OPINION
Rituals over results
Rituals over results
Summer is the harbinger of monsoon rains with an abundance of splash of water and mud in the fields. The plough and spade artists carve a beautiful landscape mixing love, sweat and faith in the terraced rice fields. They work from dawn to dusk to embellish the earth around them. Still, their greatne...
Jun 23, 2019
OPINION
Keeping dengue at bay
Keeping dengue at bay
On May 24, a 29-years old lady visited Sukraraj Tropical and Infectious Disease Hospital (STIDH) for medical and laboratory tests after she was diagnosed of dengue in Dharan. STIDH’s test confirmed dengue. She had developed high fever, nausea, severe joint pain, rash, body ache but there was no hist...
Jun 23, 2019
OPINION
Making accountability real
Making accountability real
The government unveiled the budget for this year with a focus on increasing growth and reducing poverty. These are laudable goals, but they cannot be achieved without a direct and transformative effort to open up government, fight corruption and build integrity within the political system.
Jun 23, 2019
OPINION
Justice for journalists
Justice for journalists
AMSTERDAM – It has been more than eight months since Jamal Khashoggi, a prominent Saudi journalist and critic of his home country’s government who had been living in self-exile, was tortured, killed, and dismembered inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. As the Saudis bent over backward to obscure...
Jun 23, 2019
Infographic
Infographics: Which Countries Read the News the Most
Infographics: Which Countries Read the News the Most
According to the Reuters Institute Digital News Monitor, Australians are among the least avid readers of news sources in the world. In the 2019 survey, only 52 percent of Australians said they checked the news more than once a day, compared to 85 percent in Sweden, 78 percent in Turkey and 67 percen...
Jun 23, 2019
POLITICS
Journalist fraternity calls for withdrawal of media council bill
Journalist fraternity calls for withdrawal of media council...
DHANGADHI, June 22: The far-western level general assembly of the Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) concluded here today, calling for the withdrawal of the Media Council Bill.
Jun 22, 2019
My City, Entertainment
Brad Pitt says his marriage with Jennifer Aniston was a 'sham'
Brad Pitt says his marriage with Jennifer Aniston was a 'sha...
An old interview of Brad Pitt has caught the attention of the netizens. In the interview, Brad Pitt has opened about his marriage with actress Jennifer Aniston and claimed that his post-marriage with Friends actress became 'dull', and he was not living an interesting life too.
Jun 22, 2019
SOCIETY
Flights at Bharatpur Airport cancelled due to rain
Flights at Bharatpur Airport cancelled due to rain
BHARATPUR, June 22: Flights at Bharatpur Airport have been cancelled today due to rain, according to the Civil Aviation Authority office, Bharatpur.
Jun 22, 2019
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
THE WEEK IN PICTURES
THE WEEK IN PICTURES
The week in pictures for the week June 16 – June 22.
Jun 22, 2019
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
June 22: 6 things to know by 6 PM today
June 22: 6 things to know by 6 PM today
Your daily dose of missed important news of the day.
Jun 22, 2019