My City
Tistung calling
Tistung calling
It is quite an achievement to get out of a busy life in Kathmandu. I grabbed the opportunity immediately when it knocked after the recently held elections. I along with my friends reached Tistung, after traveling 65 km via road from Kathmandu. We rested for a while at the Om Adhyay Resort. As we rea...
Jan 06, 2018
My City
Don't be restrained
Don't be restrained
It’s a story of a girl, who got married early
Forgot to check the background of the guy thoroughly
Well he’s rich, handsome and talks so sweetly
Think the parents and seal the deal quickly.
Jan 06, 2018
POLITICS
CIEDP draws flak for not tracking down disappeared
CIEDP draws flak for not tracking down disappeared
NEPALGUNJ, Jan 6: Khimu Maya Pathak of Kohalpur Municipality - 11 had been waiting for news about her husband ever since he disappeared at the hands of state security forces during the Maoist insurgency 18 years ago. The wait has suddenly ended but this has only left her extremely disheartened.
Jan 06, 2018
SOCIETY
Oli to visit Bangkok next week for checkup
Oli to visit Bangkok next week for checkup
KATHMANDU, Jan 5: CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli is flying to Bangkok next week for a regular checkup.
Jan 06, 2018
SOCIETY
Labor crunch affects reconstruction
Labor crunch affects reconstruction
NUWAKOT, Jan 5: Upendra Adhikari of Chogade village in Nuwakot had started constructing his house right after the Dashain festival. The earthquake victim had gathered materials for the building well in advance. He had planned to get it built within six months. However, so far, not even twenty percen...
Jan 06, 2018
My City
When to preschool?
When to preschool?
“How old is she?”
“She is two years old, didi.”
“Now it is the time to send her to preschool.”
Jan 06, 2018
SOCIETY
Dalit villages finally get clean drinking water
Dalit villages finally get clean drinking water
DOLPA, Jan 6: There were days when the Dalit people of Dolpa had to walk for three long hours to fetch water from a local river. Despite knowing that the muddy water of the river is harmful to their health, they had no other option but to drink it for survival. However, there days have changed for g...
Jan 06, 2018
ECONOMY
Hydropower for industrialization and income generation: President
Hydropower for industrialization and income generation: Pres...
KATHMANDU, Jan 6: President Bidhya Devi Bhandari has said that generating more hydropower is key to increasing income of people and enhancing industrialization in the country.
Jan 06, 2018
ECONOMY
NPC finds local levels putting all budget on infrastructure
NPC finds local levels putting all budget on infrastructure
KATHMANDU, Jan 6: National Planning Commission (NPC) has identified that the local bodies have failed to allocate the budget to all priority sectors proportionately.
Jan 06, 2018
ECONOMY
Expiry date of LPG cylinders lacks monitoring
Expiry date of LPG cylinders lacks monitoring
KATHMANDU, Jan 6: The government’s monitoring agencies have not been inspecting the expiry date of LPG cylinders -- the household cooking gas cylinders -- in the market, which is an obligatory safety practice for such cylinders, it has been learned.
Jan 06, 2018