‘Wider participation must for eradication of illiteracy’

Published On: October 2, 2018 11:55 AM NPT By: Republica

BARDIBAS, Oct 2: Minister for Education, Science and Technology Girirajmani Pokharel has said the government’s lone efforts would not be enough in eliminating illiteracy from the country.

Motorcyclist dies in road accident

Published On: October 2, 2018 10:54 AM NPT By: Republica

CHITWAN, Oct 2: A person died when he was knocked by a truck at Tandi Chowk of eastern Chitwan last night.

Vehicular movement to be disrupted

Published On: October 2, 2018 09:44 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Oct 2: Vehicular movement on Nagdhunga-Pipalmodh road section along the Tribhuvan Highway is to be disrupted.

ILAM, Oct 2: Renuka Chauhan of Ilam Municipality-9 stayed in Kathmandu for some months for his son’s treatment after her son was diagnosed with brain tumor last year. In the meantime, her husband Chandra Prasad Chauhan brought home a young woman stating that she is a distant relative. Enraged, Renuka filed a case of polygamy against him at the district court. The district court however did not find her husband and released him. However, recently it has surfaced her husband has fathered a child with the woman and that they were indeed in a serious relationship.

Will ban on porn sites curb rape?

Published On: October 2, 2018 07:16 AM NPT By: Roshan Sedhai

KATHMANDU, Oct 2: Will the ban on porn sites curb rape as the government claims, or is it just a cover for the government's failure in upholding law and order? It's a question many are asking as the porn sites ban comes into effect.

RDO, police destroy illegal structures along Araniko highway

Published On: October 2, 2018 06:00 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Oct 2: The Road Division Office (RDO), Bhaktapur, has started removing the illegal structures built along the Sanga Bhanjyang-Dhulikhel section of the Araniko Highway.

POKHARA, Oct 2: Gangster Samirman Singh Basnet, the mastermind in the murder of then chairman of the Federation of Constructors Association of Nepal (FCAN) Sharad Kumar Gauchan, has been transferred to Mustang prison from Nakkhu jail in Lalitpur.

Surgeon Dhital nominated for Pride of Australia Medal

Published On: October 2, 2018 05:00 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Oct 2: Kumud Dhital, an Australia-based surgeon of Nepali origin, has been nominated for the Pride of Australia medal for a breakthrough he made in the field of heart transplants, according to reports published in Australian media.

Activists burn draft bill on Child Rights

Published On: October 2, 2018 04:00 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Oct 2: Alleging that the draft bill on child rights 2075 BS promotes child labor, a group of child rights activists have torn down copies of the bill during a program organized jointly by the government and various development partners including a UN agency in Kathmandu on Sunday.

Local government struggles in lack of employees

Published On: October 2, 2018 03:30 AM NPT By: Akson Rai

BHOJPUR, Oct 2: The last local elections were held with the slogan 'Gaun Gaun ma Singha Durbar', meaning every village would have executive power in its own area under the new federal structure.