SOCIETY
20 arrested for power hooking
20 arrested for power hooking
SURUNGA (Jhapa), March 27: As many as 20 persons including seven women were arrested for power hooking at Surunga of Kankai Municipality in Jhapa.
Mar 27, 2017
ECONOMY
Brokerage firms branch out to six cities despite Sebon’s reservation
Brokerage firms branch out to six cities despite Sebon’s res...
KATHMANDU, March 27: With Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) and Securities Board of Nepal (Sebon) at the loggerheads over expansion of remote work station (RWS), or branch office, brokerage firms have started provided stock trading services in places outside the Kathmandu Valley.
Mar 27, 2017
WORLD
1 dead, 15 injured in Cincinnati nightclub gunfight
1 dead, 15 injured in Cincinnati nightclub gunfight
CINCINNATI, March 27: A gunfight broke out inside a crowded Cincinnati nightclub early Sunday, leaving one man dead and 15 other people wounded after a dispute among several patrons escalated into a shootout, authorities said.
Mar 27, 2017
SPORTS
Cross-country race slated for April 1
Cross-country race slated for April 1
KATHMANDU, March 27: Mahadev Secondary School of Kolputar, Nuwakot, is set to organize the first edition of Jhultung Cross Country Race at Kolputar on April 1.
Mar 27, 2017
SPORTS
Mollah inches closer to chess title
Mollah inches closer to chess title
KATHMANDU, March 27: Bangladeshi GM Mollah Abdullah Al Rakib on Sunday inched closer to the title of the Asian Zonal 3.2 Open Chess Championship 2017 being held in Kathmandu.
Mar 27, 2017
SOCIETY
Woman arrested on charge of murdering husband
Woman arrested on charge of murdering husband
KALIKOT, March 27: A woman has been arrested on the charge of killing her husband in Mahabai of Kalikot district.
Mar 27, 2017
SOCIETY
Khadka seeks referendum for Hindu state
Khadka seeks referendum for Hindu state
KATHMANDU, March 27: Demanding that a referendum be held to decide whether Nepal should be a Hindu state again, Nepali Congress (NC) leader Khum Bahadur Khadka registered a proposal at the party's central working committee meeting on Sunday.
Mar 27, 2017
POLITICS
Writ petition filed at SC against Online Media Directive
Writ petition filed at SC against Online Media Directive
KATHMANDU, March 27: A writ petition has been filed at Supreme Court against the Online Media Operation Directive the government issued recently.
Mar 27, 2017
POLITICS
Leaders, locals take to social media to announce candidature
Leaders, locals take to social media to announce candidature
SURKHET, March 27: Although political parties have yet to formally field their candidates for the May 14 polls, local-level leaders and the general public here are haphazardly announcing candidature for various positions of rural municipalities and municipalities through social media platforms.
Mar 27, 2017
SOCIETY, SPECIAL
Martyr families question the outcome of their loss
Martyr families question the outcome of their loss
JANAKPUR, March 27: Maliyani Devi Yadav of Birendra Bazar is 50. However, she looks much older than that. She has lived an impoverished life after losing her husband. She was forced to take care of her small children solely amid extreme poverty. She nonetheless struggled and groomed her family.
Mar 27, 2017