ECONOMY
NIC Asia organizes tree plantation in Dharan
NIC Asia organizes tree plantation in Dharan
KATHMANDU, Feb 13: NIC Asia Bank has organized a tree plantation program in Purwanchal Engineering Campus (PEC) premises in Dharan.
Feb 13, 2017
ECONOMY
JCB organizes ‘Operator Meet’ in Itahari
JCB organizes ‘Operator Meet’ in Itahari
KATHMANDU, Feb 13 : MAW Earthmovers Pvt Ltd -- the sole distributor of JCB construction and heavy equipment in Nepal -- organized an ‘Operator Meet’ in Itahari on Thursday.
Feb 13, 2017
SOCIETY
Italian surgeon, Afghan prof bag Sunhak Peace Prize
Italian surgeon, Afghan prof bag Sunhak Peace Prize
KATHMANDU, Feb 13: The Sunhak Peace Prize Committee awarded 2017 Sunhak Peace Prize to Dr Gino Strada, an Italian surgeon, and Dr Sakena Yacoobi, an Afghan women’s education professor.
Feb 13, 2017
SOCIETY
Syangja district to be developed as orange zone
Syangja district to be developed as orange zone
SYANGJA, Feb 13: Good news for orange growers! Syangja will be developed as orange zone.
Feb 13, 2017
SOCIETY, SPECIAL
Ex-combatants have only regrets
Ex-combatants have only regrets
DANG, Feb 13: They had arms in their hands but beautiful dreams in their minds when they readied themselves for ‘the People’s War’ 22 years ago. They were ready to kill and get killed for the ‘great cause of freeing the nation from the unfair system, emancipating the poor, and ending the gender- and...
Feb 13, 2017
SOCIETY, VALLEY POLLUTION INDEX
Valley Pollution Index
Valley Pollution Index
The graph above is based on the pollutant of fine particulate matter, PM2.5 (PM less than 2.5 microns) of Kathmandu Valley in a day.
Feb 13, 2017
POLITICS
Local body staffers halt work in protest
Local body staffers halt work in protest
KATHMANDU, Feb 13 :The agitating staffers of the local bodies have halted their work across the country on Sunday. They claimed that the government’s plan to integrate local body staffers in the new federal set up is discriminatory against them.
Feb 13, 2017
SOCIETY
Local innovation to ease indoor pollution
Local innovation to ease indoor pollution
KATHMANDU, Feb 13: Palls of dust are among the most visible outdoor pollution in Kathmandu Valley. Satungal, Kalimati, Satobato, Gwarko, Kalanki and Teku, among other localities, suffer the worst from dust pollution. Many Valley residents hardly remember a time when the air could be inhaled without...
Feb 13, 2017
POLITICS
Maoists observe People's War Day, victims mark Black Day
Maoists observe People's War Day, victims mark Black Day
KATHMANDU, Feb 13: While various Maoist factions were commemorating their 22nd People's War Day on Sunday, conflict victims of the decade-long Maoist insurgency marked a Black Day, venting their ire against the snail-pace transitional justice process.
Feb 13, 2017
SOCIETY
13 years on, gang rape victim's family still awaits justice
13 years on, gang rape victim's family still awaits justice
KATHMANDU, Feb 13: On February 12, 2004, a 17-year-old girl was gang-raped and killed by Nepal Army soldiers for her alleged involvement in the Maoist party.
Feb 13, 2017