ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Broiler parent stocks worth Rs 540 million imported in five months
Broiler parent stocks worth Rs 540 million imported in five...
BANEPA, Jan 5: The import of broiler parent stocks from foreign countries has not stopped despite the establishment of two grand-parent (GP) farms in the country meant for local production of parent stock. As a result, the outflow of millions of rupees each year has not stopped.
Jan 05, 2020
ECONOMY
Nepse sees modest drop, ending the week flat
Nepse sees modest drop, ending the week flat
KATHMANDU: Following some of the least volatile week, the major benchmark ended roughly where it started. The Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index kicked off the week's trading with a drop of 5 points on Sunday but erased all the losses on Monday closing over 5 points higher.
Jan 05, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Snowfall obstructs highway, scores of passengers stranded
Snowfall obstructs highway, scores of passengers stranded
OKHALDHUNGA, Jan 5: Dozens of passengers traveling from Solukhumbu to Kathmandu via Okhaldhunga have been stranded along the highway as vehicular movement has come to a standstill due to snowfall in the region. It has been raining and snowing heavily in Solukhumbu and Okhaldunga since Friday evenin...
Jan 05, 2020
POLITICS, Latest Updates
Parties intensify internal discussion as Province 3 gears up to fix capital, name
Parties intensify internal discussion as Province 3 gears up...
MAKAWANPUR, Jan 5: Amid dissatisfaction expressed by lawmakers of both the ruling and the opposition parties over the directive made by Kathmandu about the name and capital city of Province 3, both ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) and main opposition Nepali Congress (NC) have intensified internal...
Jan 05, 2020
My City, Entertainment
Charlize Theron, Daniel Craig among Golden Globe presenters
Charlize Theron, Daniel Craig among Golden Globe presenters
Charlize Theron, Octavia Spencer and Daniel Craig are among the first presenters announced for Sunday’s Golden Globe Awards.
Jan 05, 2020
My City, Slammed
Forever
Forever
Life is a flicker of the eye. Perhaps, sicker than the vilest of lies. What passes by could emerge again, in other symphonies lain by the orchestrator.
Jan 05, 2020
Editorial
Solidarity with sugarcane farmers
Solidarity with sugarcane farmers
For more than two weeks sugarcane farmers from Tarai staged protests in Kathmandu against mill owners until the government signed a deal to address all their concerns on Friday. The farmers, who provide raw materials for sugar by selling which the mill owners make huge profits, have not been paid fo...
Jan 05, 2020
OPINION
How we failed on onion
How we failed on onion
Onion is an important vegetable crop in Nepal and it can be grown in all districts. Physiologically, it is a long-day plant and is normally planted in October/November and harvested in May/June. Per capita consumption of onion in Nepal is 7.7 kg, which is far below the world average of 10.8 kg. Even...
Jan 05, 2020
OPINION
Teaching challenges
Teaching challenges
Over the past few months, I had the opportunity to lead a skills lab for bachelor’s degree students of social work, trying to help them bridge the gap between theoretical and practical knowledge. There is no training that can make a youth completely ready for a job as only a continuous and engaging...
Jan 05, 2020
OPINION
Ode to winter
Ode to winter
Winter is the best custodian of the nature. It may seem to muck things up but it rarely sucks them up. It makes beautiful young lady joggers look like shabby decoys wrapped in multiple layers of apparels installed in front of a store of a stingy uniform business owner. Likewise, handsome young men j...
Jan 05, 2020