- by Republica
LAHORE, Pakistan, June 9: A woman in Pakistan burned her 17-year-old daughter alive on Wednesday to punish her for marrying against the family's wishes, the latest in a series of so-called "honor killings" that claim the lives of nearly 1,000 women every year in the conservative Muslim country.
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KATHMANDU, June 9: Concerned stakeholders have stressed on need for bringing 'transformation in school education' with an aim to produce human resources that can best suit the needs of present time. At an interaction held by Global Action Nepal here, speakers warned the public education will not rise above current standard if prevalent trend and attitude persisted. They insisted on efforts from civil society for the transformation.
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RAUTAHAT, June 9: The protesters have hurled a petrol bomb at a moving truck heading towards Kathmandu from Mirchaiya carrying mangoes. Driver Balram Bhandari and assistant driver Basanta Magar have been injured in the incident.
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KATHMANDU, June 9: The normal life in the capital city has been disrupted due to the general strike called for Netra Bikram Chand led CPN Maoist. The usually busy roads have donned a deserted look with only a few public and private vehicles plying the road.
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KATHMANDU, June 9: The cadres of CPN-Maoist led by Netra Bikram Chand torched a taxi here in Koteshwar on Thursday morning. They set the taxi, Ba 1 Jha 8206, on fire the running taxi after spraying petrol minutes after they got in. They had hired it to go to Kalanki from Koteshwar.
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KATHMANDU, June 9: The banda organizers have torched a taxi here in Koteshwore on Thursday morning. CPN-Maoists led by Netra Bikram Chand had called a nationwide banda (strike) today. According to SSP Sushil Bhandari, the assailants torched the taxi,Ba 1 Jha 8206, stopping it on mid-way minutes after they got in. They had hired it to go to Kalanki from Koteshwor.
MUMBAI, June 8: Alia Bhatt has set the record straight on Sidharth Malhorta’s dinner date with mystery girl, saying he never went on a date. In an interview with a leading daily, the 23-year-old actress, who is gearing up for the release of ‘Udta Punjab’, clarified that she doesn’t have any reason to fight with him.
MUMBAI, June 8: After Hrithik Roshan and Kangana Ranaut controversy died down, the actress has found herself linked to Ranbir Kapoor. Last evening, their pairing was trending on Twitter, #nowranbirkangana. A source close to Ranbir, told DNA, "He is wondering where these rumours originated as there is no truth to it.
- by Nagendra Upadhyaya
SURKHET, June 8: Mid-Western University has decided to award an honorary doctorate to litterateur Jhamak Kumari Ghimire. The university announced the decision on Tuesday at its fifth senate meeting presided over by Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, who is also the chancellor of the university. "Mid-Western University's Senate meeting has decided to present an honorary doctorate to Ghimire," Vice-Chancellor Prof Upendra Kumar Koirala said. "The honorary PhD will be awarded to her at the university's first convocation to be held soon."
- by Republica
Infographics: Make #NotWasting A Way Of Life
- by Mark Lowcock
The UK is immensely proud of 200 years of cooperation between Britain and Nepal. Through our visit we hope to have further strengthened the social, economic and political bonds between our two countries. We arrive more than one year on from the 2015 earthquakes and we offer our condolences to the family and friends of those who lost their lives. We continue to be filled with admiration for the spirit and resilience of Nepali people.
- by Nirmal Kumar Raut
Blockade created favorable climate for unscrupulous traders to do more transactions off the official radar The recent unofficial Indian blockade had a debilitating effect on Nepali economy already crippled by poor growth in manufacturing and agriculture, high inflation, never-ending blackouts and low infrastructure investment. Illegal trading activities grew not only in border towns, but also in urban areas where demand for essential goods is relatively high.
- by Biswas Baral
The argument that the Himalayas offer the best defense against China is contradicted by rapid expansion of Chinese rail lines in Tibetan plateau A few weeks ago I was talking to a New Delhi-based Nepali academic who has closely followed recent Nepal-India engagements.
- by Govinda KC
Conflict victims in Dailkeh district whose family members were killed, injured or made to disappear during the insurgency era are yet to file complaints at the TRC.
- by Shyam Sharma
The belief that you need to be a "good writer" to write effectively is a myth that has insalubrious consequences
- by Bishnu Raj Upreti
Women's engagement in high-value export-led agriculture has contributed to their social, economic and political empowerment
- by Joseph S. Nye, Jr.
Machiavelli understood that fear and love are not opposites, and that the opposite of love—hatred—is dangerous for leaders
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Veteran musician Amber Gurung was cremated at Pashupati Aryaghat with national honors Tuesday.
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The British Embassy in a statement said that their visit occurs as Nepal and UK are celebrating 200 years of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
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A man was killed when lightning struck him at Surjaha VDC-4 in the district today.