OPINION
Season of love
Season of love
Popular belief in France and England was that February 14 was the beginning of birds’ mating season.
Feb 16, 2019
SOCIETY
Man arrested for "murdering" former landlord
Man arrested for "murdering" former landlord
ITAHARI, Feb 15: Police on Friday arrested a man on the charge of murdering an elderly of Ramdhuni in Sunsari district four days ago.
Feb 16, 2019
OPINION
Forgotten city revived
Forgotten city revived
I am taken by closeness of Nepali families. Their society thrives on supporting one another.
Feb 16, 2019
SOCIETY
Motorcycles for ward chiefs a necessity or waste of money?
Motorcycles for ward chiefs a necessity or waste of money?
DANG, Feb 13: In order to facilitate the ward chiefs, Ghorahi Sub-Metropolitan City of Dang purchased 16 motorcycles without even finding out whether the intended recipients are in need of the motorcycles or not. It is planning to buy three more two-wheelers, as there are 19 wards in the local unit....
Feb 16, 2019
SOCIETY
Thabang losing its traditional beauty to 'modernization'
Thabang losing its traditional beauty to 'modernization'
ROLPA, Feb 15: With concrete houses fast displacing the traditional ones having thatched roof, Thabang of Rolpa is losing its original look. The locals are building houses with new technology. This, however, has disappointed the locals who want to preserve their identity.
Feb 16, 2019
POLITICS
CIAA’s Pathak resigns under bribery cloud
CIAA’s Pathak resigns under bribery cloud
KATHMANDU, Feb 15: CIAA Commissioner Raj Narayan Pathak, who has been accused of taking a Rs 7.8 million bribe from an engineering college, resigned from his position on Friday.
Feb 16, 2019
SOCIETY
KOICA volunteer supports income generation in Hetauda
KOICA volunteer supports income generation in Hetauda
KATHMANDU, Feb 15: A Korean volunteer has helped the locals of Hetaunda Sub Metropolitan City-12 with the construction of five tunnel houses and dissemination of education of income generation through improvement of farming method.
Feb 16, 2019
POLITICS
Japan provides Rs 63m for strengthening quake-hit schools in Nuwakot
Japan provides Rs 63m for strengthening quake-hit schools in...
KATHMANDU, Feb 15: The Interim of Ambassador of Japan to Nepal, Yuzo Yoshioka, on Friday, signed a grant contract for Rs 63 million with Takafumi Miyake, Country Director of Shanti Volunteer Association (SVA), for strengthening the resilience of earthquake affected schools in Nuwakot and Rasuwa dist...
Feb 16, 2019
SOCIETY
DPHO officials spending days under sun in lack of work
DPHO officials spending days under sun in lack of work
ILAM, Feb 15: After restructuring the government in the new federal setup, a large number of government bodies based in the district headquarters were brought under the jurisdiction of the local government. However, there is still confusion over the authority of the District Public Health Office (DP...
Feb 16, 2019
POLITICS
NC condemns Kashmir suicide bomb attack
NC condemns Kashmir suicide bomb attack
KATHMANDU, Feb 13: Nepali Congress has condemned the suicide bomb attack that claimed lives of 40 Indian soldiers in Pulawa of Kashmir on Thursday.
Feb 15, 2019