POLITICS
Govt preparing to appoint Provincial Chiefs and declare National Assembly poll date
Govt preparing to appoint Provincial Chiefs and declare Nati...
KATHMANDU, Jan 2: The government has made preparation to appoint Provincial Chiefs and declare the date for National Assembly election in consultation with major political parties.
Jan 02, 2018
NEPAL
Relief goods worth over Rs 20 million meant for quake victims destroyed
Relief goods worth over Rs 20 million meant for quake victim...
NUWAKOT, Jan 2: The relief goods including food grain and other food stuff brought here to be distributed to the earthquake survivors have been destroyed as they have become useless.
Jan 02, 2018
SOCIETY
Left Alliance students burn PM's effigy protesting against petro-price hike
Left Alliance students burn PM's effigy protesting against p...
KATHMANDU, Jan 2: Students unions associated to Left Alliance have burnt an effigy of Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba to protest against the price hike of petroleum products.
Jan 02, 2018
SOCIETY
Police fire five rounds of teargas shells to open highway
Police fire five rounds of teargas shells to open highway
BANEPA, Jan 2: Police had to fire five rounds of teargas shells to open the highway for traffic today after the locals blocked it in protest against the death of a person in a road accident in Kavrepalanchok.
Jan 02, 2018
SOCIETY
Picturesque Swiss village considers offering families £50,000 to move there
Picturesque Swiss village considers offering families £50,00...
The proposal follows an exodus in recent years of permanent of residents from Albinen, near Leukerbad in Valais. Many of the houses in the idyllic village are used as holiday homes.
Jan 02, 2018
WORLD
US blocks $255 million military aid to Pakistan
US blocks $255 million military aid to Pakistan
WASHINGTON, JAN 2: The United States has suspended its USD 255 million military aid to Pakistan for now, the White House has confirmed, saying the fate of such assistance will depend on Islamabad’s response to terrorism on its soil.
Jan 02, 2018
My City
Smiles in adversity
Smiles in adversity
Baal Kumari Karki, 80, from Nardevi, Kathmandu sells water for a living. She is originally from Sindhupalchowk and has been residing in Kathmandu with her daughter’s family since six years now.
Jan 02, 2018
NEPAL
Prithvi Highway to be shut for 6 hours every day
Prithvi Highway to be shut for 6 hours every day
CHITWAN, Jan 2: Starting today, the Narayanghad-Muglin highway will be shut down from 10 PM to 4 AM for road maintenance. During the closed hours, contractors will work to demolish mountains and other works that would be difficult to carry out during day.
Jan 02, 2018
Lifestyle
Bollywood singer Sunidhi Chauhan is now a proud mom to a baby boy
Bollywood singer Sunidhi Chauhan is now a proud mom to a bab...
Jan 2: Singer Sunidhi Chauhan, who has been married for five years, welcomed her first son Monday evening.
Jan 02, 2018
WORLD
Iceland becomes first country to legalise equal pay
Iceland becomes first country to legalise equal pay
ICELAND, Jan 2: A new law making it illegal to pay men more than women has taken effect in Iceland.
Jan 02, 2018