SOCIETY
Nepali art exhibition in USA
Nepali art exhibition in USA
KATHMANDU, April 5: A three-week exhibition of Nepali art, craft and multimedia is being organized in the USA from this weekend, informed Saurav Dhakal, founder of StoryCycle and the curator of the show, during a press meet organized at StoryCycle's office in Tinkune on Monday.
Apr 05, 2017
POLITICS
Central leaders eye mayoral posts
Central leaders eye mayoral posts
KATHMANDU, April 5: With the new constitution granting more power to the local level, some central leaders of the major political parties have started eying mayoral posts.
Apr 05, 2017
SOCIETY, SPECIAL
School for disabled struggles to continue
School for disabled struggles to continue
ARGHAKHACHI, April 5: They have various difficulties and disabilities: Some with talking, some with walking, and some with perceiving and so on. They need help for going anywhere, even to toilet. Without support, they cannot rescue themselves from an emergency situation.
Apr 05, 2017
VALLEY POLLUTION INDEX
Valley Pollution Levels
Valley Pollution Levels
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
Apr 05, 2017
SOCIETY
Elephant kills 2 in Saptari
Elephant kills 2 in Saptari
RAJBIRAJ, April 5: A wild elephant from Koshi Wildlife Reserve terrorized the locals of Hunumannagar Bazaar of Saptari district on Tuesday morning, killing two people.
Apr 05, 2017
POLITICS
NRA asks NRB to relax process for concessional loan
NRA asks NRB to relax process for concessional loan
KATHMANDU, April 5: The National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) has asked the Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) to ease the process of sanctioning concessional home loans for the survivors of 2015 Gorkha earthquakes.
Apr 05, 2017
POLITICS
2 Chand-Maoist workers held for NC leader’s murder
2 Chand-Maoist workers held for NC leader’s murder
JAJARKOT, April 5: Police in Jajarkot district have arrested two cadres of the Netra Bikram Chand’s CPN Maoist for their involvement in the murder of Nepali Congress’ district leader Rabindra Shah.
Apr 05, 2017
SOCIETY
Trump policy to affect family planning programs in Nepal
Trump policy to affect family planning programs in Nepal
KATHMANDU, April 4: Various organizations working in the family planning sector in Nepal are going to be hit hard by US President Donald Trump’s policy of not supporting various family planning methods anywhere. Especially, the economically disadvantaged people in the remote parts of the country wil...
Apr 05, 2017
SOCIETY
SC stays probe into multi-billion rupee drug scam
SC stays probe into multi-billion rupee drug scam
KATHMANDU, April 4: The Supreme Court (SC) has stayed an ongoing government probe into a multi-billion rupee drug scam and ordered lifting of the suspension of senior government attorneys accused of letting major suspects in the case go scot-free.
Apr 05, 2017
POLITICS
Possible mayoral candidates for Kathmandu emerge
Possible mayoral candidates for Kathmandu emerge
KATHMANDU, April 4: and backdoor battle has started in the major parties with several well-known faces showing interest in becoming mayoral candidates in Kathmandu as the local level election draws nearer. The country looks all set to go to civic polls on May 14 which will elect the representatives...
Apr 05, 2017