SOCIETY
Five teens arrested with 51.4 kg marijuana
Five teens arrested with 51.4 kg marijuana
BIRATNAGAR, Feb 18: Police made public five teenagers arrested with a huge quantity of marijuana worth millions of rupees in the international market.
Feb 17, 2017
POLITICS
Tharu parties aim for unification
Tharu parties aim for unification
KATHMANDU, Feb 18: Various political parties representing the Tharu community have started working for party unification as the government prepares to impose threshold provision in the new election laws.
Feb 17, 2017
POLITICS
TU publishes FSU election schedule
TU publishes FSU election schedule
KATHMANDU, Feb 17: Tribhuvan University (TU) has published a schedule for the election of Free Students Union.
Feb 17, 2017
WORLD
Afghan official: IS kills 17 Afghan Army soldiers in east
Afghan official: IS kills 17 Afghan Army soldiers in east
KABUL, Afghanistan, Feb 17: An Afghan official says the Islamic State group launched an attack on Afghan security posts killing 17 soldiers.
Feb 17, 2017
SPORTS
Sri Lanka wins 1st T20 match over Australia by 5 wickets
Sri Lanka wins 1st T20 match over Australia by 5 wickets
MELBOURNE, Australia, Feb 17: Chamara Kapugedera's last-ball boundary gave Sri Lanka a five-wicket win over Australia in their opening Twenty20 match Friday at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
Feb 17, 2017
POLITICS
PM inaugurates Rolpa Festival
PM inaugurates Rolpa Festival
ROLPA, Feb 17: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' has said the country can reach the stage of socialism as envisioned by the constitution only through economic prosperity and development.
Feb 17, 2017
WORLD
Death toll in Baghdad car bomb attack claimed by IS at 59
Death toll in Baghdad car bomb attack claimed by IS at 59
BAGHDAD, Feb 17: The death toll from a car bomb attack in a southern Baghdad neighborhood has reached 59 with 66 others injured, a police officer and medical sources said Friday.
Feb 17, 2017
WORLD
11 dead as Nigerian troops repel Boko Haram suicide bombers
11 dead as Nigerian troops repel Boko Haram suicide bombers
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria, Feb 17: Battling multiple bombers strapped with suicide vests, Nigerian troops and civilian self-defense fighters repelled the fiercest Boko Haram extremist attack in months on the key northeastern city of Maiduguri on Friday. Nine bombers and two civilians were killed, according...
Feb 17, 2017
SOCIETY
Truck-hit kills two scooter-born women
Truck-hit kills two scooter-born women
KATHMANDU, Feb 17: Two women riding a scooter on Friday died after being hit by a truck near Ganga Movie Hall in Balaju.
Feb 17, 2017
ECONOMY
Nepali envoy Paudyal urges Chinese entrepreneurs to invest in Nepal
Nepali envoy Paudyal urges Chinese entrepreneurs to invest i...
KATHMANDU, Feb 17: Nepali Ambassador to China Leela Mani Paudyal urged Chinese entrepreneurs to promote Nepali products and services in Chinese markets through their value chains.
Feb 17, 2017