SOCIETY
Koica-aided health project completed
Koica-aided health project completed
KATHMANDU, May 2: 'Prevention of disease and improvement of working environment in Nepal Korea Friendship Hospital' program, which was supported by the Korea International Cooperation Agency (Koica) has been completed.
May 02, 2019
SOCIETY
Popular markets in Parbat, Baglung deserted
Popular markets in Parbat, Baglung deserted
PARBAT, May 2: Kamalebazar of Falebas, Baglung, would ‘remain awake’ the whole night until before two decades. It would offer lodge, hotels to travellers. People from Baglung and Surkhet would touch down here en route to different destinations.
May 02, 2019
SOCIETY
Major police offices in capital still operating in tents
Major police offices in capital still operating in tents
KATHMANDU, May 2: Even after four years of the 2015 earthquakes, two major police offices in the capital that were damaged by the quakes are still operating under tents, awaiting the start of the reconstruction of the office buildings.
May 02, 2019
POLITICS
FSFN-NSP merger deal stalled as Bhattarai demands Yadav quit govt
FSFN-NSP merger deal stalled as Bhattarai demands Yadav quit...
KATHMANDU, May 2: A party merger deal between the ruling Federal Socialist Forum Nepal (FSFN) and the Baburam Bhattarai-led Naya Shakti Party has stalled, with the former declining to quit the government as demanded by the latter.
May 02, 2019
SOCIETY
Gurkha ex-servicemen stage protest demanding pay parity
Gurkha ex-servicemen stage protest demanding pay parity
KATHMANDU, May 2: The agitating Former Gurkhas Joint Satyagraha Struggle Committee (FGJSSC) on Wednesday held symbolic mass protest to exert pressure on both Nepal and UK government to constitute high-level dialogue teams and start negotiations to resolve their demand for equal pension as their Brit...
May 02, 2019
SOCIETY
Godan continues postponement of its protest
Godan continues postponement of its protest
KATHMANDU, May 2: The Government Doctors’ Association of Nepal (Godan) has decided to continue the postponement of its protest, waiting for the government to address its demands.
May 02, 2019
SOCIETY
Diarrhea outbreak in Gulmi village brought under control
Diarrhea outbreak in Gulmi village brought under control
GULMI, May 2: A diarrhea outbreak which claimed one life and affected more than 200 in Dajakot of Musikot Municipality-4 has been finally come under control since Wednesday.
May 02, 2019
POLITICS
NCP internal feuding over province capital worsens
NCP internal feuding over province capital worsens
BIRATNAGAR, May 2: The rift within the ruling Nepal Communist Party’s (NCP) Province 1 provincial committee has further widened, with the provincial assembly members and cabinet members failing to agree on the name of the province and its permanent capital.
May 02, 2019
SOCIETY
Army awards tender for boots to party failing criteria
Army awards tender for boots to party failing criteria
KATHMANDU, May 2: Nepal Army (NA) recently invited tender bids for the supply of boots for 49,000 personnel. One of the important conditions for being awarded the tender was meeting various technical specifications. The army top brass was apparently careful to ensure they could put quality boots on...
May 02, 2019
My City, Gen-Next, Slammed
Perpetuity of Beauty
Perpetuity of Beauty
With the blessings of beauty
Earth, the canvas emblazes,
The streams lows plunging
And the creek in forest burbles,
May 02, 2019