Rich countries attain record human development, but half of the poorest have gone backwards, finds UN Development Programme Uneven development progress is leaving the poorest behind, exacerbating inequality, and stoking political polarization on a global scale. Nepal 15 Mar, 2024
Memoir of a technocrat: Villages were focus of reforms The money that was sent to the villages in the 1990s very likely eventually ended up creating village elites, who now pose a serious threat to the integrity of our election system When the Nepali Congress (NC) first came to power in 1951, it inherited... 12 Feb, 2020
Pvt sector seeks programmes that encourage skilled workers Only 10 pc of the country’s 12 million workers are engaged in the formal sector Kathmandu, May 25 With the aim of fulfilling the general requirements of workers in the domestic labour market, private sector players have urged the government to... Travel 26 May, 2019
EDITORIAL: Avoid royal show The head of the state needs special security and state honours; but this does not mean one needs to cling on to the royal culture Nepal is connected with the rest of the world through the Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA), which is the country’s... 03 May, 2019
EDITORIAL: Cash in on crops The government policy should be aimed at promoting agro-business and cash crops which can create jobs for youths in rural areas Given the suitable climatic condition and varied topography, Nepal has huge potential of agro-based industries. Despite... 15 Nov, 2018
�Nepal should ease rules to attract FDI� Kathmandu, June 14 Ambassador of India to Nepal Manjeev Singh Puri said Nepal and India shared unique partnership and friendship and there was ample scope for harnessing opportunities. Addressing an interaction organised by Nepal-India... Horoscopes 15 Jun, 2017
LETTERS: Jobs at local level have no doubt about the local level elections which will be held on May 14. But, at the same time, what I personally feel is that the number of jobless population is increasing significantly due to lack of work opportunity within the country. The... 04 Apr, 2017
