SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Govt trying to bring derailed TJ process back on track
Govt trying to bring derailed TJ process back on track
KATHMANDU, Sept 13: In a bid to bring the derailed transitional justice (TJ) process back on track, the government is weighing two options — appointing office-bearers to two TJ bodies and finalize the disputed TJ draft bills by consulting with stakeholders simultaneously - so that the conflict victi...
Sep 13, 2019
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
World Bank says time ripe to rope in private sector for infrastructure development
World Bank says time ripe to rope in private sector for infr...
KATHMANDU, Sept 13: It is an opportune time to put in place mechanisms to mobilize private sector solutions for infrastructure development in Nepal, a new World Bank assessment has concluded.
Sep 13, 2019
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Nepal to host climate change conference in April next year as part of Sagarmatha Dialogue
Nepal to host climate change conference in April next year a...
KATHMANDU, Sept 13: As part of the newly-launched initiative called Sagarmatha Dialogue, the government will host a conference titled "Climate Change, Mountains and Future of Humanity" in April next year, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Thursday.
Sep 13, 2019
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Rescuers save a dog swept by Dhobikhoka
Rescuers save a dog swept by Dhobikhoka
KATHMANDU, Sept 13: A dog which was swept four kilometers downstream by the swollen Dhobikhola river on Wednesday afternoon was rescued alive by a youth. The hapless dog was paddling in the river with rescuers on motorbikes alongside the Dhobikhola corridor following it in an attempt to save the po...
Sep 13, 2019
My City, Lifestyle, Art & Culture, Festivals
Are you ready for Kumari Rath Jatra?
Are you ready for Kumari Rath Jatra?
The first day begins from Kumari Ghar, Basantapur and heads toward Chikanmugal, Jaisi Dewal, Lagan, Hyumat, Bhimsensthan, Maru and halts at Kumari Ghar. Lord Ganesh’s chariot is pulled first, followed by Lord Bhairab and then Kumari.
Sep 13, 2019
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
NEA to install 50 electric vehicle charging stations
NEA to install 50 electric vehicle charging stations
KATHMANDU, Sept 13: With the rising number of electric vehicles on the streets of Kathmandu, Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) is planning to instal 50 charging stations for electric vehicles across all seven provinces within a year and a half.
Sep 13, 2019
POLITICS, Latest Updates
Sharp division in NCP over Dahal's remark
Sharp division in NCP over Dahal's remark
KATHMANDU, Sept 13: A sharp division has surfaced in the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) over the remark on the US-led Indo-Pacific Strategy made by Co-chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal during his meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. Dahal had reportedly told Wang that Nepal “disapproves of t...
Sep 13, 2019
My City, Gen-Next, Slammed
Keep doing
Keep doing
Life is nothing but a circle of events
Just like the seasons
One after another, it comes and goes
Teaching us valuable lesson to keep on going
Sep 13, 2019
POLITICS, Latest Updates
Ruling and oppn parties rap health minister over dengue menace
Ruling and oppn parties rap health minister over dengue mena...
KATHMANDU, Sept 13: Lawmakers from the ruling and opposition political parties have strongly criticized Health Minister Upendra Yadav in parliament on Thursday for failing to control the dengue outbreak.
Sep 13, 2019
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Dengue spreads to all but one district of Gandaki province
Dengue spreads to all but one district of Gandaki province
POKHARA, Sept 13: Dengue patients have been found in all districts of the Gandaki Province except for the mountain district of Mustang. Although a dengue patient has been found in Mustang's neighboring district Manang, officials at the Western Regional Health Directorate said the patient had reached...
Sep 13, 2019