ECONOMY
Floods wash away paddy fields, fish ponds in Dhanusha
Floods wash away paddy fields, fish ponds in Dhanusha
JANAKPUR, Aug 14: Incessant rains for the last three days have massively damaged the agricultural sector of the district. Paddy fields and fish ponds were most affected by the floods, according to District Agriculture Office (DAO) Dhanusha.
Aug 15, 2017
ECONOMY
Club Officers conducts training for toastmasters
Club Officers conducts training for toastmasters
KATHMANDU, Aug 14: Club Officers conducted a training program for toastmasters in Kathmandu on Saturday and in Lalitpur the latter day.
Aug 15, 2017
ECONOMY
Vegetable supplies to Ktm down by 100 tons
Vegetable supplies to Ktm down by 100 tons
KATHMANDU, Aug 14: Recent floods in the eastern part of Nepal have caused the supply of vegetables to the Kathmandu Valley to go down by at least 100 tons.
Aug 15, 2017
SPORTS
Nepali cricket umpires in SEA Games
Nepali cricket umpires in SEA Games
KATHMANDU, August 15: Nepali Cricket umpires Durga Nath Subedi and Buddhi Bahadur Pradhan are leaving for Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur to officiate the matches in the 29th South East Asian (SEA) Games to be held from September 17-29.
Aug 15, 2017
SPORTS
Pulsar Sports Award’s nominees announced
Pulsar Sports Award’s nominees announced
KATHMANDU, Aug 14: Nepal Sports Journalists Forum (NSJF) has announced nominees for the people’s choice award of annual Pulsar Sports Award, on Monday.
Aug 15, 2017
WORLD
Both Korean leaders, US signal turn to diplomacy amid crisis
Both Korean leaders, US signal turn to diplomacy amid crisis
SEOUL, August 15: Even as North Korea presented leader Kim Jong Un with plans to launch missiles into waters near Guam and “wring the windpipes of the Yankees,” both Koreas and the United States signaled their willingness to avert a deepening crisis Tuesday, with each suggesting a path toward negoti...
Aug 15, 2017
PHOTO FEATURE/Video
Flood woes (Photo feature)
Flood woes (Photo feature)
KATHMANDU, August 15: Floods caused by the incessant downpour across the country that inundated many human settlements have claimed lives of many persons. They have disrupted transport system by destroying roads and bridges. In Some areas, Nepal Army had to use a make-shift bridge to take relief m...
Aug 15, 2017
SOCIETY
Applications for Chevening scholarships open
Applications for Chevening scholarships open
KATHMANDU, Aug 14: The Embassy of the United Kingdom in Kathmandu on Monday announced the opening of applications for Chevening Scholarships for the year 2018/2019. According to a press statement issued by the embassy on Monday, the applications are open till November 7 and can be submitted via www....
Aug 15, 2017
SOCIETY
Security personnel walk 10 hrs to reach flood victims
Security personnel walk 10 hrs to reach flood victims
PANCHTHAR, Aug 14: While the country is going through very difficult times due to monsoon-induced calamities, there have also been tales of courage and selflessness in helping the victims of disasters.
Aug 15, 2017
SOCIETY
Govt direction on relief distribution confuses many
Govt direction on relief distribution confuses many
KATHMANDU, August 14: Twenty flood-hit districts are facing crisis similar to the one created by the earthquakes of 2015. Some people are voluntarily collect relief materials in major cities and private sector also wants to provide relief materials promptly.
Aug 15, 2017