SOCIETY
Local levels creating RTI friendly atmosphere
Local levels creating RTI friendly atmosphere
KATHMANDU, Aug 19: Anyone reaching at information section of Tulsipur sub metropolis of Dang district can see the digital noticeboard which shares different types of information about the activities of the sub metropolis.
Aug 19, 2018
SOCIETY
‘Urgent efforts needed to protect women and girls’
‘Urgent efforts needed to protect women and girls’
KATHMANDU, Aug 19: Disaster-affected women and girls are at heightened risk of rape, exploitation, and abuse, according to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).
Aug 19, 2018
POLITICS
Former NTC's Managing Director's hearing today
Former NTC's Managing Director's hearing today
KATHMANDU, Aug 19: A hearing on the writ filed by Kamini Rajbhandari, former Nepal Telecom's Managing Director is scheduled for today at the Supreme Court. A single bench of Justice Cholendra Shumsher Rana will conduct the hearing.
Aug 19, 2018
OPINION
Socio-economy of food
Socio-economy of food
Consumption of Jumli Marshi by Prime Minister Oli and his colleague has marked its radical shift from Himalayan plateau to dining tables of metropolis.
Aug 19, 2018
WORLD
Muslim pilgrims ahead of the annual Hajj pilgrimage
Muslim pilgrims ahead of the annual Hajj pilgrimage
The annual Islamic pilgrimage draws millions of visitors each year, making it the largest yearly gathering of people in the world. Around 2.5 million Muslims are expected to attend this year's Hajj pilgrimage, which is highlighted by the Day of Arafah, one day prior to Eid al-Adha. Eid al-Adha is th...
Aug 19, 2018
SOCIETY
Flood sweeps bridge at Barhabise
Flood sweeps bridge at Barhabise
CHAUTARA, Aug 19: Flood and landslide triggered by the incessant rainfall have swept away a concrete bridge over a local Sandi stream at Barhabise bazaar last night.
Aug 19, 2018
WORLD
'Everything is business': Rohingya crisis presents economic opportunity
'Everything is business': Rohingya crisis presents economic...
BANGLADESH, Aug 19: Captain Min Min, a Buddhist from Myanmar, looks on as a stream of Muslim Rohingya labourers zig-zag up narrow gangplanks hauling sacks of ginger from his boat onto Bangladeshi soil -- one of many seizing the economic opportunities presented by a refugee crisis.
Aug 19, 2018
My City
Healing with music
Healing with music
Music therapy, a way of self-expression, is like psychotherapy. It is an art therapy that enhances mental health and well-being and helps people transfer skills and insights. Music therapy-based interventions can help children with anxiety, stress and other difficulties to find ways to soothe and un...
Aug 19, 2018
SOCIETY
Fifteen thousand transport employees jobless
Fifteen thousand transport employees jobless
KATHMANDU, Aug 19: The Nepal Transport Workers Association has said that the decision of the government to dissolve transport associations and committee has laid off some 15,000 transport employees.
Aug 19, 2018
Lifestyle
Child passive smoking 'increases chronic lung risk'
Child passive smoking 'increases chronic lung risk'
Non-smoking adults have a higher risk of dying from serious lung disease if they grew up with parents who smoked, according to US research.
Aug 19, 2018