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.
Mar 25, 2017
POLITICS
Newly appointed Indian Ambassador Puri arrives in Kathmandu
Newly appointed Indian Ambassador Puri arrives in Kathmandu
KATHMANDU, March 25: Newly appointed Indian Ambassador to Nepal Manjeev Singh Puri arrived in Kathmandu on Saturday morning.
Mar 25, 2017
SOCIETY
Ammunition cache discovered in village
Ammunition cache discovered in village
BHOJPUR, March 25: An ammunition cache has been discovered in Martel area at Salpasilicho Village Council – 5.
Mar 25, 2017
POLITICS
PM pushes for international investment
PM pushes for international investment
BOAO (HAINAN), March 17: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal took to the Boao Forum on Saturday to push for international investment in Nepal’s untapped sectors including hydropower, infrastructure development and tourism.
Mar 25, 2017
WORLD
Trump tastes failure as U.S. House healthcare bill collapses
Trump tastes failure as U.S. House healthcare bill collapses
WASHINGTON, March 25: President Donald Trump suffered a stunning political setback on Friday in a Congress controlled by his own party when Republican leaders pulled legislation to overhaul the U.S. healthcare system, a major 2016 election campaign promise of the president and his allies.
Mar 25, 2017
SOCIETY
Over 34,000 licensed firearms possessed by public
Over 34,000 licensed firearms possessed by public
KATHMANDU, March 25: As many as 20,000 people in Nepal, including some high-profile figures such as Vice President Nanda Bahadur Pun, are in possession of licensed firearms, and they have between them a total of at least 34,315 guns, according to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA).
Mar 25, 2017
SOCIETY
Initiatives taken to create world's first red panda conservation area
Initiatives taken to create world's first red panda conserva...
PANCHTHAR, March 25: An initiative has been taken to create the world's first conservation area for the endangered red pandas in eastern areas of Nepal, covering Panchthar, Ilam and Taplejung districts.
Mar 25, 2017
SOCIETY
Police clueless about gruesome murder of teenage girl
Police clueless about gruesome murder of teenage girl
KHOTANG, March 24: District Police Office (DPO), Khotang and an investigation team from the Regional Police Office have failed to solve the murder mystery of a teenage girl even after six weeks of investigation.
Mar 25, 2017
SPECIAL
Government schools emptying: A case from Surkhet
Government schools emptying: A case from Surkhet
SURKHET, March 24: Despite government's investment in education, few parents are ready to send their wards to state-run schools. A school in Surkhet stands as a perfect example of how government is failing to save even those schools which performed well some years back.
Mar 25, 2017
POLITICS
Not naming acting PM height of irresponsibility: Gautam
Not naming acting PM height of irresponsibility: Gautam
KATHMANDU, March 25: When the 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck the country on April 25, 2015, then Prime Minister Sushil Koirala had just landed in Thailand from Indonesia. Bamdev Gautam, who was acting prime minister and home minister at that time, convened an emergency cabinet meeting to take the...
Mar 25, 2017