SOCIETY
FLOOD ALERT: Koshi, Saptakoshi River exceeds safety levels
FLOOD ALERT: Koshi, Saptakoshi River exceeds safety levels
KATHMANDU, Aug 15: Five rivers, Koshi, Kali Gandaki, Arun, Sunkoshi, Tamor, Saptakoshi have exceeded safety levels, according to Nepal Flood Alert issued by the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology (DHM). The areas at risk include Modi Beni, Simle, Hampachuwar, Mulghat, Chatara.
Aug 15, 2018
My City
LBEF hosts 2018 alumni meet
LBEF hosts 2018 alumni meet
KATHMANDU, Aug 15: Lord Buddha Education Foundation (LBEF) organized a reunion program, ‘Milap’, at Amrit Bhog Caterer in Kalikasthan on Friday. According to a press statement issued by LBEF, the annual meet was held to ensure a strong build of the alumni community.
Aug 15, 2018
WORLD
US transgender woman wins Democratic nod for governor in Vermont
US transgender woman wins Democratic nod for governor in Ver...
"HISTORY MADE! @christineforvt just became the first trans/non-binary gubernatorial candidate from a major political party in American history!" tweeted the Victory Fund, an organization that supports LGBTQ candidates.Hallquist transitioned while heading the Vermont Electricity Coop, several years b...
Aug 15, 2018
SOCIETY
Salleri forest ‘dying’ due to excessive resin collection
Salleri forest ‘dying’ due to excessive resin collection
DADELDHURA, Aug 15: Salleri forest is fast drying up due to resin collection against the set standard. Forest officials have been allegedly extracting resins in collusion with some companies against the limit set by the law.
Aug 15, 2018
WORLD
Search for survivors after Italian motorway collapse kills at least 26
Search for survivors after Italian motorway collapse kills a...
ITALY, Aug 15: Firefighters searched into the night on Tuesday for survivors and bodies amid the rubble of a motorway bridge that collapsed in the northern Italian port city of Genoa, killing at least 26.
Aug 15, 2018
ECONOMY
Nepal Electricity Authority logs profits for second straight year
Nepal Electricity Authority logs profits for second straight...
KATHMANDU, Aug 15: Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) earned net profit of Rs 1.01 billion in Fiscal Year 2017/18, thanks to drop in electricity loss in supply and distribution, NEA officials say.
Aug 15, 2018
WORLD
PM Modi promises India's first manned space mission by 2022 in Independence Day speech
PM Modi promises India's first manned space mission by 2022...
NEW DELHI, Aug 15: India will send an Indian man or woman to space on an Indian mission by 2022, Prime Minister Narendra Modi proclaimed today in his Independence Day address.
Aug 15, 2018
ECONOMY
Dhunche-Gosaikunda trail reopens after 10 days
Dhunche-Gosaikunda trail reopens after 10 days
RASUWA, Aug 15: The Dhunche-Gosainkunda trekking trail, which was obstructed for the past 10 days due to landslide, is now open.
Aug 15, 2018
POLITICS
Murder-convict mayor freed without bail
Murder-convict mayor freed without bail
MAHOTTARI, Aug 15: Mayor of Jaleshwor Municipality, Ram Shankar Mishra and General secretary of Rastriya Janata Party Nepal (RJPN), Suresh Pandey, two of the accused in the murder of Assistant Sub-Inspector(ASI) Thaman BK during the Madhes movement were released on general date on Tuesday by the Dis...
Aug 15, 2018
SOCIETY
NA disposes of 27 suspicious objects
NA disposes of 27 suspicious objects
KATHMANDU, Aug 15: Nepal Army (NA) has removed various suspicious objects including a few pressure cooker bombs from across the country on Tuesday.
Aug 15, 2018