POLITICS
Govt eager to handover state power to new: DPM Thapa
Govt eager to handover state power to new: DPM Thapa
DHANGADHI, Feb 12: Deputy Prime Minister and Rastriya Prajatantra Party Chairman, Kamal Thapa, has said that the government was eager to handover the state power to new government.
Feb 12, 2018
SOCIETY
Supraj Rai elected FONIJ Udayapur chairman
Supraj Rai elected FONIJ Udayapur chairman
UDAYAPUR, Feb 12: Supraj Rai has been elected as the chairman of Federation of Nepalese Indigenous Journalists (FONIJ) Udayapur Chapter.
Feb 12, 2018
SOCIETY
Senior citizens demand increase in old age allowance
Senior citizens demand increase in old age allowance
Kathmandu, Feb 12 (RSS): Senior citizens have demanded an increment in the old age allowance.
Currently, State provides monthly allowance of Rs 2,000 to senior citizens above 70 under the Social Security Allowance Scheme.
Feb 12, 2018
WORLD
Russian airline crashes moment after take-off, killing 71
Russian airline crashes moment after take-off, killing 71
MOSCOW, Feb 12: A Russian airliner that had just taken off from the country’s second-busiest airport crashed Sunday, killing all 71 people aboard and scattering jagged chunks of wreckage across a snowy field outside Moscow.
Feb 12, 2018
SOCIETY
Over 118 kilos of illegal gold confiscated from Tatopani point in six years
Over 118 kilos of illegal gold confiscated from Tatopani poi...
MELAMCHI, Feb 12: Over 118 kilograms of gold was confiscated from the Tatopani point in Sindhupalchowk in the past six years while being imported through an illegal way.
Feb 12, 2018
SPORTS
Nepal facing Kenya at ICC World Cricket League Division Two
Nepal facing Kenya at ICC World Cricket League Division Two
KATHMANDU, Feb 12: Nepal has won the toss and invited Kenya to bat first on its fourth match of the ICC World Cricket League Division Two on Monday. The match is played at Wanderers Cricket Stadium, Windhoek of Namibia.
Feb 12, 2018
ECONOMY
ADB provides US$ 100 million to upgrade 388 km rural roads
ADB provides US$ 100 million to upgrade 388 km rural roads
KATHMANDU, Feb 12: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has agreed to provide US$ 100 million (Nrs. 10 billion) for Rural Connectivity Improvement Project.
Feb 12, 2018
My City
Kids’ libraries vital to instill reading culture
Kids’ libraries vital to instill reading culture
KATHMANDU, Feb 12: Unlike the silent and strict periphery that it’s been known for, a library is one of the free spheres where children play, learn and grow at their comfort. Apart from the rot memorizing sessions that they go through in schools, kids require a space to unleash from the daily monoto...
Feb 12, 2018
Lifestyle
Pets improve your mental health, new study suggests
Pets improve your mental health, new study suggests
It is estimated that there are 10 million cats and 11.5 million dogs kept as pets in the UK – and new research suggests they could be improving the mental health of their human companions.
Feb 12, 2018
SOCIETY
Single women in Rolpa facing domestic and social violence
Single women in Rolpa facing domestic and social violence
ROLPA, Feb 12: Shanti BK of Rolpa Municipality-1 was thrown out of her house after the death of her husband in course of foreign employment in a Gulf country. Moreover, the family members blamed her for the death of the husband and she was expelled from the house despite eight years of caring for th...
Feb 12, 2018