SOCIETY
Banmala locality enters busy season as Tihar nears
Banmala locality enters busy season as Tihar nears
TATHALI (BHAKTAPUR), Oct 12: Farmers of Banmala settlement in Tathali of Changu Narayan Municipality-9 are busy plucking Globe Amaranth flowers for the upcoming Tihar season.
Oct 12, 2017
SOCIETY
Over 400 students deprived of drinking water
Over 400 students deprived of drinking water
PARBAT, Oct 12: Every year, the District Coordination Committee and the District Drinking Water and Sanitation Division Office (DDWSDO), Rolpa, publicize a report showing the increase in people's access to drinking water in Kushma Municipality. However, that's not the real picture as more than 400 s...
Oct 12, 2017
POLITICS
NC leaders demand elections within one day
NC leaders demand elections within one day
KATHMANDU, Oct 12: Arguing that 'militant cadres' of CPN-UML and CPN (Maoist Center) could unduly influence the polls, a section of leaders from the ruling Nepali Congress (NC) are exerting pressure on Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba to hold the elections on the same day.
Oct 12, 2017
POLITICS
NC forms panel to pick poll candidates
NC forms panel to pick poll candidates
KATHMANDU, Oct 12: Nepali Congress (NC) on Wednesday formed a 17-member Parliamentary Board to pick the party's poll candidates.
Oct 12, 2017
SOCIETY
Naubise-Nagdhunga traffic snarls a nightmare for commuters
Naubise-Nagdhunga traffic snarls a nightmare for commuters
DHADING, Oct 12: In a recent travel, Dinesh Sapkota got into a bus at Dhadingbesi at 7 am and reached Kathmandu at 5 pm. He had planned to complete works in Kathmandu by the evening and return to Dhadingbesi. But the plan failed to materialize due to the prolonged traffic snarl on the Naubise-Nagdhu...
Oct 12, 2017
POLITICS
Govt officials satisfied with recent work progress
Govt officials satisfied with recent work progress
KATHMANDU, Oct 12: Government officials have claimed that construction work of Gautam Buddha International Airport Project is now moving at a satisfactory pace.
Oct 12, 2017
SOCIETY
Indian nationalist slogan in Nepal Police caps
Indian nationalist slogan in Nepal Police caps
TIKAPUR, Oct 12: It might be hard for many to believe that the caps worn by Nepal Police personnel have labels on the inner side that bear the a slogan - Sare jahan se achha Hindustan hamara (My India is better than the entire world). Some of these caps even have the picture of a sheep.
Oct 12, 2017
SPORTS
Rana siblings advance to third round
Rana siblings advance to third round
KATHMANDU, Oct 12: Rana siblings- Mayanka and Mahika - have advanced to the third round of the ongoing 2nd Lalitpur District National Open Lawn Tennis Tournament on Wednesday.
Oct 12, 2017
SOCIETY
Sluggish investigation over citizenships provided to non-Nepalis
Sluggish investigation over citizenships provided to non-Nep...
KAPILBASTU, Oct 12: Mithai Lal Chauhan, a local of Bijaynagar Rural Municipality-6 had complained to the local administration in 2012 that three non-Nepalis were provided with the citizenship certificates during citizenship distribution in 2007.
Oct 12, 2017
SOCIETY
Garbage dumped in dolphin conservation area
Garbage dumped in dolphin conservation area
TIKAPUR, Oct 12: Locals of Tikapur Municipality have expressed disappointment over the municipal authority for dumping garbage in a dolphin conservation area.
Oct 12, 2017