SOCIETY
Police collect waste as municipal officials boycott work
Police collect waste as municipal officials boycott work
BIRGUNJ, Jan 8: As the officials of the Birgunj Metropolitan City have been staging protests by boycotting their work for the past five days, police with the help of local youths collected the garbage piled in various places on Monday.
Jan 08, 2019
POLITICS
Rai appointed as Nepal's Permanent Representative to New York
Rai appointed as Nepal's Permanent Representative to New Yor...
KATHMANDU, Jan 8: The government has appointed Amrit Bahadur Rai as Nepal's Permanent Representative to United Nations in New York.
Jan 08, 2019
My City, Entertainment
Ratings dip to 18.6M for Golden Globes despite NFL lead-in
Ratings dip to 18.6M for Golden Globes despite NFL lead-in
Preliminary figures from Nielsen show that Sunday night’s Golden Globes were watched by 18.6 million viewers, a slight drop from the 19.1 million that tuned in last year.
Jan 08, 2019
SOCIETY
Young couple wraps up their wedding in just Rs 4000 and in 17 minutes
Young couple wraps up their wedding in just Rs 4000 and in 1...
BHAIRAHAWA, Jan 8: Spending excessively on weddings has been a major problem in the country. While some spend out of choice, most do it because of compulsion. However, Suraj Yadav, 23, a second year student of Bachelor of Business Studies (BBS) has set an example by wrapping up his wedding ceremony...
Jan 08, 2019
SOCIETY
Landslide-displaced handed land ownership certificates
Landslide-displaced handed land ownership certificates
RASUWA, Jan 8: A total of 21 households of Naukunda Rural Municipality-1 that were displaced by the devastating earthquake of 2015 and landslides were provided with land ownership certificates on Monday.
Jan 08, 2019
POLITICS
NC grows offensive against govt as its main oppn role criticized within party
NC grows offensive against govt as its main oppn role critic...
KATHMANDU, Jan 8: Amid criticism from within as well as outside the party that it failed to play a strong role, the main opposition party, Nepali Congress (NC), has of late been trying to make its presence felt in parliament.
Jan 08, 2019
SOCIETY
Bhimapokhara locals loving smoke-free stove
Bhimapokhara locals loving smoke-free stove
BAGLUNG, Jan 8: Sharmila Regmi of Sirsire village, Bhimapokhara does not have to struggle with thick smoke these days while cooking meals. Nor do her eyes burn. “I have been relieved. This is a modern stove, which does not release smoke inside the house,” she smiled.
Jan 08, 2019
SOCIETY
Maoist from Chand’s party held on extortion charge
Maoist from Chand’s party held on extortion charge
ROLPA, Jan 8: Police in Rolpa have arrested a worker of the Netra Bikram Chand-led Maoist party on Monday on extortion charges.
Jan 08, 2019
My City, Entertainment
Kevin Spacey pleads not guilty to groping young man at bar
Kevin Spacey pleads not guilty to groping young man at bar
Kevin Spacey pleaded not guilty Monday to groping an 18-year-old busboy in 2016 in the first criminal case brought against the disgraced actor following a string of sexual misconduct allegations that crippled his career.
Jan 08, 2019
ECONOMY
PM to address World Economic Forum
PM to address World Economic Forum
KATHMANDU, Jan 8: Prime Minister KP Oli is traveling to Switzerland later this month to address the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF). He will be the first head of government from Nepal to address the forum.
Jan 08, 2019