Lifestyle
Smoking strong pot daily raises psychosis risk, study finds
Smoking strong pot daily raises psychosis risk, study finds
LONDON, March 20: Smoking high-potency marijuana every day could increase the chances of developing psychosis by nearly five times, according to the biggest-ever study to examine the impact of pot on psychotic disorder rates
Mar 20, 2019
SOCIETY
Fagu Poornima, festival of colors, today
Fagu Poornima, festival of colors, today
KATHMANDU, March 20: The Fagu Poornima or the festival of colors is being celebrated with much fanfare in hilly areas, including the capital city, today.
Mar 20, 2019
WORLD
Death toll in Mozambique cyclone, flooding rises above 200: president
Death toll in Mozambique cyclone, flooding rises above 200:...
MAPUTO, March 20: The number of people killed after a powerful cyclone and flooding hit Mozambique has risen to above 200, President Filipe Nyusi said on Tuesday after a cabinet meeting on the disaster.
Mar 20, 2019
SOCIETY
Sinja school facing problem without textbook
Sinja school facing problem without textbook
SINJA/JUMLA, March 20: Chandannath Gurukul Pathshala in Sinja of Jumla district is facing difficult to run classes without textbooks. "As a result, we are struggling to run classes. This is a perennial problem," said the school principal Bishwo Raj Upadhyay. The school's curriculum include Nepali, c...
Mar 20, 2019
ECONOMY
Gandaki province spent only 9% of budget in 8 months
Gandaki province spent only 9% of budget in 8 months
POKHARA, March 20: Budget spending by Gandaki Province has remained disappointingly low till the first eight months of the current fiscal year.
Mar 20, 2019
ECONOMY
Govt built 94 bridges this fiscal year
Govt built 94 bridges this fiscal year
KATHMANDU, March 20: The government has built 94 bridges in the current fiscal year 2018/19 so far.
Mar 20, 2019
ECONOMY
First unit of Upper Trishuli 3A to begin generation by April-end
First unit of Upper Trishuli 3A to begin generation by April...
KATHMANDU, March 20: The first unit of Upper Trishuli 3A Hydropower Project is starting generation by April 30.
Mar 20, 2019
ECONOMY
Ice-cream franchise Twisting Scoops comes to Nepal
Ice-cream franchise Twisting Scoops comes to Nepal
KATHMANDU, March 20: A new international ice-cream franchise is soon to be introduced in the Kathmandu Valley, promising a totally new experience to the consumers. Co-founded by Bibhushan Sharma and Niskarsh Ghimire, Creative Mills has brought Twisting Scoops to Nepal for the first time.
Mar 20, 2019
POLITICS, SOCIETY
CIAA begins interrogating bribery-accused Pathak
CIAA begins interrogating bribery-accused Pathak
KATHMANDU, March 20: The Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority started interrogating its own former commissioner, Raj Narayan Pathak, on Tuesday, over allegations of his involvement in a bribery scandal involving millions.
Mar 20, 2019
POLITICS
Dahal to face ‘no trouble’ in US despite complaint filed with FBI
Dahal to face ‘no trouble’ in US despite complaint filed wit...
KATHMANDU, March 20: Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal will face ‘no trouble’ in the US even as a complaint has been filed with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) against him as a ‘terrorist’, diplomatic sources said.
Mar 20, 2019