Trishuli bus plunge death toll climbs to 21 (with video)
- by Madan Thakur
RAUTAHAT, Aug 26: The death toll in the Trishuli bus plunge has reahed 21 as one more injured breathed his last in the course of treatment.
- by Madan Thakur
RAUTAHAT, Aug 26: The death toll in the Trishuli bus plunge has reahed 21 as one more injured breathed his last in the course of treatment.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, Aug 26: President Bidya Devi Bhandari has administered oath of office and secrecy to 13 newly-appointed ministers from Nepali Congress.
- by The Week Bureau
Kali Bahadur Oli is a resident of Mahadevpuri - 7, Banke in the Tarai Arc Landscape (TAL). Oli owns less than one hectare of land where he used to plant traditional crops such as maize and wheat to provide for his family of four.
- by Devendra Basnet
DANG, Aug 26: Around 100 churches in Dang district rely heavily on money collected from followers, most of whom are from poor economic backgrounds, to run their operations.
- by Prajwal Oli
KATHMANDU, Aug 26: The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has dismissed life ban appeals lodged by five Nepali footballers, including former national captain Sagar Thapa, implicated for fixing the outcome of international matches under the financial inducement of bookies.
- by Sanjay Thapa
First smartphones took over the world, and then it brought about a culture that now seems to be deeply ingrained in our society. Everyone – from the young to the elderly, seems to be bitten by the selfie (or self portrait) bug these days. Even politicians and celebrities can be seen taking and then posting selfies on social media.
- by Pragyan Thapa
KATHMANDU, Aug 25: ‘Chapali Height 2’ is a new film by director Dipendra K Khanal, who, in recent times, has carved a reputation for being a producer’s darling. With other directors there’s a risk of going over budget but producers have complete trust in Khanal.
- by Kalu Maila
Most of our batch mates in the West had already acquired citizenship there and were no longer Nepali citizens. So, every time someone came from the US sporting a blue passport, word would get around town that the ‘Khaire’ from Texas or New York was in town and he wanted to hang out with his fellow comrades.
- by Kamal Pariyar
KATHMANDU, Aug 26: INTERPOL headquarters has suspended the red corner notice issued against most-wanted wildlife 'smuggler' Ian Baker after the latter appealed to the global police body to review the notice.
- by Gunjan Upadhyay
These syndicates through their actions block the exercise of free choice and we often end up settling for second choice, third choice or in the tragic case of the bus victims – the only choice.
- by The Week Bureau
Some misinterpret graphic novels for picture books. They dismiss them as immature, goofy or simply as reads that belong in the children’s section of the library. However, none of this is true.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, Aug 26: It needs a new law to overhaul the education system and bring changes in quality of education, says lawmaker Umesh Shrestha, also a member of the education committee in parliament.
- by Ashok Dahal
KATHMANDU, Aug 26: Ending weeks-long wrangling over power sharing between the two rival factions within the party, major ruling coalition partner Nepali Congress (NC) has finalized the choice of 13 new ministers it is sending into the Pushpa Kamal Dahal-led government.
- by Nirmal Ghimire
BARDIYA, Aug 26: Bardiya National Park has been providing sanctuary not only to wildlife but also to poachers who hunt wild animals for illegal trade, it has been revealed.
- by Prabin Bikram Katwal
KATHMANDU, Aug 26: Tribhuvan University's football team had travelled to Russia (then USSR) following an invitation to play friendly football matches against the state teams of Russia.
- by Narahari Sapkota
GORKHA, Aug 26: The private sector which is supposed to promote free and competitive market enforced banda in Gorkha on Thursday.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, Aug 26: Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development (MoFALD) has decided to distribute new fire trucks to 17 different municipalities.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, Aug 25: The State Department of the United States of America has expressed concern over Nepal’s media environment of late.
- by Arjun Poudel
KATHMANDU, Aug 26: Health facilities throughout the country have been lacking essential drugs for over a year as the government officials have not shown any seriousness to procure those drugs.