POLITICS, Latest Updates
PM holds meetings with Venezuelan Prez Maduro and North Korean leader Hae, among others
PM holds meetings with Venezuelan Prez Maduro and North Kore...
KATHMANDU, Oct 27: Prime Minister KP Oli, who is currently in Azerbaijan to participate in the 18th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), has held meetings with various heads of state and government including those from Venezuela and North Korea.
Oct 27, 2019
POLITICS, Latest Updates
Provinces await center’s nod for their names, capitals
Provinces await center’s nod for their names, capitals
KATHMANDU, Oct 27: After failing to forge consensus over the name and their capital city nearly for two years, four of the seven provinces have been awaiting nod from the central level leaders of major political parties to resolve these thorny issues.
Oct 27, 2019
POLITICS, Latest Updates
18th NAM Summit ends, decides to mark 2021 as Int’l Year of Peace and Trust
18th NAM Summit ends, decides to mark 2021 as Int’l Year of...
KATHMANDU, Oct 27: The 18th Summit of the Heads of State and Government of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) held in Baku, Azerbaijan concluded on Saturday with an announcement to observe 2021 as the International Year of Peace and Trust.
Oct 27, 2019
Editorial, Latest Updates
Let there be light
Let there be light
As the country goes for yet another three-day holiday for Tihar, there are many issues making the rounds in the media. For one, the most gruesome case of genocide that occurred in 2008 is not moving toward resolution. The main suspect, Mohammad Aftab Alam, has been denying the allegation that he mas...
Oct 27, 2019
OPINION, Latest Updates
Preserving purity of festivals
Preserving purity of festivals
Major festivals across cultures have their roots in rural life. They also share similar rationale for celebration. The reunion of family members, sharing of good time, food, blessings, and worship of gods/goddesses are their universal themes. Unsurprisingly, they are embraced, modified, and commodit...
Oct 27, 2019
OPINION, Latest Updates
What went wrong?
What went wrong?
Everything might look honky dory from outside, but several challenges stare Nepali politics at the moment, some of them with roots in happenings of a decade back. The first is Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) signed on November, 2016 between the government and warring Maoist. It was probably the...
Oct 27, 2019
OPINION, Latest Updates
Can men be feminists?
Can men be feminists?
Simone de Beauvoir in her seminal book The Second Sex argues that men cannot be feminist because of the intrinsic differences between the sexes. Some writers argue that men do not suffer the same oppression as women, and, as such, cannot comprehend women’s experience and so they cannot constructive...
Oct 27, 2019
Infographic, Latest Updates
U.S. troop numbers in the Middle East
U.S. troop numbers in the Middle East
Despite President Donald Trump’s repeated promises to end what he calls America’s “endless wars,” there are now more U.S. troops in the Middle East than when he took office. The United States is estimated to have 60,000 to 80,000 troops stationed across the U.S. Central Command area of responsibilit...
Oct 27, 2019
POLITICS, Latest Updates
18th NAM Summit ends with Baku Declaration
18th NAM Summit ends with Baku Declaration
BAKU, AZERBAIJAN, Oct 26: The 18th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) concluded here this afternoon issuing the Baku Declaration with the resolve to increase the effectiveness of the Movement by making it a dynamic and effective mechanism to represent, coordina...
Oct 26, 2019
SOCIETY, Lifestyle
In pictures: Kathmandu illuminated with lights
In pictures: Kathmandu illuminated with lights
KATHMANDU, Oct 26: Tihar, also known as Deepawali or the festival of lights started today.
Oct 26, 2019