SOCIETY
Indian Army Chief arrives
Indian Army Chief arrives
KATHMANDU, March 29: Indian Army Chief General Bipin Rawat arrived in Kathmandu on Tuesday on a four-day Nepal visit. Rawat, who landed at the Tribhuvan International Airport Tuesday morning, is visiting the country at the invitation of Chief of Army Staff General Rajendra Chhetri. Gen Rawat is expe...
Mar 29, 2017
POLITICS
29 parties register for local elections in Mahottari
29 parties register for local elections in Mahottari
MAHOTTARI, March 29: As informed by the District Election Office, Mahottari, only 29 political parties in the district will be able to participate in the upcoming local level elections slated for May 14.
Mar 29, 2017
SOCIETY
Student found dead after SEE exam
Student found dead after SEE exam
LAHAN, March 29: The body of a boy who just took part in the Secondary Education Examination (SEE) was found hanging at a garden near a Nursing Home at Lahan - 3 on Monday.
Mar 29, 2017
SOCIETY
Siblings drown in pothole
Siblings drown in pothole
ROLPA, March 29: A sister and her younger brother drowned in a pit full of water that had been formed in course of road construction.
Mar 29, 2017
POLITICS
PM's Office rejects Education Regulations draft
PM's Office rejects Education Regulations draft
KATHMANDU, March 29: Officials at the Ministry of Education (MoE) are discussing the management and administrative structure of the education sector after the Office of Prime Minister and Council of Ministers refused to register the 'final' draft of the Education Regulations for approval by the cabi...
Mar 29, 2017
SOCIETY
National Youth Assembly(NYA) 2017 kicks off in Kathmandu
National Youth Assembly(NYA) 2017 kicks off in Kathmandu
KATHMANDU, March 29: National Youth Assembly(NYA) 2017 has begun today at Nepal Administrative Training Academy(staff college) located in Jawalakhel, Kathmandu.
Mar 29, 2017
SOCIETY
Studying in open
Studying in open
BAJHANG, March 29: In lack of classrooms and furniture, students of several community run schools in Bajhang are forced to study under the open sky. Whether regular classes or examinations, they sit on school ground. According to Gachhe Pani Lower Secondary School’s principal, Krishna Rokaya, there...
Mar 29, 2017
SOCIETY, SPECIAL
Rs 200 incentive for joining or continuing school
Rs 200 incentive for joining or continuing school
BAJURA, March 29: District Education Office of Bajura has decided to provide Rs 200 to every student during admission or readmission into government run schools. This incentive scheme pitched as ‘motivation allowance’ by the DEO aims to bring hundred percent school aged children to school, the offic...
Mar 29, 2017
SOCIETY
Lack of human resources, infrastructure hampers local units
Lack of human resources, infrastructure hampers local units
NEPALGUNJ, March 29: Lack of human resources and proper infrastructure has posed a great challenge in the implementation of local restructuring in the districts of the western region. These deficiencies have crippled the recently installed local bodies, including municipalities, rural municipalities...
Mar 29, 2017
VALLEY POLLUTION INDEX
Valley Pollution Levels
Valley Pollution Levels
The graph above is based on the pollutant of fine particulate matter, PM2.5 (PM less than 2.5 microns) of Kathmandu Valley in a day
Mar 29, 2017