We once feared the evolving digital technology, which is expanding by leaps and bounds, would gradually threaten the significance of books. This has not been the case. The technology culture is going global, but the importance of books remains undiminished. The reading culture in Nepal is showing positive signs...

As investigations continue over the Garu carnage to dig out the facts behind the ghastly killing of 27 people, mostly the members of the Maoist party, reports reflect contradictory findings, thus making the whole investigation process further complicated. Investigation from the government side is yet to start as the...

A week after the Election Commission (EC) announced its inability to hold constituent assembly polls in June, the eight party leaders continue to wobble around the political fiasco unable to reach any decision towards fixing a new date and address the constitutional obstacle created by the likely postponement of...

Seventeen years after having failed to persuade Bhutan, unilaterally, to repatriate Bhutanese refugees, Nepal has sought support from the Indian government. On the backdrop of the 14th summit of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala, for the first time, sought support from...

If you had a chance of visiting any dance party, wedding reception or concert of late, you would have noticed a peculiar trend. Youngsters can be seen setting their foot loose to the tunes of old Nepali folk music –repackaged in pop/rock versions by innovative artistes. Welcome to the...

At a time when different ethnic groups have intensified their agitations demanding ethnicity-based federal system, linguists have said that federal structure based on linguistic identity could be a better option. Senior linguist Prof. Nobal Kishor Rai says that as political system, social behaviour and psyche of the people is...