ECONOMY
‘Demand for LG AC on the rise’
‘Demand for LG AC on the rise’
KATHMANDU, Dec 24: Chaudhary Group (CG), a distributor for LG electronics and home appliance for Nepal, has claimed that demand for LG air conditioners has increased with the advent of the winter season.
Dec 24, 2018
WORLD
Landslide on Krakatau volcano seen as likely trigger of Indonesia tsunami
Landslide on Krakatau volcano seen as likely trigger of Indo...
WELLINGTON, Dec 24: A large chunk of the southern flank of the volcanic Anak Krakatau island may have slipped into the ocean just minutes before a tsunami hit an Indonesian shore, killing hundreds of people, scientists said on Monday.
Dec 24, 2018
WORLD
Order signed for US military's controversial Syria exit
Order signed for US military's controversial Syria exit
WASHINGTON, Dec 24: The order to withdraw American troops from Syria has been signed, the US military said Sunday, after President Donald Trump and his Turkish counterpart agreed to prevent a power vacuum in the wake of the controversial move.
Dec 24, 2018
SPORTS
Manang just a win away from A-Division title after win over Police
Manang just a win away from A-Division title after win over...
KATHMANDU, Dec 24: Leader Manang Marshyangdi Club is just one game away from the title after a stubborn 1-0 win over departmental team Nepal Police Club in the ongoing Martyr’s Memorial A-Division League in Lalitpur on Sunday.
Dec 24, 2018
SOCIETY
Lack of disabled-friendly infrastructures mars education sector
Lack of disabled-friendly infrastructures mars education sec...
KATHMANDU, Dec 24: Suresh Bishwakarma, a differently-abled person from Jorpati, dropped out from school in grade five because his school did not have disabled-friendly infrastructures. Suresh, who cannot walk properly, was eleven years old then.
Dec 24, 2018
VALLEY POLLUTION INDEX
Valley Pollution Index for December 23, 2018
Valley Pollution Index for December 23, 2018
Valley Pollution Index for December 23, 2018.
Dec 24, 2018
POLITICS
Oli, Nepal defend Asia Pacific Summit
Oli, Nepal defend Asia Pacific Summit
KATHMANDU, Dec 24: While the government is being widely criticized for organizing the controversial Asia Pacific Summit as a co-organizer, two of the senior leaders of the ruling party — Prime Minister KP Oli and former prime minister Madhav Kumar Nepal - have defended the move, saying the summit he...
Dec 24, 2018
SOCIETY
Nirmala's father resumes his indefinite sit-in
Nirmala's father resumes his indefinite sit-in
DHANGADHI, Dec 24: After being discharged from the Kathmandu-based Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Yagyaraj Panta, the father of rape and murder victim Nirmala Panta, has returned to his home district and resumed his indefinite sit-in.
Dec 24, 2018
POLITICS
Nepal doesn’t have global or regional strategic ambitions: Foreign minister
Nepal doesn’t have global or regional strategic ambitions: F...
KATHMANDU, Dec 24: Refuting reports that Nepal has decided to be part of the US-led Indo-Pacific Strategy, Foreign Minister Pradeep Gyawali has said that Nepal does not have global or regional strategic ambitions.
Dec 24, 2018
SOCIETY
Country’s only mental hospital struggling for resources
Country’s only mental hospital struggling for resources
LALITPUR, Dec 24: Bir Bahadur Sunuwar’s brother Chandra Sunuwar started showing signs of mental illness during the last few years. Initially, the family from Surkhet tried to treat him through the help of shamans. But when that did not work, they went to a local health post. Officials there suggeste...
Dec 24, 2018