SOCIETY
Girls' education for minimizing child marriage practices in Rolpa
Girls' education for minimizing child marriage practices in...
ROLPA, May 21: The Women and Children's Office, Rolpa has launched girls' education program to minimize the threat of widespread practices of child marriages in the district.
May 21, 2017
ELECTION
UML struggling hard to win despite leading Maoist Center in Bharatpur metropolis
UML struggling hard to win despite leading Maoist Center in...
CHITWAN, May 21: CPN-UML mayoral candidate Devi Gyawali continues to take the lead in the mayoral race of Bharatpur Metropolitan City with 17,591 votes, compared to 16,706 votes for his closest rival Maoist Center mayoral candidate Renu Dahal.
May 21, 2017
POLITICS
UML candidates elected mayor, deputy mayor in Suryabinayak
UML candidates elected mayor, deputy mayor in Suryabinayak
BHAKTAPUR, May 21: CPN (UML) candidates have been elected as the mayor and deputy mayor in the Suryabinayak Municipality.
May 21, 2017
WORLD
Saudis welcome Trump with gold medal, receive arms package
Saudis welcome Trump with gold medal, receive arms package
RIYADH, May 21: President Donald Trump basked in Saudi Arabia’s lavish royal welcome Saturday as he left behind, at least temporarily, the snowballing controversies dogging him in Washington. Trump rewarded his hosts with a $110 billion arms package aimed at bolstering Saudi security and a slew of b...
May 21, 2017
ELECTION
UML candidate outpolls closest rival by a single vote
UML candidate outpolls closest rival by a single vote
NUWAKOT, May 21: A CPN (UML) candidate contesting the local level elections held here has outpolled his closest rival by a margin of a single vote to be elected as the chair of the Belkotgadhi Municipality's ward no 13.
May 21, 2017
ELECTION
NC candidate Khadgi takes lead in KMC deputy mayoral race
NC candidate Khadgi takes lead in KMC deputy mayoral race
KATHMANDU, May 20: Nepali Congress candidate Hariprabha Khadgi is taking lead in the deputy mayoral race of Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC).
May 20, 2017
ELECTION
Changunarayan Municipality's vote counting center sealed
Changunarayan Municipality's vote counting center sealed
BHAKTAPUR, May 20: Vote counting in the Changunarayan Municipality, Bhaktapur has been halted until further notice. With this decision taken Saturday, the vote counting centre has been sealed.
May 20, 2017
WORLD
5 dead as Indonesian ferry catches fire in Java Sea
5 dead as Indonesian ferry catches fire in Java Sea
JAKARTA, Indonesia, May 20: A search for survivors of a ferry that caught fire in the Java Sea, killing five people, has been suspended for the night, an Indonesian search and rescue official said Saturday.
May 20, 2017
SPORTS
England gets 1st win in 20 years at U20 World Cup
England gets 1st win in 20 years at U20 World Cup
SEOUL, South Korea, May 20: England defeated six-time champion Argentina 3-0 on the opening day of the 2017 Under-20 World Cup on Saturday for its first win in the tournament since 1997.
May 20, 2017
WORLD
Death toll in attack on south Libya army base rises to 141
Death toll in attack on south Libya army base rises to 141
CAIRO, May 20: A spokesman for Libya's army says the death toll from a militia attack on an air base in the country's south has increased to 141, including two civilians.
May 20, 2017