My City
My disbelief in God
My disbelief in God
People and their thoughts change according to their age. One would later applaud something which he/she once used to condemn vehemently. But the one thing that I found constant is people’s devotion toward god. In fact, it tends to augment as the age increases. I don’t know what piety has; it circums...
Jan 02, 2018
My City
Queen of Nepali Taekwondo
Queen of Nepali Taekwondo
Sangina Baidya is the first Nepali athlete to formally qualify and become the nation’s first ever taekwondo player at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. She won a gold medal at the 12th Asian Taekwondo Championship, in Melbourne, Australia in 1996 and earned applauds as the finest Nepali taekwondo...
Jan 02, 2018
SOCIETY
Two killed as tractor veers off road
Two killed as tractor veers off road
DHADING, Jan 2: Two people died and another sustained injury after a tractor fell 25 meters from the road at Gangajamuna rural municipality-7. Those deceased are identified as driver Bikash Adhikari and Hom Bahadur Shrestha, residents of the same rural municipality, the District Police Office, Dhadi...
Jan 02, 2018
My City
Kathmanduites celebrate Topi Day
Kathmanduites celebrate Topi Day
Nepali youths have figured out a comparatively new way to express their love for nation. In 2014, various group of youths in different parts of the country celebrated Nepali Poshak Diwas with the aim to promote national dress and culture. The Nepali Poshak Diwas was later changed into Topi Diwas, an...
Jan 02, 2018
SPORTS
APF crushes Mid-western 26-0 as Sabitra scores 12 goals
APF crushes Mid-western 26-0 as Sabitra scores 12 goals
KATHMANDU, Jan 2: Departmental teams Tribhuvan Army Club (TAC) and Armed Police Force (APF) have started the second day of the 16th National Women’s Football League under the National Sports Council (NSC) Championship with big-margin wins on Monday.
Jan 02, 2018
SOCIETY
Shortage of drinking water hits Jumla prison
Shortage of drinking water hits Jumla prison
JUMLA, Jan 2: Jumla prison which is considered an exemplary prison in Province 6 is dealing with an acute shortage of drinking water. As a result the inmates, security personnel and officials of the prison are compelled to rely on the contaminated water of the Tila River. As a result, they are suff...
Jan 02, 2018
ECONOMY
Sale of high-end phones rose in 2017: Traders
Sale of high-end phones rose in 2017: Traders
KATHMANDU, Jan 2: The Nepali electronics market saw introduction of a plethora of high-end mobile phones costing over Rs 50,000 on 2017. While comparatively newer brands such as Oppo and Vivo also gained market the past year, traders say the consumers usually go for brands such as Apple and Samsung...
Jan 02, 2018
ECONOMY
Tourist arrival breaks the record of 2012
Tourist arrival breaks the record of 2012
POKHARA, Jan 2: The country has seen a record arrival of foreign tourists in 2017 since 2012, according to the statistics of Nepal Tourism Board (NTB).
Jan 02, 2018
ECONOMY
Road construction moving at snail’s pace
Road construction moving at snail’s pace
DHANGADHI, Jan 2: The work at under-construction six lane road section of Dhangadi Mohana Bridge-Attariya has remained frustratingly slow so far. The construction project was started eight months ago, with a target to be completed within two years. However, only six percent of work has been complete...
Jan 02, 2018
ECONOMY
Cash shrinks to Rs 114 billion in government vault
Cash shrinks to Rs 114 billion in government vault
KATHMANDU, Jan 2: With a sluggish revenue collection, the government had only Rs 114 billion in its vault in the third week of December, the lowest in this fiscal year so far, according to the Ministry of Finance.
Jan 02, 2018