OPINION
The battle for Kalapani
The battle for Kalapani
Kathmandu is fighting a battle with facts and evidence for Kalapani, the land area that actually belongs to Nepal but which India has been claiming, occupying and using as its own for many decades. Without some kind of assurance from New Delhi that what is Nepal’s shall remain Nepal’s, or without so...
Nov 25, 2019
OPINION
Free education by law
Free education by law
Parliament of Nepal enacted Right to Free and Compulsory Education Act in 2018 to implement Article 31 of the constitution. With this, the country has upheld right to education as an enforceable sacrosanct human right. Unlike erstwhile constitutions, the 2015 charter casts an obligation on the state...
Nov 25, 2019
OPINION
Coming nuclear crises
Coming nuclear crises
NEW YORK – Until just a few years ago, it looked as if the problem posed by nuclear weapons had been successfully managed, if not solved. American and Russian nuclear stockpiles had been reduced substantially from their Cold War highs, and arms-control agreements were in place that limited both inte...
Nov 25, 2019
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
School students lament irregular classes
School students lament irregular classes
JUMLA, Nov 25: Pujan Kumar Upadhyay, a 10th grader at Kanakasundari Secondary School of Jumla sat for his terminal examinations recently. He performed poorly. In the examinations, he was asked questions from the chapters which were not taught by the teachers yet. "It was the same for English, Maths...
Nov 25, 2019
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
81 percent post-quake reconstruction completed in Khotang
81 percent post-quake reconstruction completed in Khotang
KHOTANG, Nov 25: Khotang district has completed reconstruction of 81 percent of quake-hit private houses.
Nov 25, 2019
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Little progress in Diktel-Khanidada-Ahale road after mid-July
Little progress in Diktel-Khanidada-Ahale road after mid-Jul...
KHOTANG, Nov 25: With just six months remaining for the upgradation of the Diktel-Khanidada-Ahale road, the blacktopping of the road has been sluggish.
Nov 25, 2019
POLITICS, Latest Updates
House session delayed as NCP struggles to pick speaker
House session delayed as NCP struggles to pick speaker
KATHMANDU, Nov 25: Although dozens of urgent bills are awaiting House endorsement, the government has been delaying the winter session of parliament just because the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) has failed to pick a consensus candidate for the post of speaker.
Nov 25, 2019
My City, Entertainment, Music
K-pop star Goo Hara found dead at her home
K-pop star Goo Hara found dead at her home
K-pop star Goo Hara was found dead at her home on Sunday, South Korean police confirmed. Goo, a former member of girl group Kara, was discovered at her home in Seoul early Sunday evening, officers said.
Nov 25, 2019
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Number of migratory birds decline in Koshi Tappu
Number of migratory birds decline in Koshi Tappu
ITAHARI, Nov 25: The number of birds in Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve (KTWR) has been decreasing in the recent times. Wildlife experts attribute this to the decreased in water levels in ponds and rivers, and lack of food for the birds in the reserve.
Nov 25, 2019
POLITICS, Latest Updates
Diplomacy takes a backseat as Kalapani dominates domestic politics
Diplomacy takes a backseat as Kalapani dominates domestic po...
KATHMANDU, Nov 25: Nepali Congress (NC) is using the ‘good old tactics from KP Oli’s handbook’ as the Kalapani dispute dominates domestic issues amid major political parties’ desperate bid to score political points exploiting the nationalist sentiment.
Nov 25, 2019