SOCIETY
Snow and hailstorm in Panchthar
Snow and hailstorm in Panchthar
PAANCHTHAR, March 18: Paanchthar's normal life was given an unusual weather-triggered brake after snow and hail storm on Friday.
Mar 18, 2017
SOCIETY
Pedestrian killed in road accident
Pedestrian killed in road accident
BIRATNAGAR, March 18: A pedestrian was killed in a road accident at Sundardulari-6 along the East-West Highway last night, police said.
Mar 18, 2017
SPORTS
Gold Star ties up with DPL
Gold Star ties up with DPL
KATHMANDU, March 18: Kiran Shoes Manufacturers, the producer of Gold Star shoes, has joined hands with Sagarmatha Cement Dhangdahi Premier League (DPL) cricket tournament as its co-sponsor. The city-based auction tournament is scheduled to be held in Dhangadhi from April 9 to 22.
Mar 18, 2017
SPORTS
Gotikhel Sports Meet from April 8
Gotikhel Sports Meet from April 8
KATHMANDU, March 18: Gotikhel Janahit Club of Gotikhel, Lalitpur, is organizing a three-day Special Sports Meet to mark its silver jubilee celebration from April 8 to 10 in Gotikhel, the southern part of the district.
Mar 18, 2017
SPORTS
‘Nepali football going through worst phase’
‘Nepali football going through worst phase’
KATHMANDU, March 18: Nepal ended its 24-year long international trophy drought in football clinching the AFC Solidarity Cup title last year. It was also the first continental trophy of the country. In the same year, Nepal’s football team had bagged a gold medal in South Asian Games (SAG) hot on the...
Mar 18, 2017
SOCIETY
Kedia Foundation awards legal professionals
Kedia Foundation awards legal professionals
KATHMANDU, March 18: Professor Laxman Prasad Mainali has been awarded with the Shankar Lal Kedia Best Book Writing Award for his book Juvenile Justice System in Nepal and Pankaj Kumar Karna has been selected for Shankar Lal Memorial Youth Law Award.
Mar 18, 2017
POLITICS
481 chiefs appointed in rural municipalities
481 chiefs appointed in rural municipalities
KATHMANDU, March 17: The Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development has appointed 481 chief and executive officers in rural municipalities as office heads to expedite the poll preparation scheduled for May 14.
Mar 18, 2017
WORLD
Trump OKs changes in GOP health care bill, winning support
Trump OKs changes in GOP health care bill, winning support
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump agreed to add fresh Medicaid curbs to the House Republican health care bill Friday, bolstering the measure with support from some conservative lawmakers but leaving its prospects wobbly. House leaders discussed other amendments calibrated to round up votes an...
Mar 18, 2017
POLITICS
Preparations for new local units move ahead in Province 2
Preparations for new local units move ahead in Province 2
KATHMANDU, March 18: Even as the leaders from Province 2 continued to protests against the federal setup, implementation of the local structure has gained momentum in most of the districts of the province.
Mar 18, 2017
SOCIETY
Rhododendron facing existential crisis in Ilam's highlands
Rhododendron facing existential crisis in Ilam's highlands
ILAM, March 18: The national flower rhododendron is seemingly falling into the list of endangered species here in face of negligence and lack of proper conservation effort by the concerned authorities.
Mar 18, 2017