ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Survey shows progress in access to electricity
Survey shows progress in access to electricity
KATHMANDU, Nov 22: A World Bank survey has showed that 95 out of 100 households in Nepal have access to electricity.
Nov 22, 2019
My City, Entertainment, Movies
Shabana Azmi to pen a memoir
Shabana Azmi to pen a memoir
Veteran actor Shabana Azmi on Thursday revealed that she is working on her memoir.
Nov 22, 2019
SPORTS, Latest Updates
Gandaki CM assures budget for SAG
Gandaki CM assures budget for SAG
POKHARA , Nov 22: Chief Minster for the Gandaki Province Prithivi Subbha Gurung inspected the Pokhara Stadium on Thursday.
Nov 22, 2019
The Week
Touch me not
Touch me not
Hearing stories of women having to undergo strange ‘rituals’ and ‘rules’ just because they get periods always upsets me. When I first learned about ‘Chhaupadi’ and ‘Gufa prathas’ during a middle school social studies class, I was appalled by the fact that the society would punish women to either liv...
Nov 22, 2019
SPORTS, Latest Updates
SAG torch to be toured in all seven provinces
SAG torch to be toured in all seven provinces
KATHMANDU, Nov 22: Nepal Players and Coaches Association will be organizing an Olympic torch rally in all the seven provinces of Nepal for the 13th South Asian Games (SAG) to be held in Kathmandu, Pokhara and Janakpur in December.
Nov 22, 2019
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Inflation outpaces govt target, jumps to 6.44%
Inflation outpaces govt target, jumps to 6.44%
KATHMANDU, Nov 22: Though the government has vowed to tame inflation at 6% in the current fiscal year – FY2019/20, consumer price rise has outpaced the government’s target.
Nov 22, 2019
The Week
Wear what you want
Wear what you want
Shiwali Shrestha, media student, swears by an all-black outfit. She can mostly be seen wearing all-black ensembles that usually consist of black jeans, black hoodie, and black sneakers. She describes her fashion sense as being androgynous and often shops in the men’s section at clothing stores. Howe...
Nov 22, 2019
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
FM Gyawali inaugurates Secretariat of Sagarmatha Sambaad
FM Gyawali inaugurates Secretariat of Sagarmatha Sambaad
KATHMANDU, Nov 22: As many as 200 distinguished delegates including 20 heads of state or government are expected to participate in the first edition of Sagarmatha Sambaad being hosted by Nepal in Kathmandu in the first week of April next year to hold a multi-stakeholder dialogue on climate change is...
Nov 22, 2019
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Govt forms committee for border inspection
Govt forms committee for border inspection
KATHMANDU, Nov 22: The government has formed a committee to inspect Nepal’s borders with India and China, following the controversy in the country after India released a new political map which shows a piece of Nepali land in Kalapani inside the Indian territory.
Nov 22, 2019
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Elected representatives protest in front of DAOs
Elected representatives protest in front of DAOs
GORKHA, Nov 22: Locals and elected representatives staged protests in front of the Dhading and Gorkha district administration offices (DAOs) on Thursday, demanding that the compensation for the land to be acquired for the construction of the Budhigandadki Hydropower Project be determined at the earl...
Nov 22, 2019