SOCIETY
Transport service disrupted for a week in five districts of Karnali
Transport service disrupted for a week in five districts of...
KARNALI, July 9: Transport service has come to a grinding halt in five districts of Karnali Province since a week now. Both air and land transports have been disrupted due to the incessant rains and the inclement weather.
Jul 09, 2024
BLOG
Life after SEE: What lies ahead?
Life after SEE: What lies ahead?
Thousands of students in Nepal received their SEE results recently. With their examinations behind them, students may now be thinking about their options for 11th and 12th grades, which are widely viewed as the most important years in their academic journey.
Jul 09, 2024
OPINION
Balen's Posthumanist Vision for the Mindfulness City
Balen's Posthumanist Vision for the Mindfulness City
This holistic approach aims to conserve natural habitats, revitalize urban areas, and promote biodiversity within the cityscape.
Jul 09, 2024
POLITICS
RSP calls CC meeting today to decide on General Secretary Dhakal’s fate
RSP calls CC meeting today to decide on General Secretary Dh...
KATHMANDU, July 9: The Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) has called a central committee (CC) meeting to take a final decision on suspended General Secretary Dr Mukul Dhakal.
Jul 09, 2024
SOCIETY
Araniko highway blocked by landslides triggered by incessant rainfall
Araniko highway blocked by landslides triggered by incessant...
KAVREPALANCHOWK, July 9: Vehicular movement along the Araniko Highway has been blocked since last night following a landslide triggered by incessant rainfall at a place called Pachas Kilo in Panchkhal of Kavre.
Jul 09, 2024
SOCIETY
Vehicular movement along Jaya Prithvi Highway resumes
Vehicular movement along Jaya Prithvi Highway resumes
KATHMANDU, July 9: Vehicular movement along the Jaya Prithvi Highway has resumed after the landslide debris was removed. The vehicular movement was obstructed since Sunday due to a massive landslide near Bijaypur in Patan Municipality-8, Baitadi.
Jul 09, 2024
Editorial
Taxing targets
Taxing targets
After setting a massive revenue target for the Federal Board of Revenue for the next fiscal year, the government seems to be building pressure on the tax authority to perform. It is just as well that this may lead to a tightening of the net around those who have so far managed to evade the taxman.
Jul 09, 2024
SOCIETY
Sticky future: climate change hits Nepal's honey hunters
Sticky future: climate change hits Nepal's honey hunters
LAMJUNG, Nepal, July 8: Hanging from a rope-and-bamboo ladder off a Himalayan mountain cliff, skilled Nepali climbers gather highly prized hallucinogenic honey -- an ancient tradition stung by environmental degradation and rapid climate change.
Jul 09, 2024
WORLD
Why the Philippine-Japan defence pact matters
Why the Philippine-Japan defence pact matters
MANILA, July 9: More than 70 years after Japan's invasion and occupation of the Philippines during World War II, the countries on Monday signed a defence pact that allows them to deploy troops on each other's soil.
Jul 09, 2024
WORLD
Russian missiles kill 24 in Ukraine, gut Kyiv children's hospital
Russian missiles kill 24 in Ukraine, gut Kyiv children's hos...
KYIV, July 9: Russia fired dozens of missiles at cities across Ukraine on Monday in a massive barrage that killed at least 24 people and smashed into a children's hospital in Kyiv, trapping victims under the rubble, officials said.
Jul 09, 2024