SOCIETY
Nepal-India border to close for 48 hours
Nepal-India border to close for 48 hours
BHIMDUTTANAGAR, Feb 5: Ahead of assembly elections in Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh of India, the Nepal-India border in the adjoining area is to be closed for 48 hours.
Feb 05, 2017
POLITICS
'Common psychology needed for nation's development'
'Common psychology needed for nation's development'
KATHMANDU, Feb 5: Minister for Information and Communications Surendra Kumar Karki has said that a common psychology among the country people was needed for the nation's development.
Feb 05, 2017
SOCIETY
Wild bear terrorizing villagers
Wild bear terrorizing villagers
SALYAN, Feb 5: Repeated attack by a wild bear has terrorized villagers in the western VDCs of the district.
Feb 05, 2017
POLITICS
13 parties registered in Rukum
13 parties registered in Rukum
RUKUM, Feb 5: A total of 13 political parties have submitted their details to take part in the upcoming local level elections.
Feb 05, 2017
SOCIETY
Two electrocuted in Budhanagar
Two electrocuted in Budhanagar
MORANG, Feb 5: Two workers were electrocuted while working on power supply expansion in the Railway line of Budhanagar-3.
Feb 05, 2017
SOCIETY
Microfinance helping rural women becomes independent
Microfinance helping rural women becomes independent
BAGLUNG, Feb 6: Saraswati Karki of Hatiya, Baglung makes 40,000 a month these days. Despite coming from a middle-class family, she was able to improve her economic condition with her own efforts. Being associated with a microfinance program conducted by CYC Nepal, she was able to take a loan of Rs 5...
Feb 05, 2017
Interview
Political parties are trying to sabotage Election Commission
Political parties are trying to sabotage Election Commission
Neel Kantha Uprety, the Chief Election Commissioner during the second Constituent Assembly elections in 2013, believes it is possible to hold local elections before monsoon and the two
remaining elections by January, 2018. But how? And how do we make sense of recent proposed electoral reforms? Upr...
Feb 05, 2017
ECONOMY
Govt to develop Upper Arun Hydel Project on 'company model'
Govt to develop Upper Arun Hydel Project on 'company model'
KATHMANDU, Feb 4: The government has initiated efforts to develop Upper Arun Hydropower Project on 'company model' with the project registered with the Office of Company Registrar recently.
Feb 04, 2017
SOCIETY
4.4-magnitude tremor jolts Kathmandu
4.4-magnitude tremor jolts Kathmandu
KATHMANDU, Feb 4: An aftershock measuring 4.4 on the Richter scale has rocked the central region on Saturday evening.
Feb 04, 2017
ECONOMY
17th session of BIMSTEC senior officials' meeting to begin on Sunday
17th session of BIMSTEC senior officials' meeting to begin o...
KATHMANDU, Feb 4: The 17th session of senior officials' meeting of the Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) all is set to take place in Kathmandu on February 5.
Feb 04, 2017