SOCIETY
Sit-in held calling for saving Gangamaya's life
Sit-in held calling for saving Gangamaya's life
KATHMANDU, June 17: A sit-in was held today near the Prime Minister's official residence, Baluwatar, demanding the guarantee of the life of Gangamaya, who has been on a fast-onto-death for long, calling for justice to her murdered son.
Jun 17, 2018
SOCIETY
Mount Everest, the high-altitude rubbish dump
Mount Everest, the high-altitude rubbish dump
Decades of commercial mountaineering have turned Mount Everest into the world's highest rubbish dump as an increasing number of big-spending climbers pay little attention to the ugly footprint they leave behind.
Jun 17, 2018
SOCIETY
Private schools hit by educational strike
Private schools hit by educational strike
Majority of private schools remain shut after All Nepal National Independent Students Union called astrike.
Jun 17, 2018
Lifestyle
Countries with more women in government are less corrupt: study
Countries with more women in government are less corrupt: st...
A greater representation of women in the government is bad news for corruption, according to a new study published in the Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization.
Jun 17, 2018
SOCIETY
Bhadra and Rupasi, a pair of rhinos being sent to China as gift
Bhadra and Rupasi, a pair of rhinos being sent to China as g...
CHITWAN, June 17: Bharda and Rupasi are among the two pairs of rhinoceros that the government is sending to the Government of People's Republic of China as gifts.
Jun 17, 2018
Lifestyle
Chris Hardwick’s talk show pulled off amid sexual assault allegation
Chris Hardwick’s talk show pulled off amid sexual assault al...
Chris Hardwick’s former girlfriend Chloe Dykstra posted an essay on online publishing platform, Medium, in which she talked about the “emotional abuse” she underwent during her relationship. She did not name Hardwick in her post.
Jun 17, 2018
SOCIETY
Palpa's rural municipality unlikely to meet Zero Home Delivery targets
Palpa's rural municipality unlikely to meet Zero Home Delive...
Pregnant women are opting to give birth at home rather than in health facilities at Purwa Khola rural municipality-1, largely due to unawareness and geographical remoteness.
Jun 17, 2018
SOCIETY
Kathmandu-Hetauda road obstructed by landslip
Kathmandu-Hetauda road obstructed by landslip
HETAUDA, June 17: Kathmandu-Hetauda road under the Madan Bhandari Highway has been disrupted by a landslide triggered by a rain last night at Manebhanjgyan and Sukaura dam of Sisneri.
Jun 17, 2018
WORLD
US expected to withdraw from UN Human Rights Council
US expected to withdraw from UN Human Rights Council
Talks with the United States over how to reform the main U.N. rights body have failed to meet Washington's demands, activists and diplomats say, suggesting that the Trump administration will quit the Geneva forum whose session opens on Monday.
Jun 17, 2018
My City
Souls of My City: Grandmother Stories # 3
Souls of My City: Grandmother Stories # 3
Keshari Maharjan
One can find 70-year-old Keshari Maharjan working at Kriti Buddha Bihar. When she started working there some 40 years back, she was full of energy, but at present, her pace has slowed down. Currently, she’s limited only to easier tasks.
Jun 17, 2018