POLITICS
Locals unhappy with name and capital Province 7
Locals unhappy with name and capital Province 7
DHANGADHI, Oct 3: In 1981, King Birendra demarcated Nepal's nine districts of the farthest west as 'Far-western Development Region' and set Dipayal as its headquarters.
Oct 03, 2018
POLITICS
Govt set to ink Rs 23 bn donor grant deal for civil service training
Govt set to ink Rs 23 bn donor grant deal for civil service...
KATHMANDU, Oct 3: Amid criticism from various quarters that donors were pouring money into 'unproductive' activities like advocacy, training and exposure visits, the government is currently negotiating a deal with 14 various donor agencies for Rs 23 billion in grants for the capacity development of...
Oct 03, 2018
SOCIETY
17 years on, man still searching for his father
17 years on, man still searching for his father
KATHMANDU, Oct 3: When Ram Bhandari received a call from his father Tej Bahadur Bhandari on December 31, 2001, his father informed him that he was meeting with the then Chief District Officer (CDO) of Lamjung, Shiva Prasad Nepal on that day, and was coming to Kathmandu the day after.
Oct 03, 2018
SOCIETY
Voice of senior citizens remains unheard: Study
Voice of senior citizens remains unheard: Study
KATHMANDU, Oct 3: The voice of senior citizens remains unheard and they are found invisible in the media outlets during disaster, a recently concluded research reveals.
Oct 03, 2018
SOCIETY
Over 700,000 bus tickets booked for Dashain
Over 700,000 bus tickets booked for Dashain
KATHMANDU, Oct 3: With Dashain festival right round the corner, the New Bus Park at Gongabu bustles with activity as prospective travelers make serpentine lines for bus tickets to reach their destinations.
Oct 03, 2018
SOCIETY
“Gandhi's principle of non-violence a bridge between Nepal and India”
“Gandhi's principle of non-violence a bridge between Nepal a...
KATHMANDU, Oct 3: Arguing that Nepal's democratic struggles were largely inspired by the principle of non-violence propounded by late Mahatma Gandhi, senior political leaders of both Nepal and India remembered Gandhi as a bridge between the two countries.
Oct 03, 2018
SOCIETY
Chautara quake victims get housing reconstruction certificates
Chautara quake victims get housing reconstruction certificat...
Municipality has started distributing housing reconstruction certificates to quake victims who have built their houses through the government grant.
Oct 03, 2018
SOCIETY
WPPF organizes condolence meet in memory of children killed during Maoist conflict
WPPF organizes condolence meet in memory of children killed...
KATHMANDU, Oct 3: World Peace Propagation Forum (WPPF) Nepal on Tuesday organized a condolence program at the Children's Memorial Peace Park at Sinamangal in memory of the children who died during the decade-long Maoist insurgency.
Oct 03, 2018
SOCIETY
Unmarried mother facing social stigma
Unmarried mother facing social stigma
GORKHA, Oct 3: It is not easy to imagine how a woman could live inside a congested makeshift hut with just tarpaulin to cover the roof while taking care of a one-month-old newborn.
Oct 03, 2018
SOCIETY
Woman obtains senior citizen identity card at 109
Woman obtains senior citizen identity card at 109
DHADING, Oct 3: Laxmi Sapkota of Thakre Rural Municipality-10 has obtained her senior citizen identity card at the age of 109. Chief and deputy chief of the rural municipality reached her ward to provide her the identity card.
Oct 03, 2018