National soccer team off to Bangladesh for Bangabandhu Gold Cup

Published On: September 30, 2018 12:16 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Sept 30: A Nepali football team today left for Bangladesh to take part in the Bangabandhu Gold Cup Football Tournament.

Motorcycle- truck collision claims two

Published On: September 30, 2018 12:10 PM NPT By: Republica

MORANG, Sept 30: Two people were killed in a motorcycle accident in Urlabari, Morang last night.

Coliform behind diarrhea epidemic in Nainhi village

Published On: September 30, 2018 10:25 AM NPT By: Republica

MAHOTTARI, Sept 30: The reason behind the epidemic of diarrhea that spread in Nainhi village of ward no. 12 of Jaleswar municipality has been found to be coliform present in drinking water.

SIRAHA, Sept 30: Kaladevi Safi, 70, prays a little more intensely and many more times during the monsoon. And there is a reason for doing so. She feels that not doing so might invite disasters. If anyone falls sick at home or in the village, they can’t be taken to a hospital for health checkup as the village is on an island which is isolated from the outer world during the monsoon.

6 men file for divorce in Okhaldhunga

Published On: September 30, 2018 06:29 AM NPT By: Sher Bahadur Jero

OKHALDHUNGA, Sept 30: Six men in Okhadhunga have filed applications at the District Court seeking divorce after amendment in the civil code, which allows even the men to file application for divorce at courts. Section 94 and 96 of the Muluki Civil Code enforced about a month ago allows men to file cases for divorce directly at the court. Previously, men had to file cases for divorce at the local level first in order to register the cases at the court.

Experts suggest ways to explain rape to kids

Published On: September 30, 2018 06:24 AM NPT By: DIYA DHAKAL

KATHMANDU, Sept 30: With the increasing number of rape cases in society and extensive reporting on the crime, rape has become a buzzword in media outlets such as television channels, newspapers and social media.

Protesters demand publicizing probe report

Published On: September 30, 2018 05:25 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Sept 30: A group of civilians on Saturday gathered spontaneously at Maitighar Mandala to stage a protest demanding that the report of the high-level probe committee on the rape and murder case of Nirmala Panta be made public. They also demanded the government to book perpetrators immediately.

DHANGADHI, Sept 30: An indefinite general strike has been imposed in Dhanghadhi since Saturday against the decision of the provincial assembly to name Province 7 as Far-western and establish its permanent capital in Godavari.

Child killed in family dispute

Published On: September 30, 2018 04:05 AM NPT By: Republica

DOLAKHA, Sept 30: Police on Friday arrested a man in Shailung Rural Municipality-8 , Dolakha on the charge of killing his young nephew because of a family dispute over property.

Women stage sit-in for release of report on Nirmala case

Published On: September 30, 2018 03:25 AM NPT By: PUSHPARAJ JOSHI

MAHENDRANAGAR, Sept 30: Women's rights activists in Mahendranagar have begun a sit-in protest demanding that the government make public a report prepared by a high-level commission investigating the rape and murder of Nirmala Panta.