Fire in residential building kills 8 in India
- by Associated Press
NEW DELHI, June 30: Police say a fire in a pharmacy engulfed residential quarters of a Mumbai suburban building, killing eight people.
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How does Facebook suggest potential friends?
- by Republica
Facebook has denied using location data to suggest potential friends amid questions about the unsettling accuracy with which it puts forward “people you may know.”
Upper Piluwa Hydropower within two years
- by Republica
SANKHUWASABHA, June 30: The 4.7 MW Upper Piluwa Rivulet Hydropower Project of Sankhuwasabha district is to be constructed within two years.
Nepal slips 19 places in logistic performance index
- by Sagar Ghimire
KATHMANDU, June 29: Nepal has slipped 19 places to 124th out of 160 countries in the Logistic Performance Index (LPI) of 2016 published by the World Bank.
Sana Kisan offers first livelihood restoration credit
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, June 29: Small Farmers Development Bank (SFDB) has started disbursement of first livelihood restoration credit.
National Paddy Day celebrations a mere ritual
- by Madhusudhan Guragain
BANEPA, June 29: National Paddy Day celebration is becoming a mere ritual, as neither the government nor the political leaders are doing anything toward increasing production of paddy and addressing woes of farmers.
'We want to start a movement of social entrepreneurship'
- by Republica
King’s College is organizing ‘International Conference on Social Entrepreneurship’ in Kathmandu on June 30-June 1. The two-day conference will see host of international experts on social entrepreneurship who are providing extensive insights on social entrepreneurship and its relevance to countries like Nepal.
Government to retrofit three facades of Singha Durbar
- by Gyan P Neupane
KATHMANDU, June 29: The government has decided to retrofit three of the four blocks of Singha Durbar, the historical building which incorporates traditional arts, architecture and artifacts, and falls within the country's central administrative area in Kathmandu.
School teachers' certificates to be scrutinized
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, June 29: At a time when certificates of medical doctors are being investigated, the Kathmandu District Education Office is all set to collect and scan academic certificates of teachers working at public schools of the district soon.
Bajhang records 13 tremors in 3 hours
- by Republica
BAITADI, June 29: Bajhang in far-western Nepal was jolted by 13 tremors Wednesday afternoon.
Asar 15, National Paddy Day
- by Republica
[Photos: Durga Prasad Paudel/ Madhusudhan Guragai/ Santosh Adhikari/ Arun Bam/ Republica]
UN team to assess Nepal Army’s standby unit
- by Kamal Pariyar
KATHMANDU, June 29: As dozens of countries have been lining up to pledge troops, equipment and technology for its peacekeeping missions, the United Nation has widened the guidelines for selecting the most professional and competent troops to serve in global hot spots.
Earthquake victims to get Rs 150,000 in first tranche
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, June 29: The main opposition Nepali Congress (NC) ended its obstruction in parliament from Wednesday after the government agreed to release the house rebuilding grant to the quake victims in two installments.
Narayanghat-Mugling road prone to landslides
- by Ramesh Kumar Paudel
CHITWAN, June 30: The haphazard expansion of Narayanghat-Mugling road section has increased the risk of landslides at several places along the route.
Landslide kills two quake-victim children
- by Nirajan Paudel
NUWAKOT, June 30: Massive landslides triggered by incessant rains buried a makeshift shelter of an earthquake victim and killed his two children in Bungtang-4 of Nuwakot district on Wednesday morning.
Decision to bar overseas returnees from bringing raw gold irks jewelers
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, June 30:Jewelers have opposed a government decision to bar overseas returnees from bringing raw gold into the country.
Donors stop funding orphanage after finding irregularities
- by Ashok Dahal
KATHMANDU, June 30: German donors have accused Ramesh Dhamala, chairman of Children's Welfare Organization (CWO), Dhading of misusing donations provided by them for the education of orphans.
New agreement could further delay grant distribution
- by Nabin Khatiwada
KATHMANDU, June 30: Main opposition Nepali Congress, which was obstructing the parliament proceedings demanding distribution of housing reconstruction grant of Rs 200,000 in one tranche to quake victims, agreed to end the obstruction as the government put forward the credit conditions reached with the World Bank under the housing reconstruction project.
56 VDC secretary posts still remain vacant
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, June 30: The Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development on Wednesday deputed 58 section officers as VDC secretaries in the 11districts worst hit by the earthquakes of last year.
Govt to probe NGOs over funds misuse
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, June 30: The government is all set to investigate NGOs working on HIV/AIDS prevention, care of drug abusers and prevention of HIV/AIDS among homosexual persons for allegedly misusing millions of rupees.