SOCIETY
Water scarcity leaves Bandipur high and dry
Water scarcity leaves Bandipur high and dry
BANDIPUR, June 28: Bandipur, a small tourist town in Tanahu district, is seeing shortage of drinking water.
Jun 29, 2017
ELECTION
Vote Counting begins
Vote Counting begins
KATHMANDU, June 29: Vote counting began in various local units after the successful voting in the second phase of the local level elections.
Jun 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.
Jun 29, 2017
ELECTION
70.5 pc voter turnout in phase 2 local polls
70.5 pc voter turnout in phase 2 local polls
KATHMANDU, June 28:The second round local elections were conducted enthusiastically on Wednesday in the 334 local units of Provinces 1, 5 and 7, bringing even some leaders of the poll-opposing political parties into the election process.
Jun 29, 2017
SPORTS
Chile crush Portugal on penalties to reach final
Chile crush Portugal on penalties to reach final
KAZAN, June 29: Claudio Bravo made three penalty saves as Chile crushed Portugal 3-0 in a penalty shootout to reach the Confederations Cup final on Wednesday.
Jun 29, 2017
WORLD
Australian police charge Vatican cardinal with sex offenses
Australian police charge Vatican cardinal with sex offenses
SYDNEY, June 29: Australian police charged a top Vatican cardinal on Thursday with multiple counts of historical sexual assault offenses, a stunning decision certain to rock the highest levels of the Holy See.
Jun 29, 2017
ELECTION
Up to 80 percent voter turnout in Madhesi constituencies
Up to 80 percent voter turnout in Madhesi constituencies
RUPANDEHI/ KAPILVASTU, June 29: Madhesi voters in all districts of the tarai participated in the local polls with a lot of enthusiasm despite a series of anti-election campaigns and repeated calls by the Rastriya Janata Party Nepal (RJPN) to boycott the polls.
Jun 29, 2017
SOCIETY
Facebook feud led to stabbing among girls
Facebook feud led to stabbing among girls
KATHMANDU, June 29: On the evening of June 20, a few locals of Satdobato, Lalitpur witnessed a shocking incident which left them bewildered. No one had imagined that a street brawl between some girls would end in a stabbing. A girl of 18 was beaten up brutally by a group of eight other girls and s...
Jun 29, 2017
ELECTION
Voters brave weather, defy threats
Voters brave weather, defy threats
KATHMANDU, June 29: The second phase of the local elections concluded successfully Wednesday with millions of voters turning up to cast their ballots defying bad weather and intimidation by some poll-opposing groups.
Jun 29, 2017
Interview
Actions to minimize impact of climate change should start at the local level
Actions to minimize impact of climate change should start at...
The National Climate Change Impact Survey (NCCIS) report released by the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) last week showed how climate change is badly affecting our agriculture, forests, biodiversity, water resources and energy security. Is the impact of climate change really that serious for Nepa...
Jun 29, 2017