SOCIETY
Janakpur celebrates Holi festival on Saturday
Janakpur celebrates Holi festival on Saturday
JANAKPUR, March 4: Followers of the Hindu religion, who constitute a majority in Janakpur, celebrated one of their biggest festivals 'Holi' in the district on Saturday.
Mar 04, 2018
POLITICS
UML, Maoist lawmakers hold first joint meeting
UML, Maoist lawmakers hold first joint meeting
KATHMANDU, Mar 4: With a month left for their formal unification, the CPN-UML and the CPN (Maoist Center) have started joint exercises to bring about a smooth transition into a unified party.
Mar 04, 2018
SOCIETY
Love beyond looks
Love beyond looks
KHOTANG, Mar 4: Rajan Purbeli of Rupakot Majhuwagadhi Municipality-6 and his wife Srijana Tamang cannot see each other. But they feel each other by their touch and voice and love each other endlessly.
Mar 04, 2018
SOCIETY, PHOTO FEATURE/Video
Thousands recite Buddha's teachings to set world record (photo feature)
Thousands recite Buddha's teachings to set world record (pho...
KATHMANDU, Mar4: Thousands of people came together at Tundikhel in the capital on Saturday under the banner 'Buddha was Born in Nepal' and chanted Dhammapada, a collection of the teachings of Lord Buddha, with the aim of setting a new world record.
Mar 04, 2018
SOCIETY
Dr KC warns of fast-unto-death if CJ doesn't resign
Dr KC warns of fast-unto-death if CJ doesn't resign
KATHMANDU, Mar4: Dr. Govinda KC, who has been fighting against irregularities in the medical sector, has warned of starting yet another fast-unto-death if Chief Justice Gopal Parajuli does not resign immediately.
Mar 04, 2018
POLITICS
Wanted ex DIG Silwal attends public function
Wanted ex DIG Silwal attends public function
KATHMANDU, Mar 4: CPN-UML lawmaker and former Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Nepal Police, Nawaraj Silwal, who had been hiding for the past several months to avoid arrest over alleged forgery, has started appearing in public with the change of guards at Singha Durbar.
Mar 04, 2018
SOCIETY
Protecting community forest from smugglers a new challenge in Nepalgunj
Protecting community forest from smugglers a new challenge i...
NEPALGUNJ, Mar 4: It became a real challenge for the consumers of Usha Greenery Community Forest (UGCF) to retrieve 49.44 cubic feet long Sal logs from smugglers who were preparing to load the timber in their tractor at around 10 pm on Friday.
Mar 04, 2018
SOCIETY
Students elated with new quake-resilient school
Students elated with new quake-resilient school
SINDHUPALCHOWK, Mar 4: The deadly earthquake of 2015 had compelled the students of Mahakali Setidevi Basic School of Sindhupalchowk to attend their class in tents for more than two years. Cold fog of winter, soaring heat of summer and incessant monsoon rains added to their miseries.
Mar 04, 2018
SOCIETY
Quake victims provided land, ownership certificates
Quake victims provided land, ownership certificates
DHADING, Mar 4: Twenty-four households of Khaniyabas and Rubi Valley Rural Municipalities, who were displaced by the devastating earthquake of 2015, have been provided land and land ownership certificates.
Mar 04, 2018
POLITICS
Protests over municipal center relocation turn violent, journalists attacked
Protests over municipal center relocation turn violent, jour...
DOLPA, Mar 4: Angry over the shifting of Dolpa's Thulobheri Municipality's center from Dunai to Juphal, agitating locals have intensified protests which are increasingly turning violent.
Mar 04, 2018