EU leaders struggle to break deadlock on climate deal

BRUSSELS: European Union leaders were still looking Friday for an agreement to cut the bloc’s net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by the end of the decade compared to 1990 levels following...

Nepal Central Zoo Opened for Visitors After Nine-Month Hiatus

After a hiatus of nine months due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Lalitpur-based Central Zoo has been reopened on Thursday by adopting necessary health protocols. “The Central Zoo has been reopened by adopting strict health...

Govt forms Advertisement Board

KATHMANDU, DECEMBER 10 Based on the Advertisement (Regulation) Act 2019, the government has formed the Advertisement Board, which started operating from Wednesday. With an aim to regulate, monitor and operate the entire advertisement market of...

Apathetic neoliberal state: Solidarity will strengthen workers

The ill-facet of neoliberalism manifests most starkly in the sector of health, education and food security. People with coronavirus symptoms have been denied treatment by hospitals. Worse, even staffers of the most profitable hospitals...

Kathmandu-Delhi flights to resume from Dec 16

KATHMANDU: The governments of Nepal and India have approved the resumption of regular scheduled flights between Kathmandu and Delhi under the Air Transport Bubble mechanism. The bubble flights will start from December 16. The national flag...

Committee recommends five-day week

KATHMANDU, DECEMBER 10 A committee formed by the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation has recommended a five-day working week. The committee formed by the ministry in October to promote tourism after the COVID-19 pandemic...

Disney unveils plans to stream a galaxy of new series, films

NEW YORK: The Walt Disney Co.’s streaming plans shifted into hyper speed Thursday, as the studio unveiled a galaxy’s worth of new streaming offerings including plans for 10 “Star Wars” series spinoffs and 10...

Rights violation rampant in Nepal, says AHRC

KATHMANDU, DECEMBER 10 The Asian Human Rights Commission today alleged that the government had been using the COVID-19 pandemic to exercise control, commit human rights violations, and deny justice to victims of human rights abuses. According...