SOCIETY
Solar lights distributed among 40 poverty-stricken families
Solar lights distributed among 40 poverty-stricken families
Pathari (Morang), June 10: The solar powered lights were distributed among poverty-stricken communities here in Mahadeva VDC in southern tip of Morang district on Thursday.
The District Development Committee-Morang, Girija Prasad Koirala Foundation and Consumers' Committee jointly distributed th...
Jun 10, 2016
SOCIETY
Zonal hospital to get oxygen plant
Zonal hospital to get oxygen plant
Dang, June 10: The construction of an oxygen plant has started at Rapti Zonal Hospital at Tulsipur with an aim to supply necessary oxygen system needed for the medical purposes.
The preparation to set up an oxygen plant at a government run zonal hospital is first of its kind in Nepal. The govern...
Jun 10, 2016
ECONOMY
CIAA hurdle could prove costly: NT official
CIAA hurdle could prove costly: NT official
KATHMANDU, June 10: ‘BSNL-like situation if expansion plans delayed further’
Nepal Telecom (NT) is now in the same situation that India’s Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) was in between 2007 and 2012.
Jun 10, 2016
Lifestyle
‘Clear Bol’ grand finale on Saturday
‘Clear Bol’ grand finale on Saturday
KATHMANDU, June 10: Eighteen participants, who have been selected from the audition round of the Sprite 'Clear Bol' Challenge, will be facing each other in the grand finale taking place at Purple Haze in Thamel on Saturday, June 11.
Top five of them will then face rapper Yama Buddha to claim the...
Jun 09, 2016
Lifestyle
4th Nepal Human Rights Int’l Film Festival kicking off today
4th Nepal Human Rights Int’l Film Festival kicking off today
KATHMANDU, June 10: The 4th Nepal Human Rights International Film Festival is kicking off on Friday, June 10. Organized by Human Rights Film Center, the three-day festival will be held at Staff College in Jawalakhel.
Oscar winning Pakistani documentary, 'A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiven...
Jun 09, 2016
Lifestyle
Gajalu releasing on Friday
Gajalu releasing on Friday
While fans of Anmol KC have been eagerly waiting for 'Gajalu,' many are also excited to see former Miss Nepal Shristi Shrestha's silver screen debut in the film, too.
Directed by Hemraj BC who has delivered films like 'Hostel,' 'Jerryy,' and 'Sambodhan,' among others, 'Gajalu' also features Gaur...
Jun 09, 2016
OPINION
INDO-NEPAL RELATIONS: MORE NOISE MINUS SUBSTANCE [COMMENTARY]
INDO-NEPAL RELATIONS: MORE NOISE MINUS SUBSTANCE [COMMENTARY...
Lost opportunities due to current bad blood between India and Nepal will have a long-term impact.
India-Nepal relations are at an all-time low and there can be nothing more unfortunate at this hour of need when Nepal has just suffered that devastating earthquake amid unending political instabilit...
Jun 09, 2016
DIASPORA
Duped in Saint Lucia, 20 Nepalese students await justice
Duped in Saint Lucia, 20 Nepalese students await justice
KATHMANDU, June 9: Nepalese students in Saint Lucia have asked the newly-elected prime minister of the Caribbean country for justice.
Jun 09, 2016
POLITICS
Neupane elected RPP Nepal's Makawanpur Chair
Neupane elected RPP Nepal's Makawanpur Chair
HETAUDA, June 9: Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal, Makawanpur has elected an 18-member working committee under the chairmanship of Ram Hari Neupane.
The 3rd District Convention, which concluded on Wednesday evening, elected Rajaram Aryal as the regional chairman from constituency 1, Ranjit Khadk...
Jun 09, 2016
Main Photo
Strike
Strike
Road wears a deserted look during a nation-wide strike enforced by the Netra Bikram Chand-led CPN Maoist in Kathmandu. (Dinesh Gole)
Jun 09, 2016