The Week

Not shy or anti-social, just an introvert

Not shy or anti-social, just an introvert

Sugam Thapa, second-year student at KUSOM, dreads presentations, especially if they’re group presentations. She would ra...

Sugam Thapa, second-year student at KUSOM, dreads presentations, especially if they’re group presentations. She would ra...

Jan 31, 2020

ECONOMY

Govt seeks more teeth to make market inspection effective

Govt seeks more teeth to make market inspection effective

KATHMANDU, Jan 31: The government is making amendment to the Competition Promotion and Market Protection Act, 2007 at a...

KATHMANDU, Jan 31: The government is making amendment to the Competition Promotion and Market Protection Act, 2007 at a...

Jan 31, 2020

ECONOMY

Nepse surges as insurance, banking stocks post gains

Nepse surges as insurance, banking stocks post gains

KATHMANDU: The Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index maintained positive bias for most of the session on Thursday. A steady...

KATHMANDU: The Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index maintained positive bias for most of the session on Thursday. A steady...

Jan 31, 2020

SOCIETY

Land revenue peon accused of amassing Rs 90 million illegally

Land revenue peon accused of amassing Rs 90 million illegally

KATHMANDU, Jan 31: Rajendra Basnet, a peon working at Chabahil-based Land Revenue Office, has been accused of amassing R...

KATHMANDU, Jan 31: Rajendra Basnet, a peon working at Chabahil-based Land Revenue Office, has been accused of amassing R...

Jan 31, 2020

SOCIETY

MPs seek marijuana legalization

MPs seek marijuana legalization

KATHMANDU, Jan 31: As many as four dozen lawmakers from the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) have registered a motion...

KATHMANDU, Jan 31: As many as four dozen lawmakers from the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) have registered a motion...

Jan 31, 2020

SOCIETY

Amnesty concerned over shrinking freedoms in Nepal

Amnesty concerned over shrinking freedoms in Nepal

KATHMANDU, Jan 31: Freedoms came under attack in Nepal in 2019 as the government proposed laws to restrict the right to...

KATHMANDU, Jan 31: Freedoms came under attack in Nepal in 2019 as the government proposed laws to restrict the right to...

Jan 31, 2020

POLITICS

NCP seeks consensus on MCC

NCP seeks consensus on MCC

KATHMANDU, Jan 31: As the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) continues to be divide over the $500 million US grant, part...

KATHMANDU, Jan 31: As the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) continues to be divide over the $500 million US grant, part...

Jan 31, 2020

SOCIETY

WHO urges Nepal to stay ready to prevent coronavirus

WHO urges Nepal to stay ready to prevent coronavirus

KATHMANDU, Jan 31: The World Health Organization (WHO) has urged South Asian countries including Nepal to remain vigilan...

KATHMANDU, Jan 31: The World Health Organization (WHO) has urged South Asian countries including Nepal to remain vigilan...

Jan 31, 2020

POLITICS

FNJ: Licensing exam for journalists against constitutional spirit

FNJ: Licensing exam for journalists against constitutional spirit

KATHMANDU, Jan 31: The Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) has demanded removal of the provision on mandatory licensi...

KATHMANDU, Jan 31: The Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) has demanded removal of the provision on mandatory licensi...

Jan 31, 2020

SOCIETY

No-Maths option in grades 11 and 12 Biology group finalized, teachers protest

No-Maths option in grades 11 and 12 Biology group finalized, teachers protest

KATHMANDU, Jan 31: Nepal Mathematical Society (NMS) has warned of nationwide agitations to protest the exclusion of math...

KATHMANDU, Jan 31: Nepal Mathematical Society (NMS) has warned of nationwide agitations to protest the exclusion of math...

Jan 31, 2020