Kathmandu / August 11: Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher JB Rana has urged one and all to extend support to court for building independent and fair judiciary because judiciary’s lone efforts were not adequate. Inaugurating the three-day seminar organized by Supreme Court Bar Association today, CJ Rana reiterated the cooperation from the concerned stakeholders for the […]
Kathmandu / July 22: Finance Minister Yuba Raj Khatiwada on Monday said that Guthis (trusts) can contribute to promoting social security schemes launched by the government. Speaking at a conference titled “On the path to Universal Social Protection in Nepal” in the capital, Minister Khatiwada said that the tradition of loving and respecting juniors has […]
Sujeev Shakya The third Himalayan Consensus summit saw 75 speakers from around the world elaborating on a variety of issues which have an impact on the lives of those living in the greater Himalayan region, who comprise a sizable percentage of the world population. The political boundaries across the fragile Himalayas have had a great […]
Lhasa, Tibet, June 24/ Government of both neighbours—China and India have called Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli’s slogan of ‘prosperous Nepal, Happy Nepalis’ as ‘significant’, while recognizing it at the government level. In this light, Prime Minister Oli has described Nepal’s relation with China as extraordinary and unprecedented during an interview with RSS at the […]
Priyanka Adhikari / Kathmandu: The practice of ‘Yoga’ which originated in the eastern part of the world, gradually spread to the west and across the globe, leading to declaration of International Day of Yoga on June 21. Recognising its universal appeal, on December 11, 2014, United Nations proclaimed June 21 as the International Day of […]
Ding Gang Four hours after driving from Kathmandu along the China-Nepal Highway, you reach Kodari, a crossing from Himalayan nation Nepal into China’s Tibet Autonomous Region. For more than 50 years after the highway was built, it has been the most important and the only road between China and Nepal. The goods passing through this […]
Manohar D Shrestha / Kathmandu: In recent times, two deaths in quick succession in two different hospitals in the valley incensed families and friends of the deceased. The result: the grief-stricken bereaved members let their grievances out for their irreparable losses by resorting to vandalism and manhandling of doctors. The government added its two bits […]
Manohar D Shrestha / Kathmandu: Years ago I had watched a movie called “Deliverance”, starring yesteryear’s he-man Burt Reynolds about a fun-filled, adrenaline packed, adventurous river trip of a few friends that ends up in tragedy. The story of the movie was eerily surreal. A few years later, we were invited for a trip to […]
Manohar Shrestha / Kathmandu: The tragic killings of Cecil the lion and Harambe the gorilla in a US zoo in 2016 generated much international uproar and coverage in both the mainstream and social media. Dr. Walter Palmer who hunted Cecil in Zimbabwe’s Hwange National Park was shredded to pieces in the social media. He had […]
Manohar Shresth / Kathmandu: It was already dark when I was cruising in a taxi from the international airport to my hotel in downtown Sydney. After a long non-stop flight from Bangkok, I was a little impatient to get to my hotel room for a good night rest as I had to be up early in […]