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
May 27, 2017
POLITICS
Prez confers state honors on 258
Prez confers state honors on 258
KATHMANDU, May 26: President Bidya Bhandari has conferred various state honors on 258 persons including family members of her own and Vice President Nanda Bahadur Pun on the occasion of the ninth Republic Day on Friday.
May 27, 2017
SOCIETY, SPECIAL
Women fill in for men in quake reconstruction
Women fill in for men in quake reconstruction
HETAUDA, May 26: Bimala Majhi is already 40. Learning to build house at this age was not something she ever imagined of. If it was about contributing labor, it would still be a normal thing, she said. “But we are now working as trained masons. It is very a tedious job but it feels great doing it,” s...
May 27, 2017
ELECTION
RJPN announces to disrupt polls
RJPN announces to disrupt polls
KATHMANDU, May 26: The Rastriya Janata Party Nepal (RJPN) has announced to boycott the second phase of the local polls accusing the government of “not showing enough sincerity to fulfill its demands”.
May 27, 2017
SOCIETY
Cremated ‘dead’ man turns up alive from Gulf
Cremated ‘dead’ man turns up alive from Gulf
KATHMANDU, May 26: How would a family feel when a loved one they had cremated two years ago returns alive from the Gulf ? Moreover, they had already received compensation from the state for accidental death. This may sound like something from a movie, but it actually happened in Morang district.
May 27, 2017
ECONOMY
Former finance ministers, economists bat for self-reliant economy
Former finance ministers, economists bat for self-reliant ec...
KATHMANDU, May 27: Former finance ministers and economists have said that the country should focus and invest on certain sectors and products having competitive advantage as part of building a self-reliant economy.
May 27, 2017
POLITICS
Ranju commits to serve Kathmanduites as watchdog
Ranju commits to serve Kathmanduites as watchdog
KATHMANDU, May 26: Bibeksheel Nepali Party's mayoral candidate for Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC), Ranju Darsana has expressed her commitment to work for the Kathmanduities as a watchdog.
May 27, 2017
POLITICS
House obstruction lands govt in trouble
House obstruction lands govt in trouble
KATHMANDU, May 27: As consensus between the ruling and opposition parties to lift the ongoing House obstruction remains elusive, the government is facing difficulty in having the policy and programs endorsed by parliament and present the budget for the new fiscal year on time.
May 27, 2017
ELECTION
UML clinches Pokhara-Lekhnath mayor and deputy mayor posts
UML clinches Pokhara-Lekhnath mayor and deputy mayor posts
POKHARA, May 27: CPN-UML candidates Man Bahadur GC and Manju Devi Gurung have been elected as mayor and deputy mayor, respectively, of Pokhara-Lekhnath Metropolitan City.
May 27, 2017
ELECTION
Mood in Madhes veering toward election
Mood in Madhes veering toward election
BIRATNAGAR, May 27: Cadres of the agitating Rastriya Janata Party Nepal (RJPN) and other Madhes-based parties have celebrated the government's announcement to upgrade Biratnagar Sub-metropolitan City to a metropolitan city a few days ago. They organized a rally in the city area, carrying party flags...
May 27, 2017