SOCIETY
Locals in Jajarkot seek jobs with poll candidates
Locals in Jajarkot seek jobs with poll candidates
JAJARKOT, Oct 24: Locals of Jajarkot have been demanding jobs with leaders of various political parties contesting the upcoming parliamentary and provincial elections scheduled for November 26 in return for their votes.
Oct 25, 2017
SOCIETY
Rebel candidates bargaining hard with their parties
Rebel candidates bargaining hard with their parties
NEPALGUNJ, Oct 24: The formation of electoral alliances has resulted in many political leaders being dissatisfied with their own party. Such dissatisfaction has led to registration of rebel candidacies, creating problems for the alliances.
Oct 25, 2017
SOCIETY
Syaba dance performed in Rasuwa after four decades
Syaba dance performed in Rasuwa after four decades
RASUWA, Oct 24: Locals of Rasuwa have taken initiative to revive a traditional dance of the Tamang community known as Syaba dance. As per the tradition, people of the Tamang community should perform the dance on the first Tuesday after Bhaitika every year. However, this dance was performed in Rasuwa...
Oct 25, 2017
SOCIETY
Authorities prepare to beef up security in Gorkha-2
Authorities prepare to beef up security in Gorkha-2
GORKHA, Oct 24: The face-off between two senior leaders Baburam Bhattarai and Narayankaji Shrestha in Gorkha constituency-2 is considered one of the highly intense contests of the upcoming parliamentary elections. Keeping in mind the possibility of clash and chaos, the authorities concerned have lis...
Oct 25, 2017
ECONOMY
Deltin Group to operate casino in The Marriott Kathmandu
Deltin Group to operate casino in The Marriott Kathmandu
KATHMANDU, Oct 24: Everest Hospitality and Hotel Pvt Ltd has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with India's The Deltin Group to operate a casino on the premises of a flagship Marriott hotel that it is building in Naxal, Kathmandu.
Oct 25, 2017
SOCIETY
Chhat: Merriment for some, employment for some
Chhat: Merriment for some, employment for some
RAJBIRAJ, Oct 24: It's been over a month since Rajkumar Marik of Koiladi Rural Municipality has been extremely busy. Everyone in the six-member family assist him with equal dedication. However, all their combined effort is still falling short to meet the market demands, Marik shares.
Oct 25, 2017
SOCIETY
Child widows sheltering at hermitage
Child widows sheltering at hermitage
PARBAT, Oct 24: In 1956, Padma Acharya of Ward No.5, Modi Rural Municipality, got married at the tender age of ten. At those times, early marriage was very much prevalent in our society. Three years after her marriage, she lost her husband Narayan Bhuwaji before she could understand the relationship...
Oct 25, 2017
ECONOMY
NIC Asia says less likely to have lost money from recent cyber attack
NIC Asia says less likely to have lost money from recent cyb...
KATHMANDU, Oct 24: NIC Asia Bank Ltd has claimed that it was less likely to lose money from the recent cyber attack against it, stating that all international banks where it maintains accounts have been requested to stop processing payment instructions made on the day of hacking.
Oct 25, 2017
ECONOMY, SOCIETY
Congestion delays berthing of vessels carrying Nepal-bound cargo
Congestion delays berthing of vessels carrying Nepal-bound c...
BIRGUNJ, Oct 24: Vessels have not been able to unload Nepal-bound cargoes at the Kolkata port thanks to port congestion. Freight forwarders say vessels have to wait a minimum of a week to 10 days to get their turn for unloading cargoes.
Oct 25, 2017
POLITICS
German envoy for publicizing Nepal's peace process success abroad
German envoy for publicizing Nepal's peace process success a...
KATHMANDU, Oct 24: Newly-appointed German Ambassador to Nepal Roland Schaefer has pointed out the need to publicize Nepal's successful peace process around the world.
Oct 25, 2017