High altitude rescue: Left for dead
When the news of her missing husband reached Chin’s wife, she contacted Global Rescue and asked it to...
When the news of her missing husband reached Chin’s wife, she contacted Global Rescue and asked it to...
Prism in a photo from 1978. This is the original line-up that got the Soaltee Contract in 1979. From left to right: Pemba Lepcha, Prolad Roka, George Subba and Dinesh Rai.
Proper implementation of the two new Indian policies on cross-border hydropower and energy banking will make Nepal the biggest exporter of electricity in the whole of Asia
Artist Suman’s 16th solo art exhibition at the Baber Mahal-based Siddhartha Art Gallery, with 29 exhibits, kicked off on Jan 23. Inspired by the rich Maithili heritage, the artist uses acrylic and natural dyes to paint. (Photo: Robin Neupane)
When a road is made one-way, the Metropolitan Traffic Police Division gets lots of complaints from the public about having to waste time and petrol in taking a longer route. But there are collective benefits to it
A popular ritual among Hindus, the recitation of Swasthani Brata Katha, which is dedicated to Goddess Swasthani, starts from the full moon day in mid-January
The extended tenure of the two commissions the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) and the Commission on Investigation on Enforced Disappeared Persons (CIEDP) expires on Feb 10.
Number of civil servants required In the federal government : 46,000 In the provinces : 22,000 At the local level : 67,750 Total civil servants at present : 86,000
Perhaps the most troubling aspect about the new regulations is lack of homework. This risks not only a backlash. It could also promote hooch. In neighboring Bihar, the number of those killed by spurious alcohol has shot up following the state’s blanket...
A woman struggles to get a few drops of a traditional Newari liquor on the occasion of Indra Jatra at Basantapur, Kathmandu. The alcohol coming out of the deity Shweta Bhairab’s mouth is taken as a blessing | Uma Bista
The women’s cell of Nepal Police is yet to get any complaints about drunken wives beating up their husbands. But the number of women who report physical abuse from their drunk husbands has been steadily rising
According to a survey carried out by the Institute for Health Matrices and Evaluation (IHME) in the US, mortality by alcohol in Nepal increased by 376 percent between 1990 and 2016. Excess use of alcohol claimed 3,972 Nepali lives in 2016, it says (Photo:...
Even the governments of the countries with developed IT surveillance mechanisms are struggling to police the internet. If anything, by pushing people into the darkest reaches of the web, the government seems to be inviting all kinds of unwanted troubles
As the government hopes, regulating alcohol could do some good, like reducing domestic violence and curtailing some other crimes. But there could also be many unwanted consequences, including on tourism
