MBBS classes at IOM delayed by one month

Published On: December 11, 2017 01:07 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Dec 10:  Prospective MBBS students at medical colleges under the Institute of Medicine (IOM) have to wait for one more month for their academic classes to begin due to the delay by Tribhuvan University (TU) to decide on the allocation of MBBS seats at the medical colleges. MBBS classes at colleges under IOM were scheduled to begin from November 17.

NWC launches its ‘Khabar Garaun 1145’

Published On: December 10, 2017 05:52 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Dec 10: National Women Commission (NWC) launcehs its free helpline service,‘Khabar Garaun 1145' which is operated from today.  The service was inaugurated amidst a function coinciding with the closing of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender Based Violence (GBV) that falls on December 10.

5.2 quake hits Dolakha

Published On: December 8, 2017 09:13 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Dec 8: An earthquake  with 5.2 on the Richter scale was felt on 8:36 am today morning.

Elderly dies shortly after casting ballot

Published On: December 7, 2017 01:29 PM NPT By: Republica

PALPA, Dec 7:  An elderly man died shortly after casting his ballot at Daraithati polling center in Rampur Municipality-6 in Palpa this morning.

Leopard rampage terrorises Khotang locals

Published On: December 7, 2017 09:26 AM NPT By: Republica

KHOTANG, Dec 7: Leopard rampage has terrorised local people in the southern area of the district.  A pair of leopards strays into human settlements from nearby forests, and rampages through killing many cattle and goats so far, the locals said.

Female staffers to handle two polling centers in Jhapa

Published On: December 7, 2017 07:01 AM NPT By: Republica

JHAPA, Dec 7: With the aim of setting an example of women-friendly polling center, two such centers in Jhapa will be handled exclusively by female staffers only during the December 7 polls.

Quake-ravaged school of Khumjung reconstructed

Published On: December 7, 2017 06:52 AM NPT By: Himal Lamsal

KHUMJUNG, Dec 7: Vice President Nanda Bahadur Pun last Friday inaugurated a school building in Khumjung that was devastated by the devastating earthquakes of 2015.

Int'l conference on HKH calls for strengthening communities

Published On: December 7, 2017 03:00 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Dec 7:  An international conference on Hindu Kush mountain concluded on Wednesday with a resolution to adopt resilient measures for the communities and ecosystem to brace for “shocks, recover from shocks, and bounce forward” to emerge stronger than before.

Motorcyclist killed in truck-hit

Published On: December 6, 2017 11:56 AM NPT By: Republica

CHITWAN, Dec 6: A person riding a motorcycle was killed when a truck hit his motorcycle at Fisling in Chitwan.

NDL again postpones Cetamol production

Published On: December 6, 2017 11:10 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Dec 5: State-owned Nepal Drugs Limited (NDL) will take two more months for resuming production of Cetamol, its own brand for paracetamol. The NDL had previously rescheduled the production deadline for November, 2017.