Digging to rescue 41 workers trapped in a collapsed tunnel in India is in the final stretch The drilling of the final stretch resumed following a six-hour delay due to a metal object in the debris damaging the blades of the drilling machine. World 23 Nov, 2023
India, Australia commit to boosting strategic ties as their diplomats and defense chiefs hold talks Jaishankar said he and Wong took stock of their growing ties in trade and defense, and there was “a real momentum" in their relationship. World 21 Nov, 2023
Miss Nicaragua Sheynnis Palacios wins Miss Universe crown Palacios is a 23-year-old communicologist, who said she wants to work to promote mental health after suffering debilitating bouts of anxiety herself. Lifestyle 19 Nov, 2023
41 workers in India are stuck in a tunnel for an 8th day. Officials consider alternate rescue plans Officials trying to reach 41 workers who have been trapped in a collapsed tunnel in northern India for eight days were contemplating alternative rescue plans Sunday after snags with a drilling machine caused them to halt digging. World 19 Nov, 2023
Vaidya Energy gears up to roll out Ather 450X in Nepal next month Vaidya Energy, a subsidiary of Vaidya’s Organisation of Industries and Trading Houses (VOITH), has collaborated with Ather Energy, India’s premier smart electric vehicle manufacturer, to introduce their flagship 450X two-wheeler model in the country in November. Business 27 Oct, 2023
The Nobel literature prize goes to Norway's Jon Fosse, who once wrote a novel in a single sentence Norway's Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson received the prize in 1903, Knut Hamsun was awarded it in 1920 and Sigrid Undset in 1928. World 05 Oct, 2023
'We've already experienced the apocalypse. We're trying to rebuild our societies' Dr Kyle Whyte is George Willis Pack Professor of Environment and Sustainability (SEAS), teaching in the SEAS environmental justice specialisation. He is founding faculty director of the Tishman Centre for Social Justice and the Environment, principal investigator of the Energy Equity Project, and affiliate professor of Native American Studies and Philosophy at the University of Michigan. Kathmandu 03 Oct, 2023
Navigating menopause at work: A vital conversation The gap between the global South and the global North is widening in mainstreaming menstruation in public discourse. Opinion 02 Oct, 2023
World Rabies Day today The World Rabies Day is being observed today including in Nepal by organising various programmes. Nepal 28 Sep, 2023
Emote to connote: The physics of our emotions What we feel, see, smell, touch, hear and taste are as important and striking as our emotions. Emotions are our soul songs that croon their ‘hearts’ out — they understand, they analyse, they slide, and go deep into the vast recesses of our being. They caress us just as much as they do for others. Opinion 28 Sep, 2023
Warped logjam: The nitty-gritty of stress Not all stresses are stressful, or negative. If one deals with stress smartly, it can work and help us to reach our goals more quickly. You'd call this 'eustress' — it motivates and propels us to do well in life. Eustress can be defined as pleasant, or therapeutic stress Opinion 31 Aug, 2023
EDITORIAL: Human trafficking Remittances from migrant workers now make up about a fourth of Nepal’s gross domestic product (GDP), making it the single largest source of foreign exchange, but behind this huge contribution is hidden the sufferings of millions of Nepalis that nobody is doing anything concrete to ameliorate. Opinion 01 Aug, 2023
