Kathmandu / It will be injustice if we look at only one perspective of Dr. Rabindra Pandey. He has been excelling in all three areas he has been involved in. At a time when most of the organizations were busy writing proposals for supporting the earthquake affected people of Nepal, Dr. Pandey together with his […]
Kathmandu: The move of Dr. Baburam Bhattarai to leave the Maoist party and form Naya Shakti (New Force) is gaining momentum but has also been receiving criticism. The question here is, are the comments genuine or merely to disparage and discourage him. Dr. Bhattarai, who has actively initiated different campaigns for more than four months, […]
Pritam Bhattarai / Kathmandu: Nepali football gave the Nepalis something to cheer about in the midst of the long-standing sufferings inflicted by April 25 devastating earthquake and Indian unofficial trade embargo. Nepal, for the first time in 23 years, managed to bring home an international trophy creating history, defeating Bahrain U-23 team 3-0 in the […]
Kathmandu: It is very difficult to introduce Mr. Basanta Chaudhary as he is not limited to one sector. Mr. Chaudhary is not only part of the Chaudhary Group, a leading business group of the country; he is also a litterateur and a philanthropic as well. For many, it may seem unbelievable that a leading businessman […]
Kathmandu / January 21:The Asian Development Bank will increase its annual lending to Nepal by 60 per cent in projects running with it funding, provided the work implementation capacity is enhanced. On the occasion of the opening session of the annual Country Portfolio Review Mission of ADB projects in Kathmandu on Thursday, Finance Secretary Lok […]
Charan Prasai is a renowned name in the human rights field in the country. Prasai has played an active role for the protection and promotion of human rights during very challenging times like the Maoist insurgency and direct rule of former King Gyanendra Shah. Prasai has deep understanding about the human rights issues and is […]
Dear Prime Minister, I am writing this second letter following your recent announcement about ending load shedding within a year and also fitting gas pipeline in Kathmandu valley. Most of the people made mockery of your statement and you also expressed concern over the people’s comment on social media – it seems you are just […]
Surya Chandra Basnet /Kathmandu: Bob Gibbons, then a post-graduate Englishman, had innumerable accounts of the mystic land named Nepal through books and movies. He did not delay a second to hit the road towards Nepal in his 1949 Land Rover model car on a sweltering summer of 1974. It took him around 16-weeks to arrive […]
Kathmandu / January 18: With a view to helping quake-affected communities in Nepal, a competition with the slogan – ‘Where there is no Engineer – Designing for Community Resilience” is being convened in European country Ireland. Around 300 students from various Engineering colleges and universities in Ireland are taking part in the competition scheduled to […]
Kathmandu / January 18: Nepal Cine Artistes’ Association has taken action against cine artist Suvechha Thapa for allegedly posing for a photo covering her breasts with a khada scarf, which is considered sacred by Buddhists and Hindus. A meeting of the Association’s executive committee has suspended Thapa, which means that she would not be able […]