Bangladesh vis-a-vis Nepal: Bridging hearts and minds in the region's neighbourhood On the map of South Asia, if the gentle bend of Nepal’s rectangular strip can be seen nestling snugly in the lap of the central Himalayas in the north, Bangladesh in the southeast — a country on water — looks like an amphibian emerging restlessly from the great Bay to bask its rain-drenched skin on the second largest delta in the world. The contrast, somehow, does not end with cartography. Opinion 15 Sep, 2022
Forest Service maxed out as wildfires break across US West The US Forest Service said Friday it's operating in crisis mode, fully deploying firefighters and maxing out its support system as wildfires continue to break out across the US West, threatening thousands of homes and entire towns. World 14 Aug, 2021
Nature's wrath Mother Nature has unleased destruction in Sindhupalchok once again. Over half a decade ago, the quake brought unparalleled grief to the area. Blogs 28 Jun, 2021
Zhang Hong becomes first blind Chinese man to scale Everest At 9:30am today, 46-yearold Zhang Hong became the first blind Chinese mountaineer to have climbed Mt Everest on his first attempt with the assistance of his mountain guide Qiang Zi and three sherpas — Lhakpa Sherpa, Dawa Wongchu Sherpa, and Samden Bhote. Business 25 May, 2021
Scientists decry death by 1,000 cuts for world's insects The world’s vital insect kingdom is undergoing “death by a thousand cuts,” the world’s top bug experts said. Climate change, insecticides, herbicides, light pollution, invasive species and changes in agriculture and land use are causing... Mobile & Apps 12 Jan, 2021
Monolith toppled by group who said 'leave no trace': Visitor SALT LAKE CITY: New clues have surfaced in the disappearance of a gleaming monolith in Utah that seemed to melt away as mysteriously as it appeared in the red-rock desert — though it's no longer the only place where a strange structure has come and... Women 02 Dec, 2020
Bollywood celebs turn climate warriors on World Environment day KATHMANDU: On World Environment Day on June 5 some Bollywood actors — Arjun Kapoor, Karan Johar, and Anushka Sharma among others — have turned climate warriors, sharing what they wish for the planet Earth. They have come forward o support actor... Travel Abroad 06 Jun, 2020
Opinion: Let�s focus on experience economy and aesthetic capitalism Kathmandu, May 26 Let’s learn to give credit where it’s due. We have not realised the importance of aesthetics in the economy. As Amartya Sen points out, we’ve always been preoccupied with the doctrinaire view of how the economy works and how... 26 May, 2020
COVID-19 and much-maligned bats Kathmandu This isn’t the first time that bats have been blamed for a human coronavirus. They still get the primary blame for MERS, SARS and Ebola,” opines Pushpa Raj Acharya, an expert on bats and Scientific Officer at Nepal Academy of Science... Mobile & Apps 07 May, 2020
The silk perestroika: A stupendous challenge for science Research is resourcefully on to tapping and inserting a synthetic gene, or bacteria, to achieving a sublime objective — duplicating the biochemistry of silk and the spider’s ‘psyche’. This foray will substantially increase the stability of its... 05 Feb, 2020
Dhanya Purnima, Udhauli� Ya:Mari Punhi observed across the country KATHMANDU: Various communities across the country celebrated different festivals on Thursday, coinciding with the full moon day of the month of Mangsir as per the lunar calendar. The full moon day was celebrated as the Dhanya Purnima by communities... Travel 13 Dec, 2019
Hire skilled negotiators Apropos of the news story, “Basic minimum wage eludes Nepali migrant workers” (THT, May 9, Page 1), although average Nepalis will never receive the average minimum wage of US$13,951 a month in Qatar, the largest employer of Nepali migrants in the... 10 May, 2019
