Two die in separate incidents in Siraha

LAHAN, Oct 4: Two people have died in separate incidents in Siraha district.

Man drowns to death

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LAHAN (Siraha), Oct 4: A man was killed after drowning in a pond at Itarwa in Siraha on Monday evening.

Bus fatally rams pedestrian

- by Republica

URLABARI (Morang), Oct 4: A pedestrian was killed after getting rammed by a bus at Sundardulari – 10 along the East-West Highway last night.

Call at 103 if you are charged a higher bus fare

- by Republica

KATHMANDU, Oct 4: Although the government has said that it has emerged tough against the transport entrepreneurs fleecing passengers, people using the public transport have complained of excessive bus fare within the capital city.

Big parties drop ilaka as basis for local units

- by Sangeet Sangroula

KATHMANDU, Oct 4: Major political parties have backed away from their previous decision to take the existing ilaka as the main basis for restructuring local units under the new federal setup, following criticism from various quarters.

Tourist arrival in Palpa Durbar Museum picking up

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PALPA, Oct 4: The arrival of tourists has picked up after the Palpa Durbar was turned into a museum.

Lightning strike kills five-year-old boy

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PAANCTHAR, Oct 4: A five-year-old boy was killed in a lightning strike last night at Memeng – 8 of Paancthar.

Multitasking is killing your brain

- by Republica

Many people believe themselves to be multitasking masters, but could it all be in their heads?

ADB, government launch project for reconstruction of earthquake-hit schools

- by Republica

KAVRE, Oct 3: Minister for Education D R Poudel and Kenichi Yokoyama, Country Director of the Nepal Resident Mission of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), on Monday laid the foundation stone for the reconstruction of Shree Kali Devi Primary School in Kavre District.

8 economic bills passed by parliament in less than 4 months

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KATHMANDU, Oct 3: As many as eight bills related to the economic sector have made it through the parliament in recent months and a few more are in their last legs of discussion in the parliaments’ committees.  These moves have been widely hailed by the private sector.

Career advices from the Bhagvad Gita

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Be it for religious reasons or hardcore professional guidance, here is a text that has stayed relevant and stood the test  of time.

Increased smuggling of raw leather bleeding domestic factories

- by Ritesh Tripathi

BIRGUNJ, Oct 3: The domestic leather industry is facing trouble after the increase in trafficking of raw leather -- the export of which has been restricted -- out of the country.

Qatar Airways named ‘Best Middle Eastern Airline’

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KATHMANDU, Oct 4: Qatar Airways said Monday it had been honored with the title of Best Middle Eastern Airline for the 11th consecutive time at this year’s TTG Travel Awards ceremony.

Bipin Gupta wins in Hero offer

- by Republica

KATHMANDU, Oct 4: Nepal General Marketing Pvt Ltd, an authorized distributor of Hero Motorcycles for Nepal, has announced the name of the lucky winner in its “Jau hero liu soon chadi paisa pau” campaign.

LG launches twin-washing machine

- by Republica

KATHMANDU, Oct 4: LG has launched twin-washing machine models that it has named TWINWashTM for the Nepali market.

CIAA action against Social Science Baha raises int'l concern

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KATHMANDU, Oct 3: The Britain-Nepal Academic Council (BNAC) and more than 90 academics working in the field of social science have expressed their deep concerns over the Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority's (CIAA's) action to ask the Social Welfare Council to investigate against Social Science Baha.

Child marriages increasing in Bajura, mobiles, internet blamed

- by Krishna Oli

BAJURA, Oct 4: Punga Thapa Bhote, 16 and Kamala Bogati, 17 used to talk over phone for hours. Every new conversation would draw them closer to each other. Both of these ninth graders tied nuptial knot six months ago.

Eyesight tests mandatory for long-distance drivers during Dashain

- by Ramesh Kumar Paudel

CHITWAN, Oct 4: In an attempt to minimize road accidents during the Dashain festival, authorities have made it compulsory for drivers plying the East-West Highway from Chitwan to have eyesight tested.

The Uri effect

- by Republica

Last week, we had in this space written about how Nepal’s tourism is still reeling from the aftereffects of last year’s twin disasters: first the earthquakes and then the five months of the border blockade. Hotel booking in the paradise city of Pokhara at this peak season has been around 30 percent, the same as last year.

BNAC, academics concerned over CIAA action against Social Science Baha

- by Republica

KATHMANDU, Oct 4: The Britain-Nepal Academic Council (BNAC) and more than 90 academics working in the field of social science have expressed their deep concerns over the Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority's (CIAA's) action to ask the Social Welfare Council to investigate against Social Science Baha.