ECONOMY
Cooperatives members required to end multiple memberships by mid-October 2020
Cooperatives members required to end multiple memberships...
KATHMANDU, July 12: The Department of Cooperatives (DoC) has issued a deadline for those who have memberships in more than one cooperative organization–with similar nature and located in the same local unit – to relinquish multiple memberships within the next one and a half years.
Jul 13, 2019
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Students in remote Jumla compelled to walk four hours to school
Students in remote Jumla compelled to walk four hours to sch...
JUMLA, July 13: It takes around two hours for Punnilal Rawat of Ripi village of Jumla to reach his school. The ninth grader said he gets exhausted by the time he reaches school.
Jul 13, 2019
SOCIETY
Yeti plane runway excursion shuts TIA for 8 hours
Yeti plane runway excursion shuts TIA for 8 hours
KATHMANDU, July 13: After an aircraft of Yeti Airlines skidded off the runway while landing at domestic terminal of Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) at 11:05 am Friday, the only international airport of the country, and the domestic terminal within the TIA, remained closed for all international...
Jul 13, 2019
SOCIETY
BPKIHS Vice Chancellor arrested
BPKIHS Vice Chancellor arrested
DHARAN, July 12: The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) on Thursday arrested Vice Chancellor of the BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (BPKIHS), Professor Raj Kumar Rauniyar on the charge of taking bribe.
Jul 13, 2019
SOCIETY
Four killed in Valley
Four killed in Valley
KATHMANDU, July 13: Four persons were killed in the Kathmandu Valley as houses collapsed on Friday due to continuous rain from Thursday evening.
Jul 13, 2019
SOCIETY
Newly-built hospital buildings handed over to govt
Newly-built hospital buildings handed over to govt
KATHMANDU, July 12: The newly-constructed buildings of Paropakar Maternity and Women's Hospital and Bir Hospital were handed over to the government on Friday. The buildings have been built with the financial assistance of the Japanese government.
Jul 13, 2019
SOCIETY
Highways linking Kathmandu Valley blocked
Highways linking Kathmandu Valley blocked
KATHMANDU, July 13: With the major highways linking the Kathmandu Valley obstructed due to landslide and flash floods, tens of thousands of passengers have been stranded on Friday.
Jul 13, 2019
OPINION
Sound of silence
Sound of silence
This piece is about radio in general with obvious aviation leanings. The basic thing one has to understand about propagation is that wavelength multiplied by number of times it moves in a second (frequency) gives its velocity. Radio wave’s velocity is derived as 3x108mtr/sec (or 300,000 Km/sec), and...
Jul 13, 2019
OPINION
An ode to Kathmandu
An ode to Kathmandu
Dear Kathmandu, people’s perceptions toward you have been gradually changing with the changes in the political system of Nepal. The capital of Nepal only is not enough to describe your greatness. People attempt to define your existence according to their experience on your lap. The loud voices of ha...
Jul 13, 2019
OPINION
Room to grow
Room to grow
As an American, I have seen how currently living in the United States is difficult for many minorities, for multiple reasons. But, one group I have seen that is being targeted frequently by the government, certain media, and the public is the LGBTQ+ community—this community is continuously evolving...
Jul 13, 2019