SOCIETY
When superintendent let off SLC examinees flouting rules …
When superintendent let off SLC examinees flouting rules …
DAILEKH, July 29: Examinees appearing for the first paper of supplementary SLC exam were found cheating using mobile phone in the exam hall in the district on Friday.
Jul 29, 2016
SOCIETY
12 people injured in bus accident in Jhapa
12 people injured in bus accident in Jhapa
DAMAK (Jhapa), July 29: As many as 12 passengers were injured in a bus accident at Betani culvert along the Damak-Chiyabagan road section in the district today, police said.
Jul 29, 2016
SOCIETY
2 ‘burglars’ land in police net
2 ‘burglars’ land in police net
KATHMANDU, July 29: Police have arrested two burglars for their alleged involvement in robberies from Thamel area on Friday morning.
Jul 29, 2016
SOCIETY
Death toll from bus accident reaches 15
Death toll from bus accident reaches 15
DHANKUTA, July 29: The death toll from the Thursday accident of a passenger-ferrying bus occurred at Sidhuwa of Dhankuta has reached 15.
Jul 29, 2016
SOCIETY
27 complaints of foreign employment
27 complaints of foreign employment
POKHARA, July 29: Some 27 complaints on foreign employment frauds have been registered during two months at the branch office of People Forum for Human Rights.
Jul 29, 2016
SOCIETY
Narayangarh-Mugling road obstructed
Narayangarh-Mugling road obstructed
RATNANAGAR, July 29: The Narayangarh-Mugling road – the main way connecting connect Kathmandu and Pokhara to other southern parts fof the country – has been obstructed again due to landslide at Kalikhola of Chitwan.
Jul 29, 2016
The Week
Women in Thangka painting
Women in Thangka painting
Every single time a customer enters her teacher’s thangka shop in Bhaktapur, Meru Tamang can’t help but look up expectantly from the back room. The 21 year old apprentice can be found practicing her shading and coloring there on the weekdays. She has been training in the arts of thangka painting for...
Jul 29, 2016
The Week
Celebrating and conserving wildlife
Celebrating and conserving wildlife
In the Tarai Arc Landscape of Nepal, wildlife biologists, researchers and field staff from the Government of Nepal, World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and National Trust for Nature Conservation (NTNC) are using cameras equipped with infrared triggers, called camera traps, to obtain critical data about wildli...
Jul 29, 2016
SOCIETY
Landslide, flood victims awaiting relief in dire state
Landslide, flood victims awaiting relief in dire state
KATHMANDU, JULY 29: With various parts of the county severely affected by landslides and flooding, the victims struggle for survival due to lack of relief and the government's weak disaster preparedness.
Jul 29, 2016
PHOTO FEATURE/Video
Crafts with a conscience
Crafts with a conscience
Sarala Khadgi, 53, has been making Nepali handicrafts since the 1990s. A member of the Association for Craft Producers (ACP), she has been working in the production division for years now. ACP is a local, not for profit, fair trade organization providing design, marketing, management, and technical...
Jul 29, 2016