Lifestyle, SPECIAL
'Moonlight' wins best picture Academy Award (photo feature)
'Moonlight' wins best picture Academy Award (photo feature)
The coming-of-age drama "Moonlight" is the winner of the best picture Academy Award.
The film won after the end of the awards ceremony was plunged into chaos after "La La Land" was mistakenly announced as the best picture winner.
Feb 27, 2017
POLITICS
'Bill to Control Torture must be amended'
'Bill to Control Torture must be amended'
KATHMANDU, Feb 27: Experts have said that the Bill to Control Torture, Inhumane, Brutal and Disrespectful Acts 2016 which is currently on hold in parliament does not meet the international standards.
Feb 27, 2017
SOCIETY
Students clash at Lamjung campus, police officer injured
Students clash at Lamjung campus, police officer injured
LAMJUNG (Besisahar), Feb 27: A dialogue between students representing two unions descended into a street battle this morning at the Lamjung Campus Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science (IAAS) in Sundar Bazaar.
Feb 27, 2017
ECONOMY
Chaudhary Foundation hands over 166 transitional shelters in Dhading
Chaudhary Foundation hands over 166 transitional shelters in...
KATHMANDU, Feb 27: Chaudhary Foundation has handed over 166 transitional shelter homes under its CG Ashraya project to earthquake-affected communities in Kumpur Village Development Committee (VDC) of Dhading district.
Feb 27, 2017
SOCIETY
VITOF honors three for promoting village tourism
VITOF honors three for promoting village tourism
POKHARA, Feb 27: Village Tourism Promotion Forum Nepal (VITOF) Pokhara Chapter on Sunday honored three individuals committed to promoting village tourism.
Feb 27, 2017
POLITICS
EC books 30 parties
EC books 30 parties
KATHMANDU, Feb 27: The Election Commission (EC) has slapped a fine of Rs 100 to 11 parties including Naya Shakti Nepal (NSN) and Sanghiya Samajbadi Forum Nepal (SSFN) for not submitting the details of their annual income and expenditure in time. It has also booked additional 19 parties for submittin...
Feb 27, 2017
SOCIETY, SPECIAL
No school after marriage
No school after marriage
GORKHA, Feb 27: Sunita Nepali, 14, eloped with her boyfriend six months ago. Since then, the sixth grader of Chandi Lower Secondary School, Darbung, has stopped coming to school. The school administration is not aware where she is living now and whether she would resume school someday. A few teacher...
Feb 27, 2017
SOCIETY, VALLEY POLLUTION INDEX
Valley Pollution Levels
Valley Pollution Levels
The graph above is based on the pollutant of fine particulate matter, PM2.5 (PM less than 2.5 microns) of Kathmandu Valley in a day.
Feb 27, 2017
POLITICS
Govt’s dillydallying puts EC in a fix to begin ‘actual preparations’
Govt’s dillydallying puts EC in a fix to begin ‘actual prepa...
KATHMANDU, Feb 27: Even as the government has fixed May 14 as the poll date, the Election Commission (EC) is yet to begin ‘actual preparations’ for the local elections thanks to the government’s dillydallying in forging consensus among political parties. The EC also lacks crucial documents required...
Feb 27, 2017
POLITICS
Madhes parties want all tarai districts hived off from hills
Madhes parties want all tarai districts hived off from hills
KATHMANDU, Feb 27: A majority of Madhes-based political parties have proposed delineating the entire tarai region into two provinces and have demanded that all tarai districts be separated from the hills in the new federal setup.
Feb 27, 2017