EDITORIAL: Taller than thought

Nepal should make detailed profiles of all peaks above 6,000m to promote tourism and tackle the issues of climate change Mount Sagarmatha, also known as Mount Everest and Chomolungma, has now become a bit taller...

Head teacher’s brutal murder leaves village in grief, fear

DHARAN, DECEMBER 9 Abduction and subsequent murder of head teacher Rajendra Shrestha, 54, of Saraswoti Basic School by the Netra Bikram Chand-led Communist Party of Nepal has left locals terrified in Miklajung Rural Municipality, Morang. Shrestha’s...

COVID’s challenges: Ways to cope with them

The pathway the disease has created is a turbulent one, and it is up to all Nepalis to decide how to go through it successfully. Though it has wreaked havoc, the pandemic can be...

First woman, next man on moon will come from these NASA 18

CAPE CANAVERAL: NASA has named the 18 astronauts — half of them women — who will train for its Artemis moon-landing program. The first woman and next man on the moon will come from this...

Neymar hat-trick as PSG crush Basaksehir 5-1 in suspended game

PARIS: Neymar bagged a hat-trick as Paris St Germain topped Champions League Group H with a 5-1 home victory over Istanbul Basaksehir on Wednesday, a day after the game was suspended amid an alleged...

‘Book principal’s murderers’

KATHMANDU, DECEMBER 9 The National Human Rights Commission has urged the government to prosecute people involved in killing a principal in Morang and provide proper compensation to the victim’s family. The NHRC said its attention had...

Privatisation of space

Starting from October 4, 1957, space has become not just a part of human endeavour but also a dream of many people and nations to reach out and explore. As a result of the...

Early inoculation a long shot in Nepal

KATHMANDU, DECEMBER 9 The United Kingdom rolled out coronavirus vaccination programme yesterday and India is all set to do so later this month, but the Nepali government has not yet decided who will import vaccines. So,...