%
Exports via Nepalgunj customs down 62%
NEPALGUNJ, Jan 19: According to the Nepalgunj Customs Office, the export of goods and products from Nepal to India has declined by 62% as of mid-January of the current fiscal year 2019/20.
Jan 19, 2020
Editorial
Mockery of justice
Mockery of justice
More than a decade after the end of armed insurgency, the country is yet to come to terms with the national trauma it unleashed. Yes, the party and the leader who led the insurgency then are in the mainstream politics now and leading the government. Many of the works of peace process have been comp...
Jan 19, 2020
OPINION
We all are tourists
We all are tourists
The tradition of treating guests as deities (atithi devo bhawa) may be theoretically sound but it is practically an impossible and flawed concept as no human beings can shoulder the burden of fulfilling all the unrealistic expectations and wishes of the people. Hence, the concept of hospitality and...
Jan 19, 2020
OPINION
Too many vehicles, too short road
Too many vehicles, too short road
The traffic lights are out of order. They have been dead since I started walking the route. I always have to cross this section of the road to reach my workstation. It’s a long-stretched singular road with interior subways adjoining it. Making a cross always feels like an uphill battle. The traffic...
Jan 19, 2020
OPINION
A chronicle of change
A chronicle of change
Nepal is changing fast. The change is evident in socio-economic and political arenas. Some changes are encouraging, others problematic. Dr Ram Sharan Mahat’s new book Trials, Tremors and Hope: The Political Economy of Contemporary Nepal is a comprehensive account and analysis of the major aspects of...
Jan 19, 2020
My City, Lifestyle
Kitchen hacks to save time and keep your kitchen clean
Kitchen hacks to save time and keep your kitchen clean
After making a smoothie or using your blender to chop up the garlic, you can quickly clean it by pouring in warm water and a tiny bit of dish soap. Top the blender with the lid and turn it on and now it’s all clean.
Jan 19, 2020
OPINION
Voter Suppression Comes to Europe
Voter Suppression Comes to Europe
ROME – Voter suppression first emerged in the United States between 1885 and 1908, when 11 southern states enacted laws designed to discourage or hinder former slaves and their descendants from voting. Since then, similar strategies have been tried in Canada, Australia, and Israel. And now, electora...
Jan 19, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
7 trekkers including four SKoreans still missing in avalanche: Police
7 trekkers including four SKoreans still missing in avalanch...
POKHARA, Jan 19: A total of seven trekkers including four South Koreans and three Nepalis are still missing following Friday’s avalanche near the Annapurna Base Camp (ABC), police said.
Jan 19, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Leaders yet to return money borrowed from martyrs’ families
Leaders yet to return money borrowed from martyrs’ families
LAHAN, Jan 19: It has been 13 years since the first Madhes movement began. But the leaders of the Madhes-based parties who had borrowed money from the families of the martyrs to erect their statues have not returned the amount yet.
Jan 19, 2020
My City, Lifestyle, Health
Ways to improve your skin texture
Ways to improve your skin texture
Improving skin texture can be as simple as staying hydrated throughout the day since that moisture helps to make skin look and feel smoother.
Jan 19, 2020