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Nagdhunga tunnel road will be Nepal’s third, Churia tunnel road is first and Bhulbhule’s second Swiss geologist Toni Hagen in his book “Building Bridges to the Third World: Memories of Nepal 195... Read More
Finance minister’s claim of no labor strike during past two years is false Finance Minister Yuba Raj Khatiwada has claimed that there have been no labor strikes during the pas... Read More
PM’s foreign affairs advisor repeats an already debunked claim To begin with, there was no cold wave in the tarai last winter, so there was no question of anyone d... Read More
Finance minister makes unreliable claims about Nepali printing industry Finance Minister Yuba Raj Khatiwada speaking in parliament a few weeks ago made three misleading cla... Read More
Neither Tilicho nor the new lake are highest in Nepal or world In fact, Tilicho and the new lake are not even among the top 10 highest lakes in the world. Read More
Kathmandu PM levels show PM’s air quality claim baseless Commenting on the air quality of the Kathmandu Valley, Prime Minister KP Oli recently claimed that p... Read More
Dahal had not helped Madhav Nepal become prime minister In fact, Dahal had expressed his dissatisfaction even after Nepal was elected prime minister in May ... Read More
Govt’s policy and program made wrong claim about Raxaul-Amlekhgunj petroleum pipeline The policy and program document says: The Amlekhgunj-Raxaul-Motihari petroleum pipeline, work on whi... Read More
Opinion article has errors in figures Columnist Achyut Wagle in an article on higher education published in The Kathmandu Post on March 19... Read More
PM wrongly claims credit for no cold wave deaths Records at the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology show this year the tarai has not experienced ... Read More

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Brace yourself for toxic winter air

Brace yourself for toxic winter air Winter is approaching in Kathmandu. Winter is not only about chilly weather but also more toxin in t... Read More

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