TECHNOLOGY
Facebook beefs up food delivery options from its app
Facebook beefs up food delivery options from its app
WASHINGTON (AFP): Facebook on Friday announced a new feature to make it easier for users to order meals from nearby restaurants and service providers without leaving the social network.
A new “order food” feature rolled out for US users lets Facebook users order delivery or takeout from restaurant...
Oct 14, 2017
ECONOMY
Nepal Army permitted to purchase DPR after negotiation
Nepal Army permitted to purchase DPR after negotiation
KATHMANDU, Oct 13: The cabinet meeting on Friday decided to allow Nepal Army to purchase the detailed project report (DPR) of Kathmandu-Tarai Expressway from the Indian consortium that made the report. The cabinet has asked the army to first negotiate the price with the Indian consortium.
Oct 14, 2017
SOCIETY
Villagers elated after getting facilities in their own local units
Villagers elated after getting facilities in their own local...
PARBAT, Oct 13: There was time when locals living in villages had to reach the district headquarters even for all kinds of recommendations from the government authorities. However, the scenario has changed in recent days after the local level elections. Villagers are elated that they no longer have...
Oct 14, 2017
SOCIETY
Haphazard road construction triggering landslides
Haphazard road construction triggering landslides
PANCHTHAR, Oct 13: Two months ago landslides wreaked havoc in Falelung Rural Municipality. Four people were swept away by the landslides, of which bodies of two are still missing. Over 100 families were reported to have become homeless. People lost their cattle and crops to the disaster. Locals stat...
Oct 14, 2017
POLITICS
Report of panel probing 2013 CA poll silent about rigging
Report of panel probing 2013 CA poll silent about rigging
KATHMANDU, Oct 13: A parliamentary probe committee investing alleged rigging and other irregularities in the 2013 Constituent Assembly (CA) election submitted its report at the penultimate sitting of the current parliament on Friday.
Oct 14, 2017
SOCIETY
Locals elated after getting facilities in their own local units
Locals elated after getting facilities in their own local un...
PARBAT, Oct 13: There was time when locals living in villages had to reach the district headquarters even for all kinds of recommendations from the government authorities. However, the scenario has changed in recent days after the local level elections. Villagers are elated that they no longer have...
Oct 14, 2017
SOCIETY
Dr KC supporters organizing demonstration today
Dr KC supporters organizing demonstration today
KATHMANDU, Oct 13: Solidarity for Dr KC Alliance has planned a mass demonstration in Kathmandu on Saturday, to support the hunger strike staged by Dr Govinda KC demanding reforms in the medical education sector.
Oct 14, 2017
SOCIETY
Gauchan declared martyr
Gauchan declared martyr
KATHMANDU, Oct 13: The government has declared the chairman of the Federation of Contractors' Association of Nepal (FCAN) Sharad Kumar Gauchan a martyr. He was shot dead by unknown gunmen in the capital on Monday afternoon.
Oct 14, 2017
SOCIETY
HIV/AIDS becoming a major threat in Bajhang
HIV/AIDS becoming a major threat in Bajhang
BAJHANG, Oct 13: Two brothers of the same family in Bajhang who had left for India in search of employment have returned back with HIV. The virus has not just been transmitted to their wives but also to one of their children. Being horrified by the result of the blood tests, which showed all of the...
Oct 14, 2017
SOCIETY
Wildlife meat openly bought and sold in Bajhang
Wildlife meat openly bought and sold in Bajhang
BAJHANG, Oct 13: Besides the increase in crime rate, illegal buying and selling of wild animals and birds including the national bird of the country 'danphe' has become rampant in Chainpur, the district headquarters of Bajhang.
Oct 14, 2017