SOCIETY
Tihar festival begins from today
Tihar festival begins from today
KATHMANDU, Nov 5: Tihar, the second largest festival of Nepali Hindus is beginning from today. Also known as Yam Panchak, the festival is observed for five days.
Nov 05, 2018
POLITICS
Lawmaker reaching out to villagers, hearing grievances
Lawmaker reaching out to villagers, hearing grievances
BHOJPUR, Nov 5: At a time when most of the ministers and elected representatives are busy exchanging greetings for Tihar, Sudan Kirati who was elected in the federal election from Bhojpur is busy listening to the grievances of the people of his constituency.
Nov 05, 2018
SOCIETY
Assistant forest officer caught with Rs 60,000 bribe money
Assistant forest officer caught with Rs 60,000 bribe money
UDAYAPUR, Nov 5: The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA), Udayapur, has arrested an assistant forest officer on the charge of taking bribe from a service seeker.
Nov 05, 2018
SOCIETY
The madal-makers of Dhading
The madal-makers of Dhading
DHADING, Nov 5: On any given day, Indra Bahadur Tamang of Thakre Rural Municipality-6 of Dhading is found busy carving madals (a Nepali hand drum) at his workshop. He worked in Katmandu for a year after receiving madal-making training in the capital for three months in 1980. Later, in 1982, he opene...
Nov 05, 2018
SOCIETY
Number of people arrested for smuggling, possessing firecrackers doubles
Number of people arrested for smuggling, possessing firecrac...
KATHMANDU, Nov 5: Like every year, the cases of confiscation of firecrackers by police have increased with the arrival of Tihar this year. Data maintained by the Police Headquarters, Naxal, shows that the number of firecracker confiscation cases, arrests for smuggling and possessing firecrackers and...
Nov 05, 2018
SOCIETY
Hassles in traveling from provincial capital
Hassles in traveling from provincial capital
RUKUM, Nov 5: Karnali Province's Agriculture and Cooperative Minister Bimala KC finds it very inconvenient to travel to her home district Rukum everytime she has to. There is no direct road access to Rukum from the provincial capital Birendranagar. The lack of bridges over Sanibheri and Thulibheri r...
Nov 05, 2018
Editorial
Ramp-up support to Nepalis in jail abroad
Ramp-up support to Nepalis in jail abroad
Reports of Nepalis in jail abroad have become common a feature in Nepali media. Hari Bahadur Ghale of Nuwakot has been serving his time in a Malaysian jail since 2003.
Nov 05, 2018
SOCIETY
Heart ailments will claim 35 pc of all deaths in Nepal by 2030: Dr Kapoor
Heart ailments will claim 35 pc of all deaths in Nepal by 20...
KATHMANDU, Nov 5: A renowned Indian cardiologist working at India's Medanta Hospital Dr Rajneesh Kapoor has said that cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are expected to account for 35 percent of all deaths in Nepal by 2030 given the exponential rise in risk factors responsible for the onset of heart dise...
Nov 05, 2018
OPINION
Are we sensing political changes soon?
Are we sensing political changes soon?
Baluwatar could have handled the situation more subtly by taking an early decision and wording its public position with utmost diplomatic nuances
Nov 05, 2018
POLITICS
People have high expectations of judiciary: CJ Mishra
People have high expectations of judiciary: CJ Mishra
KATHMANDU, Nov 5: Chief Justice Om Prakash Mishra on Sunday said that the people have high expectations of the judiciary.
Nov 05, 2018