SOCIETY
Kandel, Baral awarded Madan Puraskar, Jagadamba Shree respectively
Kandel, Baral awarded Madan Puraskar, Jagadamba Shree respec...
LALITPUR, Sept 24: Poet Ghanashyam Kandel has been awarded with the Madan Puraskar -2073 for the epic titled Dhritarastra. Dhritarastra is his sixth book where he has sympathized with the blind king Dhritarastra, a major character of the Mahabharat.
Sep 24, 2017
POLITICS
Heads of all three branches of govt out of country
Heads of all three branches of govt out of country
KATHMANDU, Sept 24: The heads of the executive, legislative and judicial branches of the government are all out of the country at a time when the country is passing through a series of crucial elections. Many see this as serious negligence towards domestic priorities and the important happenings wit...
Sep 24, 2017
SOCIETY
Last month’s flood takes its toll on wild buffaloes of Chitwan National Park
Last month’s flood takes its toll on wild buffaloes of Chitw...
CHITWAN, Sept 24: Wild buffaloes translocated to Chitwan National Park (CNP) from Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve few months ago have been hard hit by last month’s floods. Electric fences were put to cover 30 hectors of land at Padampur area of the national park to keep those animals. 12 buffaloes fro...
Sep 24, 2017
POLITICS
Parliamentary panels acting as govt's mere shadow
Parliamentary panels acting as govt's mere shadow
KATHMANDU, Sep 24: Instead of working as watchdogs over the government, the parliamentary committees have become loyal to it and favor its policies and decisions, recent decisions of some of these committees show.
Sep 24, 2017
ELECTION
NC poised to be the largest party in Province 2
NC poised to be the largest party in Province 2
KATHMANDU, Sept 24: The ruling Nepali Congress is leading the Province 2 elections, winning more number of seats than any other party so far but the party still appears to be short of the required number to lead the district coordination committee on its own.
Sep 24, 2017
SOCIETY
A tribute ride in memory of the victims of PIA air crash
A tribute ride in memory of the victims of PIA air crash
KATHMANDU, Sept 24: Aviation experts stressed on air safety in Nepal during a function organized on Saturday to mark the 25th anniversary of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) airbus crash, which falls on September 28.
Sep 24, 2017
SOCIETY
Dashain bolsters communal harmony in Nepalgunj
Dashain bolsters communal harmony in Nepalgunj
NEPALGUNJ, Sept 24: Every year, Abdul Wahid Mansuri of Nepalgunj celebrates Dashain along with his Hindu friends. His friend Subash Gyawali who belongs to a non-Muslim family invites him to the celebration of the greatest festival of Hindus at his home which is in Belaspur.
Sep 24, 2017
ELECTION
A journalist becomes mayor of Matihani Municipality
A journalist becomes mayor of Matihani Municipality
MAHOTTARI, Sept 23: Hari Prasad Mandal, a popular young journalist of Mahottari was sworn in as the new chief of Matihani Municipality after garnering maximum votes in the third round of recently held local elections.
Sep 24, 2017
SOCIETY
Newborn dies, mother fighting for life due to 'hospital's negligence'
Newborn dies, mother fighting for life due to 'hospital's ne...
BIRATNAGAR, Sept 24: Sanju Shah of Biratnagar-14 was taken to a gynecologist after severe labor pain. As fluid was continuously flowing from her body, Renu Rathi, the gynecologist advised Sanju's family to admit her to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) for proper care.
Sep 24, 2017
ELECTION
RJPN's humiliating defeat in home district of its three prominent leaders
RJPN's humiliating defeat in home district of its three prom...
SARLAHI, Sept 24: In the recently concluded third phase of local elections, the Rastriya Janata Party Nepal (RJPN) has faced a humiliating defeat in Sarlahi, the home district of its three prominent leaders - Mahantha Thakur, Rajendra Mahato and Mahendra Raya.
Sep 24, 2017