POLITICS
UDMF leaders, PM Dahal holding meeting at Baluwatar
UDMF leaders, PM Dahal holding meeting at Baluwatar
KATHMANDU, Feb 27: Leaders from the Madhes-based parties are holding a meeting with Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal at the latter’s official residence in Baluwatar.
Feb 27, 2017
Lifestyle
Mahesh Bhatt spoke against India’s ban on Pakistani talent
Mahesh Bhatt spoke against India’s ban on Pakistani talent
Mahesh Bhatt has been a strong supporter of Pakistan-India cultural exchange, previously spoke against the ban and now is putting his money where his mouth is.
Feb 27, 2017
POLITICS
Govt loses relevance if it fails to hold local elections: Minister Thapa
Govt loses relevance if it fails to hold local elections: Mi...
KATHMANDU, Feb 27: Minister for Health Gagan Thapa has said that if the incumbent government led by Maoist leader Pushpa Kamal Dahal fails to hold local level elections by May 1, there will be no point in remaining in the government.
Feb 27, 2017
SOCIETY
Some tobacco industries flouting health warning guideline
Some tobacco industries flouting health warning guideline
KATHMANDU, Kathmandu, Feb 27: Though 21 months have already been over since the government announced the enforcement of the guideline for including pictorial elements and messages of health warning in the packaging and labeling of tobacco products , some tobacco industries are yet to abide by the gu...
Feb 27, 2017
SOCIETY, PHOTO FEATURE/Video
KVPT puts back Yognarendra's statue on pedestal (photo feature)
KVPT puts back Yognarendra's statue on pedestal (photo featu...
KATHMANDU, Feb 27: The Kathmandu Valley Preservation Trust (KVPT) reinstalled the statues of Yognarendra Malla and his two queens at Patan Durbar Square on Monday.
Feb 27, 2017
WORLD
7 dead as gunmen shoot at Sri Lanka prison bus
7 dead as gunmen shoot at Sri Lanka prison bus
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Feb 27: Media reports say seven people were killed when gunmen shot at a bus transporting prisoners to a court in southwest Sri Lanka.
Feb 27, 2017
SOCIETY
Women attracted toward buckwheat production in Jumla
Women attracted toward buckwheat production in Jumla
JUMLA, Feb 27: Women entrepreneurs of Patmara VDC in Jumla district have now been attracted towards buckwheat production.
Feb 27, 2017
SOCIETY
Tension as IED goes off at Gorkha campus
Tension as IED goes off at Gorkha campus
GORKHA, Feb 27: With the Free Students Union election just around the corner, tension has flared in both of the colleges in the district.
Feb 27, 2017
SOCIETY
Veep Pun admitted to Norvic Hospital
Veep Pun admitted to Norvic Hospital
KATHMANDU, Feb 27: Vice President Nanda Bahadur Pun has been hospitalized at Norvic International Hospital.
Feb 27, 2017
SOCIETY
Locals donate land for construction of health post building
Locals donate land for construction of health post building
BARDIYA, Feb 27: The locals of Kharmi village have donated land property for construction of a health post building.
Feb 27, 2017