SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Elderly people left alone in villages to fend for themselves
Elderly people left alone in villages to fend for themselves
SINDHULI, June 29: When Nara Bahadur Pulami, 72, of Otrekot village in Sindhuli was young, he had two daughters and four sons living with him. Five years ago, his youngest son died. Three other sons are away from home either for foreign employment or for a better life in Kathmandu. His daughters are...
Jun 29, 2019
SOCIETY
Yarsha collectors disappointed over low collection
Yarsha collectors disappointed over low collection
DARCHULA, June 29: Collecting yarshagumba (a caterpillar fungus) is a major income source for the people of the high hills in western Nepal. In Darchula, the locals of five rural municipalities are fully dependent on yarsha collection for their living. Not only men and women but also school children...
Jun 29, 2019
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Visually-impaired Lokesh Dangi tops SEE in Rolpa district
Visually-impaired Lokesh Dangi tops SEE in Rolpa district
ROLPA, June 29: A visually-impaired student, Lokesh Dangi of Balkalyan Secondary School at Liwang, Rolpa, has topped the SEE (Secondary Education Examination) in the district. With a GPA of 3.55, Dangi has scored the highest from the community schools running in the district. Along with Dangi, his e...
Jun 29, 2019
OPINION
In instrument we trust
In instrument we trust
Most find it baffling as how aircrafts fly long distances, safely and amidst crisscrossing traffic—seemingly under no control. If that was so, it would have resulted in frequent collisions or other types of midair calamities typically reflecting Kathmandu traffic scene where lack of patience rules s...
Jun 29, 2019
OPINION
Hungary’s fights for impunity
Hungary’s fights for impunity
BUDAPEST – Hungary has become a post-communist mafia state. It is led not by a party but by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s political-economic clan, which treats society as its private domain while formally maintaining a democratic façade. The Hungarian state’s actions are not impersonal but rather di...
Jun 29, 2019
OPINION
Home is where you belong
Home is where you belong
It’s ages since I have lived in Kathmandu but I do not call it my home yet. I live in a house here but this is not my home. When I think of home, my mind’s antennas rise up with lots of memories—my identity, my mother, siblings and my neighbors. How they call me is different from what other people c...
Jun 29, 2019
Infographic
Infographics: ALL YOU NEED IS YOGA
Infographics: ALL YOU NEED IS YOGA
Yoga by the numbers.
Jun 29, 2019
POLITICS
Citizen for RPP’s agenda: RPP Chair Thapa
Citizen for RPP’s agenda: RPP Chair Thapa
KATHMANDU, June 28: Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) Chair Kamal Thapa said people in the country were lately subscribing to the agendas RPP had been raising.
Jun 28, 2019
SOCIETY
'Distribute land ownership certificates to landless dwellers'
'Distribute land ownership certificates to landless dwellers...
KATHMANDU, June 28: Lawmaker Satya Narayan Sharma Khanal has drawn the attention of the government to distribute land ownership certificates to the landless squatters dwelling in various settlements of Nawalparashi district.
Jun 28, 2019
SOCIETY
One dies, three others taken ill after consuming wild mushroom
One dies, three others taken ill after consuming wild mushro...
MAKWANPUR, June 28: A girl died and three others of the same family became ill after consuming poisonous mushroom at Raksirang, a remote village of Makawanpur district.
Jun 28, 2019