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99 percent of children under 18 are now literate in Nepal
Despite progress, disparities persist in Madhesh Province, where literacy stands at 66 percent, and around 770,000 children aged 5–17 remain out of school.
Jan 14, 2026
Chief Justice Raut unwell
Chief Justice Raut unwell
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Dr Singh Sunil Ranjan Singh appointed Chief Attorney of...
Dr Singh Sunil Ranjan Singh appointed Chief Attorney of...
Jan 14, 2026
Police arrest Sedhai for sending mass SMS urging Monarc...
Police arrest Sedhai for sending mass SMS urging Monarc...
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SOCIETY
Suspicious objects found at three places in Pokhara
Suspicious objects found at three places in Pokhara
POKHARA, May 27: Suspicious objects were found at three separate places in Pokhara this morning.
May 27, 2019
SOCIETY
House panel inspects three abandoned bridges of Mid-Hill Highway
House panel inspects three abandoned bridges of Mid-Hill Hig...
OKHALDHUNGA, May 27: A parliamentary committee recently inspected three under-construction concrete bridges in the Mid-Hill Highway which have been abandoned since years. The bridge of Khangsangbesi and Sokhu River in Fikal Rural Municipality as well as the Bridge of Badura River which falls in the...
May 27, 2019
SOCIETY
Traffic jam not connected to climber deaths, Department of Tourism says
Traffic jam not connected to climber deaths, Department of T...
KATHMANDU, May 27: While national and international media reports connected the deaths of climbers on Mt Everest this season to overcrowding, the Department of Tourism on Sunday said such claims were misleading and unwarranted.
May 27, 2019
SOCIETY
Dhading to start early campaign against dengue
Dhading to start early campaign against dengue
DHADING, May 27: In order to contain dengue infection, Dhading is preparing to launch many campaigns in the district. Nilkantha Municipality has initiated a campaign in coordination with the Health Service Department, the Epidemiology and Disease Control Division as well as local communities to figh...
May 27, 2019
SOCIETY
Children skip classes to sell kafal
Children skip classes to sell kafal
JAJARKOT, May 27: Eleven-year-old Binita Pun of Dinga village has many concerns nowadays. The most important of these is selling bayberries (kafal). ‘If we are not able to sell a larger amount of bayberries, it will be a problem,” she said. “It is a very important time of the year for me to earn by...
May 27, 2019
SOCIETY
Itahari mayor issues apology for misbehaving with journalists
Itahari mayor issues apology for misbehaving with journalist...
ITAHARI, May 27: The mayor of Itahari Sub-Metropolitan city, Dwarikalal Chaudhary, has apologized for misbehaving with reporters in an incident that occurred four days ago.
May 27, 2019
POLITICS, SOCIETY
Finalize laws before recommending names for transitional justice bodies: Conflict victims
Finalize laws before recommending names for transitional jus...
KATHMANDU, May 27: The recommendation committee formed to suggest new names for the chairs and commissioners of the two crucial transitional justice (TJ) bodies is in a fix following stern warning from the conflict victims that they would not accept the new commissioners if their concerns were not a...
May 27, 2019
SOCIETY
Terror sweeps Valley
Terror sweeps Valley
KATHMANDU, May 27: Four members of the outlawed Netra Bikram Chand-led Communist Party of Nepal were killed while six were seriously injured in two separate blasts in Ghattekulo and Sukedhara in the capital on Sunday afternoon. Police said the cadres of the outfit were preparing the improvised explo...
May 27, 2019
SOCIETY
Students continue relay hunger strike against TU anomalies
Students continue relay hunger strike against TU anomalies
KATHMANDU, May 27: Two student unions have continued their relay hunger strike, demanding that the Tribhuvan University Service Commission (TUSC) be scrapped and political intervention in Tribhuvan University (TU) be stopped immediately.
May 27, 2019
SOCIETY
Unidentified group shoots at microfinance worker
Unidentified group shoots at microfinance worker
DHARAN, May 27: Every month, Shambhu Prasad Gachchhadar ,35, a staffer at the Kathari-based Jiwan Bikash Micro-Finance Ltd in Morang, used to go to Dharan-4, 5 and Yangshila area of Morang to collect deposits from individuals as well as firms.
May 27, 2019