SOCIETY
BPKIHS without Vice-Chancellor
BPKIHS without Vice-Chancellor
DHARAN, March 16: BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (BPKIHS) is being run without a vice chancellor (VC) after its VC Dr Raj Kumar Rauniyar was sacked by the Ministry of Health and Population On Thursday for "poor performance".
Mar 16, 2019
SOCIETY
Smugglers’ go-downs near customs office
Smugglers’ go-downs near customs office
SIRAHA, March 16: On March 10, a team from the District Police Office (DPO), Siraha, arrested a truck with an Indian number plate from a go-down near the Customs Office of Madar Bazar of Siraha-17. The truck (Br 06 G 2612) was found carrying goods with no receipts. Though police were successful in s...
Mar 16, 2019
SOCIETY
Unidentified groups torch motorcycle, vandalize school bus
Unidentified groups torch motorcycle, vandalize school bus
KATHMANDU, March 16: An unidentified group on Thursday torched a motorcycle belonging to Padam Bista, ward 4 chairman of Navadurga Rural Municipality in Dadeldhura.
Mar 16, 2019
WORLD
New Zealand mosque shooter broadcast slaughter on Facebook
New Zealand mosque shooter broadcast slaughter on Facebook
CHRISTCHURCH, March 16: A white supremacist suspected in shootings at two mosques that killed 49 people during midday Friday prayers posted an anti-immigrant manifesto online and apparently used a helmet-mounted camera to broadcast live video of the slaughter on Facebook.
Mar 16, 2019
SOCIETY
‘Light of Peace’ to be lit in Kathmandu today
‘Light of Peace’ to be lit in Kathmandu today
KATHMANDU, March 16: In a move to raise global awareness on peace and promote Visit Nepal Year 2020, several Buddhist organizations have teamed up with Nepal Tourism Board and Lumbini Development Trust to organize 'Light of Peace 2019' in Kathmandu on Saturday.
Mar 16, 2019
WORLD
Mosque shooter a white nationalist seeking revenge
Mosque shooter a white nationalist seeking revenge
SYDNEY, March 16: The gunman behind at least one of the mosque shootings in New Zealand that left 49 people dead on Friday tried to make a few things clear in the manifesto he left behind: He is a 28-year-old Australian white nationalist who hates immigrants. He was angry about attacks in Europe tha...
Mar 16, 2019
SOCIETY
Chitwan on high alert following bird flu in neighbouring Makawanpur
Chitwan on high alert following bird flu in neighbouring Mak...
Chitwan, March 16: A high alert has been maintained in the district following the manifestation of bird flu in the neighborring Makawanpur district. Import of poultry and its products into the district, a pocket area for poultry, has been tightened, while poultry owners have been asked to maintain b...
Mar 16, 2019
SOCIETY
Master plan to develop Sinja valley in limbo
Master plan to develop Sinja valley in limbo
KHALANGA, March 16: The master plan to develop Sinja valley as a religious, historic and tourist area has been put in uncertainty as no concrete efforts have been made in this regard, complained the local people. Sinja valley is where the Nepali language originated from and is listed on the UNESCO W...
Mar 16, 2019
SOCIETY
Chand-led CPN's politburo member Mohan Karki arrested in capital
Chand-led CPN's politburo member Mohan Karki arrested in cap...
KATHMANDU, March 16: Police have arrested Communist Party of Nepal politburo member Mohan Karki alias Jibanta.
Mar 16, 2019
SOCIETY
Holeri gears up for tourism promotion through literary festival
Holeri gears up for tourism promotion through literary festi...
ROLPA, March 16: Runtighadi Development Conference was organized in Rolpa just a few days ago. As a result, another such function is on the way for the promotion of tourism and literature in the area. Local bodies of Rolpa with the support of other stakeholders are organizing the ‘Rashtriya Akshar M...
Mar 16, 2019