Aug 27, 2019

ECONOMY

Over hundred rakes imported via Birgunj dry port in a month

Over hundred rakes imported via Birgunj dry port in a month

BIRGUNJ, Aug 27: When the dry port came into operation at Sirsiya of Birgunj in the Fiscal Year 2004/05 only 85 rakes with full cargoes entered Nepal in a year. The import rate of bulk cargo and bag cargo was zero. After one and a half decades of its operation, over 100 rakes enter Nepal every month...

BIRGUNJ, Aug 27: When the dry port came into operation at Sirsiya of Birgunj in the Fiscal Year 2004/05 only 85 rakes with full cargoes entered Nepal in a year. The import rate of bulk cargo and bag cargo was zero. After one and a half decades of its operation, over 100 rakes enter Nepal every month...

Aug 27, 2019

Aug 27, 2019

ECONOMY

Nepse ends lower for third straight session after broad sell-off

Nepse ends lower for third straight session after broad sell...

KATHMANDU, Aug 27: Local stocks continue to tumble as the bourse remained under pressure for most of the trading session on Monday. The Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index fell since the beginning of the initial trading hour to trade briefly below 1,200 points mark in the afternoon.

KATHMANDU, Aug 27: Local stocks continue to tumble as the bourse remained under pressure for most of the trading session on Monday. The Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index fell since the beginning of the initial trading hour to trade briefly below 1,200 points mark in the afternoon.

Aug 27, 2019

Aug 27, 2019

Editorial

Right proposal

Right proposal

The mess in Tribhuvan University—Nepal’s oldest public university where a vast majority of Nepalis go to pursue academic degrees—has run so deep and wide that, at times, it seems nobody will be able to intervene and bail it out of the current crisis. From extreme politicization to deteriorating qual...

The mess in Tribhuvan University—Nepal’s oldest public university where a vast majority of Nepalis go to pursue academic degrees—has run so deep and wide that, at times, it seems nobody will be able to intervene and bail it out of the current crisis. From extreme politicization to deteriorating qual...

Aug 27, 2019

Aug 27, 2019

OPINION

Derailing justice

Derailing justice

Transitional Justice (TJ) is once again hogging the news lines following the run-off-the-mill discussions among the political leaders to agree on the leadership of the bodies constituted to look into war-era cases. But what will the appointment do? Who is the appointment for? Given that TJ remains a...

Transitional Justice (TJ) is once again hogging the news lines following the run-off-the-mill discussions among the political leaders to agree on the leadership of the bodies constituted to look into war-era cases. But what will the appointment do? Who is the appointment for? Given that TJ remains a...

Aug 27, 2019

Aug 27, 2019

OPINION

Rebooting Nepali economy

Rebooting Nepali economy

Nepal is among the least developed nations with around one-fourth of its population living underneath the poverty line. It is heavily dependent on remittances, contributing to as much as 30 percent of GDP. Agriculture is another pillar of our economy, providing jobs to nearly 66 percent of populatio...

Nepal is among the least developed nations with around one-fourth of its population living underneath the poverty line. It is heavily dependent on remittances, contributing to as much as 30 percent of GDP. Agriculture is another pillar of our economy, providing jobs to nearly 66 percent of populatio...

Aug 27, 2019

Aug 27, 2019

OPINION

Anatomy of coming recession

Anatomy of coming recession

NEW YORK – There are three negative supply shocks that could trigger a global recession by 2020. All of them reflect political factors affecting international relations, two involve China, and the United States is at the center of each. Moreover, none of them is amenable to the traditional tools of...

NEW YORK – There are three negative supply shocks that could trigger a global recession by 2020. All of them reflect political factors affecting international relations, two involve China, and the United States is at the center of each. Moreover, none of them is amenable to the traditional tools of...

Aug 27, 2019

Aug 27, 2019

Infographic

Infographics: When People Get Married Around the World

Infographics: When People Get Married Around the World

When People Get Married Around the World

When People Get Married Around the World

Aug 27, 2019

Aug 26, 2019

My City, Entertainment

Adarsha Bikram Shahi features on 'COVERED'

Adarsha Bikram Shahi features on 'COVERED'

Radio Nagarik 96.5 featured Adarsha Bikram Shahi on their weekly show, ‘COVERED’ on Saturday. Shahi performed one of Bipul Chettri’s hits – ‘Ram Sailee’.

Radio Nagarik 96.5 featured Adarsha Bikram Shahi on their weekly show, ‘COVERED’ on Saturday. Shahi performed one of Bipul Chettri’s hits – ‘Ram Sailee’.

Aug 26, 2019

Aug 26, 2019

My City, Lifestyle, Food & Drinks

Is your best friend a reason for fight in your relationship?

Is your best friend a reason for fight in your relationship?

Radio Nagarik 96.5's game show ‘Game of Drinks’ on Tuesday featured two best friends Vinni Thapa and Jah Maharjan where they explored and revealed each other’s secret.

Radio Nagarik 96.5's game show ‘Game of Drinks’ on Tuesday featured two best friends Vinni Thapa and Jah Maharjan where they explored and revealed each other’s secret.

Aug 26, 2019

Aug 26, 2019

WORLD

Trump says India, Pakistan can handle Kashmir dispute on their own

Trump says India, Pakistan can handle Kashmir dispute on the...

BIARRITZ, France, Aug 26: U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that India and Pakistan could handle their dispute over Kashmir on their own, but he was there should they need him.

BIARRITZ, France, Aug 26: U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that India and Pakistan could handle their dispute over Kashmir on their own, but he was there should they need him.

Aug 26, 2019