ECONOMY
Govt to provide Rs 1.25b in relief to flood-affected farmers
Govt to provide Rs 1.25b in relief to flood-affected farmers
KATHMANDU, August 28: The government has announced a relief package for the flood-affected farmers. Organizing a press meet in Kathmandu on Sunday, the Ministry of Agriculture Development (MoAD) has declared a relief package of Rs 1.25 billion for the flood-affected farmers of 30 districts.
Aug 28, 2017
SOCIETY
Man held for selling women including wife to Indian brothel
Man held for selling women including wife to Indian brothel
CHARIKOT, August 28: A man has been arrested on charge of his involvement in the trafficking of his spouse and another adolescent girl to India.
Aug 28, 2017
SOCIETY
Refugees come to the rescue of flood survivors
Refugees come to the rescue of flood survivors
DAMAK, August 28: The Bhutanese refugees have deducted their own ration to provide relief support to the flood survivors in ward no. 7 of Jhapa rural municipality.
Aug 28, 2017
SOCIETY
Six-year-old missing boy found dead in a pond
Six-year-old missing boy found dead in a pond
KALAIYA, August 28: A six-year-old boy missing for the past 14 hours has been found dead in a pond. Kanhaiya Sah, son of Ram Bijaya Sah of Kalaiya sub metropolis - 20, went missing at 5 pm on Saturday evening.
Aug 28, 2017
SOCIETY
Teenage driver killed after tractor plunges 50 meters
Teenage driver killed after tractor plunges 50 meters
GORKHA, August 28: A 20-year-old youth was killed and another injured after a tractor plunged 50 meters below the road at Khoploang Sundarkhola of Palungtar municipality - 1 in Gorkha on Saturday.
Aug 28, 2017
POLITICS, SOCIETY
NRA to relocate quake-affected settlements to safer places
NRA to relocate quake-affected settlements to safer places
KATHMANDU, August 28: The National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) has started enlisting quake-survivors residing in places at high risk of natural disaster in the beneficiary list for their relocation to safer places.
Aug 28, 2017
SPORTS, WORLD
Liverpool shine on bad day for North London
Liverpool shine on bad day for North London
LIVERPOOL, August 28: Liverpool delivered a clear statement of their attacking potency by crushing Arsenal 4-0 at Anfield on Sunday as Tottenham Hotspur’s Wembley worries continued in a 1-1 draw with Burnley.
Aug 28, 2017
SOCIETY
Hydro projects transform lifestyle of Rasuwa residents
Hydro projects transform lifestyle of Rasuwa residents
RASUWA, August 28: Rasuwa is not the most developed district in Nepal, but it is prospering of late.
Aug 28, 2017
SOCIETY
Jaleshwar-Janakpur road section reopens
Jaleshwar-Janakpur road section reopens
GAUSHALA, August 28: Jaleshwar-Janakpur road section, the main road section of Mahottari district, obstructed for the past 15 days after flood swept away the road section, has resumed from Sunday.
Aug 28, 2017
POLITICS
Parties finding it tough to pick candidates for Province 2 polls
Parties finding it tough to pick candidates for Province 2 p...
KATHMANDU, August 28: Candidate selection for the upcoming Province 2 civic polls is proving tough, even messy, for most political parties with multiple factions jostling to secure their candidacies for the historic polls.
Aug 28, 2017