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'Mentally unstable' youth murders his grandparents in cold b...

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BAITADI, Dec 15: In what we call a gruesome manner, a youth killed his own grandparents by striking them with a cudgel at Pattharkot in Surnaya rural municipality-7 on Saturday morning.
Dec 15, 2018
SOCIETY

Property worth million of rupees gutted

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PARSA, Dec 15: Property worth million of rupees was reduced to ashes when a fire broke out this morning at a rice mill at Sakhuwa Prasauni rural municipality.
Dec 15, 2018
SOCIETY

Reconstruction of historic Jagannath-Annapurna temple beings

Reconstruction of historic Jagannath-Annapurna temple beings
MYAGDI, Dec 15: Works have begun to rebuild the Tamkot-based Jagannath-Annapurna Temple in Myagdi. The historic temple that lies in Dhawalagiri rural municipality-7 is significant in view of religious and touristic aspects.
Dec 15, 2018
SOCIETY

Agriculture university to run two affiliate colleges

Agriculture university to run two affiliate colleges
BHARATPUR, Dec 15: The Agriculture and Forest Science University, Rampur is to run additional two affiliate colleges.
Dec 15, 2018
SOCIETY

(Update) Death toll in Nuwakot mini-truck crash climbs to 20

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NUWAKOT, Dec 15: The death toll in Friday’s mini-truck crash at Ghyangphedi in Nuwakot district has climbed to 20 as two more injured succumbed to their injuries, police said.
Dec 15, 2018
SOCIETY

New law helping men file divorce cases

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SINDHUPALCHOWK, Dec 15: Amid reports of growing number of men seeking divorce across the country after the new civil code came into effect, Sindhupalchowk has not remained an exception in this regard. In the last four months since the code came into effect, 19 men in the district have already filed...
Dec 15, 2018
POLITICS, SOCIETY

Disgruntled group calls on Swiss to stand firm on int’l stan...

Disgruntled group calls on Swiss to stand firm on int’l standards
KATHMANDU, Dec 15: Dismayed over ongoing efforts to mandate a high-level political mechanism to deal with the Maoist insurgency-era cases, a group of conflict victims, human rights activists and lawyers on Friday submitted a memorandum to Swiss Ambassador to Nepal, Elisabeth Bon Cappler.
Dec 15, 2018
SOCIETY

At least 17 die, others injured in Nuwakot mini-truck plunge

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KATHMANDU, Dec 15: At least 17 people died and 15 others are still missing after a mini-truck veered off the road and fell 300 meters at Dupcheshwar Rural Municipality-7 of Nuwakot district at about 5 pm on Friday. The cause of the accident is yet to be ascertained, according to police.
Dec 15, 2018
SOCIETY

Stalled reconstruction of Gorkha Durbar disappoints students...

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GORKHA, Dec 15: Negligence by contractors has halted the reconstruction of the historical Gorakhkali Temple. As per the agreement, the construction should have been completed within a year but the repeated halt in the work has made it almost impossible.
Dec 15, 2018
SOCIETY

Police at border lament lack of manpower to fight crime

Police at border lament lack of manpower to fight crime
DAMAK, Dec 15: Of late, there has been a marked rise in murder, kidnapping and robbery among other crimes along the Nepal-India border in Jhapa district. Taking advantage of the open border, criminals find it convenient to cross over to India after committing crime in Nepal.
Dec 15, 2018