SOCIETY
Dang sees 2 flood deaths, 300 locals displaced
Dang sees 2 flood deaths, 300 locals displaced
DANG, Aug 12: Flooding triggered by heavy rainfall since Friday has claimed two lives and displaced 300 locals in Dang district.
Aug 13, 2017
SOCIETY
Narayanghat-Mugling road obstructed
Narayanghat-Mugling road obstructed
CHITWAN, Aug 12: Landslides trigged by heavy rainfall have obstructed the Narayanghat-Mugling road section.
Aug 13, 2017
POLITICS
PM directs prompt rescue and rehabilitation
PM directs prompt rescue and rehabilitation
KATHMANDU, Aug 12: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has directed the agencies concerned to relocate the people caught in floods and landslides and to make necessary arrangements to prevent the loss of additional lives and poverty.
Aug 13, 2017
POLITICS
Govt urges India to open gates of Koshi, Laxmanpur barrages
Govt urges India to open gates of Koshi, Laxmanpur barrages
KATHMANDU, Aug 12: The government has urged the Indian government to open all gates of Sapktakoshi and Laxmanpur barrages as water levels in the two major rivers crossed the mark of danger due to heavy rainfall since Friday.
Aug 13, 2017
SOCIETY
Incessant rainfall cuts off Udaypur transport
Incessant rainfall cuts off Udaypur transport
UDAYAPUR, Aug 12: Incessant rain since the last two days have brought vehicular movement in the district headquarters to a complete halt. Rain has damaged many sections of the Gaighat-Lahan road. However the transport has been completely grounded because of increase in water level in the Farset Rive...
Aug 13, 2017
WORLD
35 children die in north Indian hospital in 3 days
35 children die in north Indian hospital in 3 days
CHARLOTTESVILLE, August 12: A car plowed into a crowd of people peacefully protesting a white nationalist rally Saturday in a Virginia college town, killing one person, hurting more than a dozen others and ratcheting up tension in a day full of violent confrontations.
Aug 13, 2017
OPINION
Dangerous Doklam
Dangerous Doklam
All of you reading this already know what is happening in Doklam. So it makes no sense to copy-paste from other news sites on the origin of the conflict. Therefore, this piece will specifically focus on what Nepal should do to save ourselves if the situation turns ugly. And all signs suggest that it...
Aug 13, 2017
OPINION
Act of hope
Act of hope
On August 6, the Nepali parliament endorsed the Disability Rights Bill, potentially heralding a new era for persons with disabilities in the country. It was a great achievement for the National Federation of the Disabled-Nepal (NFDN) and it was long overdue.
Aug 13, 2017
OPINION
Controlling cyber conflict
Controlling cyber conflict
LAS VEGAS: When cyber-security professionals were polled recently at their annual BlackHat conference in Las Vegas, 60 percent said they expected the United States to suffer a successful attack against its critical infrastructure in the next two years. And US politics remains convulsed by the afterm...
Aug 13, 2017
Editorial
Now implement it
Now implement it
Chhaupadi, the practice of banishing menstruating women to separate sheds, is now a criminal offense. After the passage of a parliamentary bill last Wednesday, anyone found practicing it will now be liable to a fine of Rs 3,000 or three months of jail, or both.
Aug 13, 2017