POLITICS
PM Oli's use of official residence for private event draws flak
PM Oli's use of official residence for private event draws f...
KATHMANDU, Sept 8: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, like his predecessors, has been widely criticized for using the prime minister's official residence at Baluwatar for the meetings of party committees and other non-official events. A gathering of the Oli clan has been scheduled at Baluwatar for Saturd...
Sep 08, 2018
SOCIETY
6,550 quake victims yet to start building houses in Sindhupalchowk
6,550 quake victims yet to start building houses in Sindhupa...
SINDHUPALCHOWK, Sept 8: Over 6,500 earthquake victims have yet to start rebuilding their quake-destroyed houses in Sindhupalchwok district due to procedural delays by the government.
Sep 08, 2018
SOCIETY
Seti Zonal Hospital overcrowded due to seasonal diseases
Seti Zonal Hospital overcrowded due to seasonal diseases
KAILALI, Sept 8: With flu, diarrhea and dysentery taking toll on people's health, the number of patients visiting Seti Zonal Hospital in Dhangadhi has increased in this rainy season. According to Krishna Bohora, in-charge of the emergency ward of the hospital, the 'seasonal illness' has made it hard...
Sep 08, 2018
SOCIETY
Locals demand their land back from army
Locals demand their land back from army
DADELDHURA, Sept 8: A dispute relating to encroachment of land of the locals of Amargadi Municipality-1 by the then Royal Nepalese Army is yet to settle in five decades. The locals have demanded that the army return back 2,436 ropanis of land which belong to them.
Sep 08, 2018
SOCIETY
Computer course in Khotang school woos students
Computer course in Khotang school woos students
KHOTANG, Sept 8: Until three years ago, Pratima Sapkota of Jentedhunga Rural Municipality did not even know how a computer looks like. She would hear that kids in Kathmandu read and write on computer and that would make her feel dumbfounded. Now the 10th grader is a student of computer engineering a...
Sep 08, 2018
OPINION
To all those fathers
To all those fathers
Those who do not fulfill their basic fatherly duties do not deserve special treatment on Father’s
Day.
Sep 08, 2018
OPINION
Knowing Kathmandu’s Sardars
Knowing Kathmandu’s Sardars
The sun cast bright over New York from the summer sky. And the green, thick clumps of leaves rose upward from the trees along the pavement and blended with the clear blue sky. Roosevelt Avenue, 74 Street was a quiet residential area. On Saturday, there were even fewer vehicles in this street, and it...
Sep 08, 2018
OPINION
Know the value of food
Know the value of food
For a traditional Nepali like me, the invitation to wedding parties or any other feasts is a matter of great excitement due to fascinating varieties of food I get to eat. But I cannot ignore the bulk of food wasted on those occasions. This fades my bashing mood, as I have read the statistics that mi...
Sep 08, 2018
SOCIETY
High level probe panel on Kanchanpur case to submit report soon
High level probe panel on Kanchanpur case to submit report s...
BHIMDATTANAGAR, Sept 7: The high-level probe panel formed to carry out the investigation into the killing of 13-year-old Nirmala Panta of Kanchanpur district has pledged to submit its report to the government soon.
Sep 07, 2018
ECONOMY
'Let's make Visit Nepal Year 2020 a success'
'Let's make Visit Nepal Year 2020 a success'
KATHMANDU, Sept 7: The government has urged the Nepal Tourism Board and the tourism organizations for their support to make the Visit Nepal Year 2020 a success.
Sep 07, 2018