Chris McCandless aka Alexandar Supertramp from the movie ‘Into the Wild’, quoted money as an illusion and said that one can go anywhere and do anything. Sangam Bhandari and Shikha Neupane based in London are the living evidence of this fact.

JUMLA, July 26: The alarming rise in the number of child marriages in the district has compelled the representatives of Patarasi Rural Municipality to join hands with various stakeholders to curb this ill practice.

WASHINGTON DC, July 25: The Trump administration has extended $12 billion in emergency financial assistance to farmers negatively affected by the ongoing trade war between the U.S. and China, among others, Politico reported Tuesday.

KATHMANDU, July 22: Nepal-China Executive Council (NCEC) has donated a bronze statue of revered Master Buddhabhadra to Dongling Monastery in Jiangxi Province of China on Sunday.

MOSCOW, July 15: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday handed over the mantle of World Cup host to the emir of Qatar, whose country will stage the 2022 edition of the tournament.

DHANGADHI, July 3: A boy born with two pairs of legs, hands and backbones died today at 11:00 am.

TIKAPUR, July 3: Shanti Chaudhary, 22 of Layakpur in Janaki rural municipality-3 gave birth to a child having four legs, four hands and two backbones.

KATHMANDU, June 16: Dolma Impact Fund, a private equity fund dedicated to investing in Nepal, has entered the Nepali e-commerce market with investment in the online shopping platform -- Sasto Deal.

SINGAPORE, June 12:  President Donald Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un kicked off a momentous summit Tuesday that could determine historic peace or raise the specter of a growing nuclear threat, with Trump declaring they would have a “great discussion” and Kim saying they had overcome obstacles to get to this point.

SINGAPORE, June 12: U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un shook hands and smiled as they started a historic summit on Tuesday, just months after they traded insults and threats of nuclear war.

It was after tackling numerous hurdles that Anita Bhattarai, 32, was able to fulfill her childhood dream of perusing painting as a profession to reality. Her parents were persistent in encouraging Bhattarai to choose a medical career. However, she was determined in following her passion and enrolled herself to fine arts in Lalit Kala Campus.

KATHMANDU, May 11: Dish Media Network Ltd has joined hands with Pulsar Sports Awards to be the association partner. An agreement to this effect was made amid a ceremony in Kathmandu on Thursday.

KATHMANDU, May 10: The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) and NMB Bank, Nepal signed a Memorandum of Understanding to provide the mountain communities in Nepal better access to finance on Wednesday.

KATHMANDU May 10: Krishna Bahadur Mahara, the speaker of House of Representative, has said that he will draw the attention of the government toward the need to bring necessary revision in existing laws and policies to usher in economic prosperity.

DOLAKHA, May 3: A non-governmental organization (NGO) has distributed Christianity promotion material to school children at a school inauguration function attended by Vice President Nanda Bahadur Pun.

GOYANG, April 27: With a single step over a weathered, cracked slab of concrete, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un made history Friday by crossing over the world’s most heavily armed border to greet his rival, South Korean President Moon Jae-in, for talks on North Korea’s nuclear weapons. Kim then invited Moon to cross briefly north with him before they returned to the southern side.

DOLAKHA, April 26: UNICEF has handed over a health post building in Malu, of the district.  Deputy Executive Director of the organization, Fatoumata Ndiaye handed the building on the day after the three-year anniversary of the earthquake that struck Nepal on 25 April 2018.

SYRIA, April 21: Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad has sent a prestigious French award back in the post - saying he does not want to be honoured by 'a slave regime of the United States that supports terrorism'.

DAMASCUS, April 19: Two cruise missiles found unexploded by the Syrian military after the US missile strike on April 14 have been handed over to Russia, a source in the Syrian defense ministry told TASS on Thursday.

KATHMANDU April 12: United Nations Capital Development Fund's (UNCDF) MM4P program, SunFarmer Nepal and Prabhu Management have signed a tripartite deal that aims to transform agriculture in Nepal with digital technology.

DHANGADHI, March 30: Locals of Kailali have joined hands to curb cross-border smuggling “as the responsible authorities have turned a blind eye to the illegal import and export of goods despite being informed.”

About eight years ago, while in a public bus, Anita Ghale Gurung noticed two children communicating in sign language. Since then her inquisitiveness to learn Nepali sign language grew each day. “Even till today I have not mastered the art of communicating in sign language. I do face certain difficulties while trying to communicate with women at my organization. Yet I strive to learn from them every day,” says Gurung, founder of Happy Hands Nepal, an organization established for the empowerment of deaf women in Nepal.

KATHMANDU, March 27: Golden Gate International College has defeated the departmental team Tribhuvan Army Club (TAC) in the ongoing first Kwiks Men’s Basketball League on Monday. This is the first defeat for Army in the league so far.

KATHMANDU, Mar 5: Mayor of Chautara Sangachowk Gadhi Municipality, Amansing Tamang, has now realized that budget of Rs 650 million allocated for FY 2017/18 will not bring anticipated outcomes.

KATHMANDU, Mar 1: Standard Chartered Bank Nepal Ltd (SCBNL) and Nepal Mediciti have signed an agreement to provide various discounted services at the hospital to the bank's priority clients as well as debit and credit cardholders of the bank.

Of all the calls Deepak Silwal usually receives many are matters of life and death. In the last six years that he has been helping people, Silwal has chosen not to publicize his deeds but, of late, people have become aware of this fact.

KATHMANDU, Feb 23: Kumari Bank Limited and Nepal Mediciti Hospital have signed an agreement to provide medical services throughout Nepal.

KATHMANDU, Jan 22: Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industries (FNCCI) has signed a sponsorship deal of NRs 10.2 million with Nepal Volleyball Association (NVA) to organize FNCCI cup volleyball tournament.

KATHMANDU, Dec 19: The newly reconstructed buildings comprising three new blocks with six classrooms, laboratory, ECD, library, lavatories along with other required facilities of Path Pradarshak Secondary School situated in Badikhel, Lalitpur were handed over to the school management today.

MADRID, Dec 4: A Spanish judge on Monday ordered that four prominent members of the Catalan independence movement should remain in custody, including the no. 2 of the ousted regional government, who will campaign in a polarized regional election from a jail near Madrid.

KATHMANDU: Butwal Power Company Ltd (BPC) has announced partnership with three Chinese companies for hydropower development in Nepal.

KATHMANDU, Nov 24: Butwal Power Company Limited (BPC) has announced partnership with three Chinese companies for hydropower development in Nepal. Issuing a statement on Wednesday, the hydropower company said that it was tying up with Sichuan Provincial Investment Group Co Ltd (SCIG), Chengdu Xingcheng Investment Group Co Ltd (CXIG) and Qing Yuan Engineering Consulting Co Ltd.

SINDHULI, Nov 8: With the upcoming parliamentary and provincial elections drawing closer, electoral discussions have gripped almost every nook and corner of Sindhuli district. While candidates busy charting plans to crush their opponents, voters , on the other hand, re contemplating who they should choose in the elections.

CHITWAN, Nov 5: Massive flooding this monsoon has polluted Chitwan National Park (CNP) by dumping piles of garbage. Plastic bags, bottles, slippers, shoes, clothes and even utensils are dumped within the park’s forest and water resources near the eastern side of Sauraha.

CHITWAN, Nov 56: Massive flooding this monsoon has polluted Chitwan National Park (CNP) by dumping piles of garbage. Plastic bags, bottles, slippers, shoes, clothes and even utensils are dumped within the park’s forest and water resources near the eastern side of Sauraha. Since the area is home to wild animals like rhino and elephants and many aquatic animals, the garbage is posing risk to their health.

Attractive wall paintings, artistic corners, and beautifully displayed sculptures make Srijana College of Fine Arts look like an imaginary world. A world created by extraordinary artists very different from the real one.

KATHMANDU, Oct 17: OPPO phone has handed over prizes to the winners of its scheme “Dashain Scratch and Win” offer, on Monday. According to a statement issued by the company, Ram Prasad Pal from Samakhusi, Kathmandu, won the grand prize of 'Thailand Trip” under the festive offer.

GORKHA, Oct 15: Women of Siranchowk Rural Municipality-4, Amarai have joined hands in order to take initiatives to save their village which is at a high risk of landslide and flood.

MUMBAI, Oct 12: Apple Music on Wednesday said it will set up two Mac Labs at the A R Rahman- founded KM Music Conservatories (KMMC) based in Chennai and the upcoming campus in Mumbai.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Oct 10: Dilruwan Perera grabbed 5-98 as the offspinner anchored Sri Lanka to a 68-run victory against Pakistan in the second test and clinched the two-match series 2-0 on Tuesday.

KATHMANDU, Sept 27: Bikas Udhyami, a private company, handed over an excel file of agriculture statistics to the Ministry of Agricultural Development amid a function in Kathmandu on Monday.

SILIGURI (INDIA), Sept 24: Tourism entrepreneurs of Mechi zone and other stakeholders of Nepal have coordinated with tourism entrepreneurs of the Indian state of West Bengal for the promotion of tourism of both countries.

KATHMANDU, August 29: The Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industries (FNCCI) has distributed a family relief package to 1020 flood-affected families in eight districts.

KATHMANDU, August 24: Japanese ambassador to Nepal Masashi Ogawa on Wednesday handed over emergency relief goods to Nepal amidst a special function at the Humanitarian Staging Area at the Tribhuvan International Airport.

MAHOTTARI, August 3: Locals of Gaushala in the district have come together to build a child-friendly school building.

KATHMANDU, July 31: The government has opened more than 400 peaks for climbing. However, many of them have not been explored yet, let alone climbing.

KATHMANDU, July 23: Dabur Nepal has said that it handed over a greenhouse to Pashupati Area Development Trust (PADT) last week as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility.

The Pashupati Area Development Trust (PADT), one of the UNESCO World Heritage sites, has a special importance for its socio-cultural and religious values.

KATHMANDU, July 13: The Embassy of Japan has handed over ski equipment to Nepal Ski Association amidst a ceremony at the embassy on Thursday.

KATHMANDU, July 12: Former Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai, also the coordinator of Naya Shakti Party Nepal, handed over a memorandum to Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba condemning the decision of previous government to award the contract to construct Budhi Gandaki Hydropower Project to China's Gezhouba Group Corporation claiming the decision is against the national interest.