My City
A girl with her math book
A girl with her math book
She was 17. Her name was Laxmi. She was working as a maid at my neighbor’s house. I first met her when my neighbor had brought her for tuitions as she had failed in her SLC. They wanted me to guide her for her supplement exams. At first, I was reluctant to tutor her as she had studied in village, th...
Jan 07, 2018
SOCIETY
Child among three succumb to cold in Siraha
Child among three succumb to cold in Siraha
LAHAN, Jan 7: Three people including a six-year-old child have died due to hypothermia in Siraha district. Biting cold has gripped the district with the onset of a cold wave in the last few days.
Jan 07, 2018
My City
Oscar students awarded Singapore scholarship
Oscar students awarded Singapore scholarship
KATHMANDU, Jan 7: The Infinity Studio of Singapore has decided to provide scholarship to five students of Oscar International Film College. Representative of the Studio, Shyu Mo, announced the names of the scholarship recipients amid a program organized at the college premises on Wednesday.
Jan 07, 2018
My City
Dreamer office boy turns theatre artist
Dreamer office boy turns theatre artist
Success definitely does not come easy but it is possible. The examples of successful people who had started from the grass root level are ever motivating. Theatre actor Sandeep Shrestha, 26, is no exception. Having started his professional journey as an office boy at an IT company with the salary of...
Jan 07, 2018
SOCIETY
Medicine crunch hits health facilities in Rolpa
Medicine crunch hits health facilities in Rolpa
ROLPA, Jan 7: Access to medical services has always been a matter of struggle for the locals of Rolpa. Lack of adequate number health centers force people from several remote areas of the district to visit the district hospital. However, the District Hospital is also in equally sorry state. Neither...
Jan 07, 2018
SOCIETY
Cold hits life hard in tarai districts
Cold hits life hard in tarai districts
KATHMANDU, Jan 6: With the temperature continuing to dip each day, the biting cold of the winter has severely affected life in various districts in the tarai region. Cold has especially hit hard Saptari, Mahottari and Siraha of the tarai belt.
Jan 07, 2018
SOCIETY
400 people benefit from free diabetes, thyroid screening camp
400 people benefit from free diabetes, thyroid screening cam...
POKHARA, Jan 7: As many as 403 people underwent blood tests for detection of diabetes and thyroid at a free blood test camp here on Saturday. The blood test camp was jointly organised by United Reference Laboratory (URL) Pvt Ltd and Newa Misa Pucha, a local organisation.
Jan 07, 2018
SPORTS
Hughes fired as Stoke manager after FA Cup humiliation
Hughes fired as Stoke manager after FA Cup humiliation
Jan 7: Not even an FA Cup match against fourth-tier opposition could provide any respite for Mark Hughes.
Jan 07, 2018
ECONOMY
Orange production plummets by 20 percent in Khotang
Orange production plummets by 20 percent in Khotang
KHOTANG, Jan 7: Khotang has seen a 20 percent fall in orange production. While the previous fiscal year saw production of 8,250 tons of orange, it fell to 7,380 tons this year, according to District Agricultural Development Office (DADO), Khotang.
Jan 07, 2018
ECONOMY
Hydropower projects gear up works in Ilam
Hydropower projects gear up works in Ilam
ILAM, Jan 7: Hydropower projects in Ilam have geared up construction works in recent years, whereas the existing ones have been continuously adding up electricity to the national power grid.
Jan 07, 2018