Red Cross to provide service during Dashain

Published On: October 5, 2019 10:15 AM NPT By: RSS

KATHMANDU, Oct 5: Nepal Red Cross Society (NRCS) is to keep its services available during the Dashain holidays as well.

NHRC forms panel to monitor Mahara probe

Published On: October 5, 2019 07:59 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Oct 4: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has formed a team to monitor investigations into the alleged rape charge against disgraced former speaker of the lower house of parliament Krishna Bahadur Mahara.

Migrant workers delighted upon returning home for Dashain

Published On: October 5, 2019 06:07 AM NPT By: MOHAMMAD HABIB

BHAIRAHAWA, Oct 4: Kul Thapa, who was spotted at Belahiya border point on Friday afternoon, was in a rush. With a heavy bag on his back and two suitcases in each hand, he was trying to strike a balance while moving ahead.

KATHMANDU, Oct 4: Issuing a statement on Friday, members of the international community based in Nepal said they are concerned about the high prevalence of violence against women (VAW) in Nepal.

Repost: Nepse snaps 10-week losing spree

Published On: October 5, 2019 05:58 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Oct 4: Despite opening on a negative note, the bourse recouped earlier losses to close in the green by the end of the week. On Sunday, the bourse gave up modest 4.67 points.

'I can't be home this Dashain'

Published On: October 5, 2019 05:45 AM NPT By: Aditi Baral

KATHMANDU, Oct 4: The last time Captain Ujjwal Silwal remembers celebrating Dashain with his family is a couple of years ago. Captain Silwal is a pilot of Nepal Airlines who has an experience of 19 years in the field of aviation. For him, the sky is like his home and the wind his companion.

TERHATHUM, Oct 4: Locals here in the district are now happy as the finance ministry allocated a budget required to blacktop the Basantapur-Myanglung road that now falls along the Mid-Hill Highway.

Modern machine eases work for yak farmers

Published On: October 5, 2019 03:53 AM NPT By: Sarita Shrestha

DHADING, Oct 4: Ruby valley located in northern Dhading is a place where most of the farmers are engaged in yak farming. A farmer here rears anything between 10 to 50 yaks.

In memoriam of my son

Published On: October 5, 2019 02:25 AM NPT By: Sukhdev Shah

Manu, my son, was born on December 31, 1975, in Alexandria, Virginia, and died on September 9, 2019, just a couple of miles away from the place of his birth. Manu was American by birth but he loved Nepal, in an immense and immeasurable manner, and love of his parents’ land grew overtime for reasons I didn’t ask and Manu never bragged about. I was pleased of him growing up in this way carrying Nepali pride and values and, of course, I felt good about it.

Stop this cruelty

Published On: October 5, 2019 01:30 AM NPT By: Jivesh Jha

In most Nepali societies, the animals, brought up with love and care, are very often sacrificed as a token of submission to the command of the almighty. The trend of submission to God and sacrificing our ill wills has turned into a show of wealth. So they buy the highest-priced goats and show off in society as well as on social media with pride.