Editorial, Latest Updates
Think beyond roads
Think beyond roads
In an egregious case of ‘dozer terror’ in Baitadi, the District Police Office has arrested the driver of the excavator for ramming the excavator bucket at the local people. The video of this cruel bulldozing, in which some locals are seen protesting and the driver rams the excavator at them merciles...
Oct 24, 2019
OPINION, Latest Updates
In defense of the constitution
In defense of the constitution
In response to my September 18 article “Our constitution is one of the most progressive documents,” Praveen Kumar Yadav wrote that Nepal’s constitution is a regressive document (see “Far from progressive,” Republica, Sept 29). He mentioned some “conflicting issues” of the constitution and questioned...
Oct 24, 2019
OPINION, Latest Updates
Why family planning is a smart investment
Why family planning is a smart investment
PRAGUE – Political crises, scandals, and dysfunction continue to dominate the global news agenda. Unsurprisingly, therefore, many people missed the United Kingdom’s announcement last month that it will spend £600 million ($779 million) to provide 20 million more women and girls in the developing wor...
Oct 24, 2019
OPINION, Latest Updates
Teaching beyond textbooks
Teaching beyond textbooks
I was on my mission to do an action research. I entered a school with a great enthusiasm that I would find out what they needed. After talking to the principal of the school where adult students of varying ages were studying, a deal was struck. For a week I would teach in grade 7, 8, 9 and 10 and fr...
Oct 24, 2019
Infographic, Latest Updates
Brexit: Leadership Is Losing Public Support
Brexit: Leadership Is Losing Public Support
Brexit: Leadership Is Losing Public Support
Oct 24, 2019
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Energy summit to be held in Kathmandu on Nov 21 and 22
Energy summit to be held in Kathmandu on Nov 21 and 22
KATHMANDU, Oct 23: Energy summit will be held in Kathmandu, Nepal on November 21 and 22. Independent Power Producers Association Nepal (IPPAN) stated that the summit would focus on the country's energy production, market and external investment.
Oct 23, 2019
POLITICS, Latest Updates
NC leader Gagan Thapa criticizes Finance Minister Khatiwada for his 'dismal performance'
NC leader Gagan Thapa criticizes Finance Minister Khatiwada...
KATHMANDU, Oct 23: Leader of the main opposition Nepali Congress Gagan Thapa has remarked that there is no good reason to be exhilarated over the performance of the Oli-led government.
Oct 23, 2019
My City, Lifestyle, Entertainment, Movies
Zooey Deschanel's husband Jacob Pechenik files for divorce
Zooey Deschanel's husband Jacob Pechenik files for divorce
Zooey Dechanel's husband Jacob Pechenik has filed for divorce after parting ways last month citing 'irreconcilable references'. According to court records obtained by People magazine, the divorce petition was signed on October 18 this year and was filed on October 22 in Los Angeles.
Oct 23, 2019
WORLD
Google claims 'quantum supremacy'; others say hold on a qubit
Google claims 'quantum supremacy'; others say hold on a qubi...
HONG KONG, Oct 23: Hong Kong’s legislature on Wednesday formally withdrew planned legislation that would have allowed extraditions to mainland China, but the move was unlikely to end months of unrest as it met just one of five demands of pro-democracy demonstrators.
Oct 23, 2019
WORLD
Google claims 'quantum supremacy'; others say hold on a qubit
Google claims 'quantum supremacy'; others say hold on a qubi...
BERLIN, Oct 23: Google (GOOGL.O) said on Wednesday it had achieved a breakthrough in computer research, by solving a complex problem in minutes with a so-called quantum computer that would take today’s most powerful supercomputer thousands of years to crack.
Oct 23, 2019