SOCIETY
662 gamblers arrested, 11.2m seized during festive season nationwide: Police
662 gamblers arrested, 11.2m seized during festive season na...
KATHMANDU, Nov 25: Police have arrested 662 gamblers from 70 spots across Nepal during the 2018 festive season and confiscated well over Rs 11.2 million from them.
Nov 25, 2018
SOCIETY
Two infants, a mother die at BPKIHS within week
Two infants, a mother die at BPKIHS within week
DHARAN, Nov 25: Less than a week after the death of a pregnant woman and her unborn child at BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (BPKIHS) Dharan, another infant lost its life there on Wednesday.
Nov 25, 2018
SOCIETY
Nepali delegation to Interpol GA returns home
Nepali delegation to Interpol GA returns home
KATHMANDU, Nov 25: A delegation of Nepal Police to the 87th General Assembly of the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) led by Inspector General of Police (IGP) Sarbendra Khanal returned home on Saturday.
Nov 25, 2018
SOCIETY
Newari oil massage ‘gets foothold’ in Europe, being forgotten in Nepal
Newari oil massage ‘gets foothold’ in Europe, being forgotte...
BANEPA, Nov 25: “It is a unique style of oil massage which strengthens the body and mind of a newborn. It has gained popularity in Europe but is being forgotten in its native land,” says Nasma Scheibler Shrestha.
Nov 25, 2018
SOCIETY
Yearly campaigns not helping police improve image
Yearly campaigns not helping police improve image
KATHMANDU, Nov 25: Rajesh Saiju, 50, of Bansbari, Kathmandu, isn’t much impressed by the behavior of Nepal Police personnel. One of the major reasons he doesn’t like the police is the way policemen behave with the general public and talk to them. He said policemen are rude to the commoners even when...
Nov 25, 2018
POLITICS
Chand-led Maoists stage show of strength in capital
Chand-led Maoists stage show of strength in capital
KATHMANDU, Nov 25: Netra Bikram Chand-led Communist Party Nepal staged a show of strength in the capital on Saturday, amid close surveillance by the security agencies.
Nov 25, 2018
SOCIETY
Nirmala’s father shows ‘mental illness’ after days-long protest
Nirmala’s father shows ‘mental illness’ after days-long prot...
KANCHANPUR, Nov 25: Yagyaraj Panta, who has been staging a sit-in in Dhangadhi, demanding justice for his daughter Nirmala who was raped and murdered in Kanchanpur in July, was taken to Kathmandu for treatment, Saturday.
Nov 25, 2018
SOCIETY, SPORTS
Marathon legend Rokaya rues govt apathy toward sports
Marathon legend Rokaya rues govt apathy toward sports
BANKE, Nov 25: Age has caught up with Hari Bahadur Rokaya, the fastest high-altitude marathoner who holds the Guinness World Records. He had thrice won the Everest Marathon, the world’s highest sport of its kind. This time, he was seen in the event in Nepalgunj of Banke not as a participant, but as...
Nov 25, 2018
SOCIETY
Provincial Assembly candidate shot dead
Provincial Assembly candidate shot dead
KAPILVASTU, Nov 25: Dipendra Chaudhary, a youth leader and an independent candidate for the Provincial Assembly from Kapilvastu, was shot dead following a dispute with a local on Friday evening. Dipendra, 35, of Sudhodhan Rural Municipality-4 was killed near his residence along the Lawani-Hathihawa...
Nov 25, 2018
SOCIETY
Govt moves to tighten the screws on liquor market through new law
Govt moves to tighten the screws on liquor market through ne...
KATHMANDU, Nov 25: The government has drafted a new bill to further restrict the sale, advertisement, production and distribution of alcohol.
Nov 25, 2018