SOCIETY
Scores displaced by landslides in Nishikhola rural municipality
Scores displaced by landslides in Nishikhola rural municipal...
BAGLUNG, August 8: The landslides occurred in Nishikhola rural municipality-1 and 2 have put the entire village at the risk of being displaced. The locals of Huldi have taken shelter in the houses of their kin while some have moved to the top of a hillock nearby after the landslides posed risk to th...
Aug 08, 2017
SOCIETY, PHOTO FEATURE/Video
Gaiety Gaijatra (Photo feature)
Gaiety Gaijatra (Photo feature)
KATHMANDU, August 8: The traditional festival of Gaijatra or the 'cow festival' is being observed from today in the three cities of Kathmandu Valley and some other places in the country amidst fun, gaiety, humor, satire and entertainment.
Aug 08, 2017
POLITICS
Dahal-Bhattarai hold talks on contemporary issues
Dahal-Bhattarai hold talks on contemporary issues
BHAKTAPUR, August 8: CPN (Maoist Center) chair and Naya Shakti Party coordinator Dr Baburam Bhattarai have held serious talks on contemporary political issues Tuesday.
Aug 08, 2017
SOCIETY
Two families displaced, 6 under high risk of landslides
Two families displaced, 6 under high risk of landslides
TAPLEJUNG, August 8: Two households were displaced and other six were under a high risk of landslides at Phaktyanglung Rural Municipality-3 in the district.
Aug 08, 2017
SOCIETY
13 trucks impounded for smuggling sand
13 trucks impounded for smuggling sand
MELAMCHI, August 8: Police have impounded 13 trucks for smuggling sand after illegally excavating it from Indrawati river on Monday night.
Aug 08, 2017
My City
Hard work instead of education
Hard work instead of education
Fifteen-year-old Nima Tamang is originally from Ramechhap. He came to Kathmandu eight months ago and started selling khapse (a Tibetan pastry) in Baudha. He lives with his employer in Baudha, where they produce Khapse. Nima said his two other friends also sell khapse with him. He makes around Rs 1,0...
Aug 08, 2017
WORLD
Analysis: Even new UN sanctions might not budge North Korea
Analysis: Even new UN sanctions might not budge North Korea
WASHINGTON, August 8: The strongest sanctions yet against North Korea could still prove no match for the communist country’s relentless nuclear weapons ambitions.
Aug 08, 2017
My City
A Feast for Frogs
A Feast for Frogs
Local farmers in Bhaktapur held a banquet for frogs in their farms on Monday. The long-held tradition is also carried out in several other places every year, one day prior to Gaijatra on the occasion of Janai Purnima.
Aug 08, 2017
My City
Platform for business startups and aspirants
Platform for business startups and aspirants
‘Monday Morning Coffee Queries Week 69’ was organized at Bodhi Books and Bakes, Chappal Karkhana on Monday. MMCQ is a regular weekly business meet-up organized by Clock b Business Innovations every Monday from 9 am to 11 am.
Aug 08, 2017
My City
Celebrating life of late Dr Dina Bangdel
Celebrating life of late Dr Dina Bangdel
A gathering was organized at Nepal Art Council, Babarmahal to mark the 13th day of late Dr Dina Bangdel’s demise on Sunday.
Aug 08, 2017