This is for record. A Nepali multi-party activist of the referendum days of Nepal’s 1980s launched a quest for waterways access to the sea for Nepal. Manjur ‘World’ founded a ‘Rastrya Samaj Sudhar Sanstha’ which pioneered two sterling homegrown movements in those days of new found multi-party activism. One was …

BY SHASHI MALLA Pakistan Elections A terrorist suicide bomber killed more than 128 people at an election campaign rally in south-western Pakistan, being the deadliest attack in the country since 2014 and ahead of the general elections on July 25. The so-called Islamic State (IS) claimed the deadly attack. Among …

By P. Kharel Awaiting change Economic woes won’t agree to “Let bygones be bygones”. It never did in history nor will it now or ever. Oligarchy is what we are suffering—economic, political and intellectual—polarises as Nepalis engage in outright partisan lines with almost inimical intensity whenever an opportunity arrives from …

PM Oli has much to deliver BY BIHARI KRISHNA SHRESTHA In 2015, a Washington think tank, New America, published the findings of two democracy researchers, Roberto Foa and Yascha Mounk, who said, “The United States is not the only country in which the population has grown fiercely critical of democracy …

BY HANS DIETMAR SCHWEISGUT In times of geopolitical uncertainties, the 20th EU-China summit will be an opportunity to show that our cooperation is important not only for Europe and China, but also for the rest of the world. We must support and strengthen the open, rules-based system of global governance, …

LANZHOU, July 10 (Xinhua) — Chinese scientists are using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and thermal infrared remote-sensing technology to monitor permafrost changes on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, providing early warning of geological risks in major engineering projects. The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is home to large stretches of permafrost, which supports many engineering …

LHASA, July 10 (Xinhua) — The volume of online retail sales in southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region grew by 29.22 percent year on year in 2017, the regional commerce department said on Tuesday. Online retail sales totalled 2.28 billion yuan (about 345 million U.S. dollars) last year, the department said. …

LHASA, July 14 (Xinhua) — An academy in southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region has trained more than 300 painters of Thangka, a traditional Tibetan Buddhist art form. Since 2012, Tibet Thangka Painting Academy in Lhasa has trained students from low-income families free of charge to help preserve the cultural heritage. …

BY BRAHMA CHELLANEY Nepal’s new communist prime minister, KP Oli, has paid obeisance in Beijing, where he agreed to the proposal to extend the railway from Shigatse in Tibet to his country so as to reduce Nepali dependence on India. For India, Nepal is not just another neighbour but one …

By Our Reporter Kumari Bank (KBL) has provided financial support of one hundred thousand rupeesto Bal Sarathi, a non-profit organisation working for the past 13 years, to provide underprivileged, street children with the basic health and educational opportunities. The Bal Sarathi Academy now enrolls almost a 100 street-children as regular …