My City, Entertainment, Music
Ariana Grande tells fans she’s struggling with an illness
Ariana Grande tells fans she’s struggling with an illness
Singer Ariana Grande is telling her fans that she has a bad sinus condition that has made her “very sick” and might force her to cancel upcoming shows on her world tour.
Nov 18, 2019
My City, Entertainment, Music
Kanye West talks about serving God during visit with Osteen
Kanye West talks about serving God during visit with Osteen
Rapper Kanye West told parishioners at Joel Osteen’s Houston megachurch on Sunday that his recent spiritual awakening has made him realize he’s no longer in the service to fame and money but “in service to God.”
Nov 18, 2019
My City, Gen-Next, Slammed
No-one to guide
No-one to guide
The words sometimes gets lost
And you keep wondering what were the thoughts
You try to remember what was going on at your mind
But time travels and still you are immersed in thoughts of what thoughts were there to ignite.
Nov 18, 2019
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Construction of Rohini Irrigation Project sluggish
Construction of Rohini Irrigation Project sluggish
BHAIRAHAWA, Nov 18: The work of Rohini Irrigation Project, which is under construction at Rohini River lying between Devdaha Municipality-2 and Tilottama Municipality- 10 in Rupandehi district, is not picking up the expected pace.
Nov 18, 2019
ECONOMY
Nepse begins week in red
Nepse begins week in red
KATHMANDU: After trading higher briefly in the morning, the Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index fell slightly after mid-day. Subsequently, the index hovered below the opening level for the remaining trading hours. Nepse closed Sunday's trading with a loss of 4.59 points at 1,131.36 points.
Nov 18, 2019
Editorial
Pick the right candidates
Pick the right candidates
For many months now, Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli has been considering changing some of the ministers in his cabinet in the face of growing public criticisms against the government. Indeed, some ministers have landed in controversies. Minister of Physical Infrastructure and Transport Raghubir Mahas...
Nov 18, 2019
OPINION
State of local governance
State of local governance
Last month, some of us met visiting executive directors of the World Bank in Kathmandu. The fact that nine of 25 EDs came to Nepal demonstrated a level of curiosity the bank has about Nepal now. Nepal also seems to be increasing its engagement with the bank by entering into new loan agreements and s...
Nov 18, 2019
OPINION
A living wage for capitalism
A living wage for capitalism
LONDON – At 3.6 percent, unemployment in the United States remains near its lowest level since the late 1960s. There are even signs that people who had previously dropped out of the labor force are being attracted back into it as employers scour a tight labor market for the marginal employee. Consis...
Nov 18, 2019
OPINION
Preventing suicide
Preventing suicide
Some months ago I heard the heartbreaking news of suicide of eleven years old child in the village of Kanchanpur district through his close relatives. When I first heard this news, I was dumbfounded. How does the eleven years old boy think of hanging himself from the roof with the scarf? I came to k...
Nov 18, 2019
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Three-fourth of taxes will be collected from internal sources: FinMin
Three-fourth of taxes will be collected from internal source...
KATHMANDU, Nov 18: Minister for Finance Yuba Raj Khatiwada said the government was making needful preparations to mobilize three-fourths of total taxes from internal sources.
Nov 18, 2019