ECONOMY, SOCIETY
Madi reels under disruption of electricity supply for five days
Madi reels under disruption of electricity supply for five d...
CHITWAN, Oct 3: Folks of Madi Municipality in the southern part of Chitwan district observed Dashain festival in darkness due to disruption in electric power supply for the past five days.
Oct 03, 2017
SOCIETY
One dies of altitude sickness
One dies of altitude sickness
SOLUKHUMBU, Oct 3: A man died after suffering acute altitude sickness during a trekking trip in the Mera Base Camp at Mahakulung rural municipality in Solukhumbu district on Monday.
Oct 03, 2017
SOCIETY
One dead, six injured in Palpa jeep accident
One dead, six injured in Palpa jeep accident
PALPA, Oct 3: A person died on the spot and six others were injured when a jeep met with an accident at Sildanda of Jyamire in Nimdi rural municipality-7 in Palpa district on Monday evening.
Oct 03, 2017
POLITICS
MC to vie poll alliance with UML; targets party unification
MC to vie poll alliance with UML; targets party unification
KATHMANDU, Oct 3: CPN (Maoist Center) has decided to make electoral alliance with main opposition CPN-UML for upcoming elections.
Oct 03, 2017
WORLD
Sniper in high-rise hotel kills at least 58 in Las Vegas (Update)
Sniper in high-rise hotel kills at least 58 in Las Vegas (Up...
LAS VEGAS, Oct 2: A gunman perched on the 32nd floor of a Las Vegas hotel-casino unleashed a hail of bullets on an outdoor country music festival below, killing at least 58 people as tens of thousands of concertgoers screamed and ran for their lives, officials said Monday. It was the deadliest mass...
Oct 02, 2017
POLITICS
Five leaders including Tripathi quit RJP; to contest election with 'sun'
Five leaders including Tripathi quit RJP; to contest electio...
KATHMANDU, Oct 2: Five leaders of Rastriya Janata Party (RJP) Nepal have quit the party and have formed Independent Political Group (IPG) to contest in upcoming House of Representatives, the State Assemblies and the National Assembly.
Oct 02, 2017
ELECTION
Ballot papers for proportional election go to print from Tuesday
Ballot papers for proportional election go to print from Tue...
KATHMANDU, Oct 2: The Election Commission is to start printing the ballot paper for the proportional representation system under the election to the member of the House of Representatives and State Assemblies from Tuesday. The election is taking place on November 26 and December 7, 2017.
Oct 02, 2017
WORLD
Catalan Cabinet meets to plan independence declaration
Catalan Cabinet meets to plan independence declaration
BARCELONA, Oct 2: Catalonia’s government was holding a closed-door Cabinet meeting Monday to discuss the next steps in its plan to declare independence from Spain following a disputed referendum marred by violence. Regional officials say the poll, which Spain insists was illegal and invalid, shows t...
Oct 02, 2017
SOCIETY
Nepal and India to conduct joint tiger census using same method
Nepal and India to conduct joint tiger census using same met...
CHITWAN, Oct 2: Nepal and India are going to conduct a joint head count of tigers in the national parks, forests and sanctuaries in Nepal and those in India adjoining Nepal using the same camera tapping method.
Oct 02, 2017
WORLD
3 Americans win Nobel medicine prize for body rhythm work
3 Americans win Nobel medicine prize for body rhythm work
STOCKHOLM, Oct 2: The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to three Americans on Monday for discoveries about the body’s daily rhythms.
Oct 02, 2017