DIASPORA
Nepali-speaking locals in Darjeeling protest against Bengali language
Nepali-speaking locals in Darjeeling protest against Bengali...
KATHMANDU, June 9: Nepali-speaking community in Darjeeling staged demonstration after the West Bengal government decided to include Bengali language as a compulsory subject in schools’ curriculum.
Jun 09, 2017
POLITICS
PM urges Madhes-centric parties to participate in election
PM urges Madhes-centric parties to participate in election
KATHMANDU, June 9: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has said making the constitution all-accepted and successfully holding the second-phase of local-level election were the immediate plans of the government.
Jun 09, 2017
SOCIETY
Nepalese women struggling for golden future in Abu Dhabi
Nepalese women struggling for golden future in Abu Dhabi
DUBAI, June 9: The pain of Nepali migrant workers in foreign lands is not unknown to us. It is one of the burning issues to be resolved soon by the state mechanism but it has become a matter of story-telling.
Jun 09, 2017
ECONOMY
Nepali Embassy holds tourism promotion program in Chengdu
Nepali Embassy holds tourism promotion program in Chengdu
KATHMANDU, June 9: The Embassy of Nepal in Beijing, Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) and Nepal Association of Tour and Travel Agents (NATTA) jointly organized a tourism promotion program in Chengdu on Friday with the support of Sichuan Provincial People's Government.
Jun 09, 2017
WORLD
North Korea says it tested new anti-ship missile
North Korea says it tested new anti-ship missile
SEOUL, South Korea, June 9: North Korea tested a new type of cruise missile that could strike U.S. and South Korean warships "at will" if the country was attacked, its state media said Friday, a day after Seoul detected four missiles being launched from a eastern coastal town.
Jun 09, 2017
SOCIETY
Water pipe laying for Melamchi project picking up pace
Water pipe laying for Melamchi project picking up pace
KATHMANDU, June 9: The laying of water pipes for much-awaited Melamchi Drinking Water Project has been speeded up in Kathmandu valley. The project aims to supply water to valley's dwellers within the Nepali month of Asoj, a project official said.
Jun 09, 2017
SOCIETY
Man hacked to death
Man hacked to death
PAANCHTHAR, June 9: A person was murdered at Sabrang, Phidim Municipality, Ward No. 1 this morning.
Jun 09, 2017
SOCIETY
Girl student dies falling off tree
Girl student dies falling off tree
JAJARKOT, June 9: A girl student has died after falling off a tree here in the district today.
Jun 09, 2017
SOCIETY
Journalists' take out demonstration in Birgunj
Journalists' take out demonstration in Birgunj
PARSA, June 9: Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) Chapter in Parsa today took out a demonstration in Birgunj calling for action against those misbehaving with journalists on the pretext of writing news stories.
Jun 09, 2017
The Week
Value in unexpected places
Value in unexpected places
When we think of libraries, there are some names (British Library, A-one Library, Kaiser Library) that automatically come to our mind. Those living in Kathmandu, at least, are well familiar with these establishments. However, it seems for the enthusiastic readers in the valley, there is more to disc...
Jun 09, 2017