SOCIETY
Monsoon floods displace 146 families, destroy 12 houses in Bardiya
Monsoon floods displace 146 families, destroy 12 houses in B...
BARDIYA, August 12: The Babari River swollen by monsoon rains has entered Balapur settlement, posing a risk to the district headquarters Gulariya in the district.
Aug 12, 2017
SOCIETY
Increase investment in youth: President Bhandari
Increase investment in youth: President Bhandari
KATHMANDU, August 12: President Bidya Devi Bhandari has called for increased investment in empowerment of the youth, who are the medium of socio-economic and political change of the society.
Aug 12, 2017
SOCIETY, PHOTO FEATURE/Video
Rally in support of Dr KC (Photo feature and video)
Rally in support of Dr KC (Photo feature and video)
KATHMANDU, August 12: Hundreds of people marched on Saturday in support of Dr Govinda KC, who is in hunger strike since 20 days demanding that the government bring in the Medical Education Act, slash the fees for postgraduate studies in medicine from Rs 3.1 million to 2.2 million, appoint four assis...
Aug 12, 2017
WORLD
North Korea still mastering how to deliver a nuke to US
North Korea still mastering how to deliver a nuke to US
WASHINGTON, August 12: No need to duck and cover just yet. While U.S. intelligence officials are pretty sure North Korea can put a nuclear warhead on an intercontinental missile that could reach the United States, experts aren't convinced the bomb could survive the flight to America.
Aug 12, 2017
SOCIETY
Passengers stranded due to block in East-West highway
Passengers stranded due to block in East-West highway
NAWALPARASI, August 12: Transportation service has been halted as the road section at Bardaghat Municipality-4 in Nawalparasi of East-West Highway has been damaged due to the continuous rain since Friday morning.
Aug 12, 2017
WORLD
World's oldest man, Holocaust survivor, dies in Israel aged 113
World's oldest man, Holocaust survivor, dies in Israel aged...
JERUSALEM, August 12: Holocaust survivor Israel Kristal, who last year was recognized by Guinness World Records as the world's oldest living man, died in Israel on Friday, aged 113, local news media reports said.
Aug 12, 2017
SOCIETY
PM's directive to rescue and provide relief to survivors
PM's directive to rescue and provide relief to survivors
KATHMANDU, August 12: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has directed all concerned district authorities to immediately shift the people who have been caught in floods and landslides in various parts of the country to safer locations, and provide relief to the survivors.
Aug 12, 2017
SOCIETY
Security forces mobilised for rescue operation for flood victims
Security forces mobilised for rescue operation for flood vic...
KATHMANDU, Aug 12: The government has mobilised security personnel from Nepal Army, Nepal Police and Armed Police Force for rescue operation and relief distribution for those affected by flooding and landslides across the country, the Home Ministry said.
Aug 12, 2017
SOCIETY
Continuous rain cripples normal life in eastern region
Continuous rain cripples normal life in eastern region
BIRATNAGAR, August 12: The normal life has crippled in eastern region of the country due to the incessant rain since Friday evening.
Aug 12, 2017
SOCIETY
Human settlements in Madi Municipality inundated
Human settlements in Madi Municipality inundated
CHITWAN, Aug 12: More than a dozen villages in the southern area of Madi Municipality in Chitwan district have been inundated in the flood that occurred due to incessant rain Friday night.
Aug 12, 2017