KATHMANDU, Jan 30: Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) lawmaker Sumana Shrestha has drawn the attention of Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal to amend the criteria for selecting Tribhuvan University (TU) Vice-Chancellor.

It’s your ninth birthday today. And the people who whipped you up eight years ago have decided to throw you a shindig. Get ready for the extravaganza! They've got "grand" programs loaded with political speeches that are essentially just verbal fireworks, and they're happening in every district HQ today.

A letter to my childhood friend

July 7, 2021 14:22 pm

Remember the last time we had a meaningful conversation? I don’t. It’s been a long time since you listened to me. I have always been at the listening end and you at the speaking end. Now it’s high time that you listen and I speak

WELLINGTON, August 14: New Zealand officials admitted Wednesday that they made a mistake by allowing the man accused of killing 51 people at two Christchurch mosques to send a hand-written letter from his prison cell.

Hrithik Roshan is currently basking in the success of his recently released film 'Super 30' which is based on the life of Patna-based mathematician Anand Kumar.

Letter to celebrities

May 26, 2019 00:30 am

Dear celebrities, spread the message that beauty is not about make-up, not about what and how you dress or anything that you possess but about how high your self-esteem is

A birthday letter

February 25, 2019 09:48 am

Sayana, one of the finest architects working for her presentation due for the other day at Swiss architects, Geneva, Switzerland. Her eyes caught the image of a postman coming towards her.

Dear Letter, Where have you been?

November 18, 2018 11:22 am

KATHMANDU, Nov 18: “My friends used to tease me a lot whenever I got letters from my husband. Not only did they joke, they also constantly delayed in handing me the letters, just to see me blush,” said Basundhara Bhusal, a prominent Nepali actress. Bhusal is currently is in her late 60s. She recalls her times and how letters were delivered them via the postal services.

Christie's auctioneers said on Thursday that the so-called God Letter, written by Einstein in 1954, would be placed on public exhibit in San Francisco and New York ahead of the Dec. 4 auction.

What will happen to Dr Govinda KC? Will the government address his demands? Will his life be saved? For 27 days since the senior orthopedic surgeon of Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital started hunger strike, his 15th in a row, on June 30, these questions had troubled the general public.

A LETTER TO MY DAUGHTER

June 6, 2018 11:13 am

I feel so lucky and blessed to have you, in my life. My world changed since the day you came into my life. Change, in a sense, if I am tensed, your innocent image calms my nerves and you become the reason to bring the smile back to my face. You’ve always been there to cheer me up. You fill my heart with joy.

ATLANTA, May 27: A retired secondary school English teacher has corrected a letter she received from US president Donald Trump and sent it back to the White House.

Letter to Modi

May 10, 2018 00:27 am

Nepalis love India. This is why India should not do anything that hurts the sentiments of Nepalis and fuels anti-India feelings.

KATHMANDU, April 18: Nepali traders will have to start using banking channel for making or receiving payments from traders in China and India very soon.

KATHMANDU, April 10: NIC Asia Bank Ltd and International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, has exchanged a mandate letter for long-term loan. The loan from IFC is subject to approval from the Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB).

KATHMANDU, March 17: Nepal Bar Association (NBA) has expressed its deep concerns over the letter issued on Wednesday by Judicial Council Secretary Nripa Dhwaj Niraula to inform Gopal Prasad Parajuli that he has been relieved of the post of chief justice on age ground.

Letter to Lal Babu Pandit

March 11, 2018 00:52 am

More bird species are being harmed and greater damage is being caused to the environment but nobody sees, nobody hears.

Open letter to parents

February 24, 2018 01:00 am

If you sit down with a book or newspaper, your child then will start having an urge to sit down to read or do school assignments

Open letter to Bibeksheel

February 6, 2018 00:21 am

Don’t be disappointed that you did not secure enough votes and seats in the recent elections to become a national party. Setbacks are often a springboard to success. I hope you can summon the courage to overcome this setback as well.

Students react to letter grading system

January 25, 2018 10:25 am

KATHMANDU, Jan 25: After two years of implementation, Grade XI results were published under the letter grading system this year. Under this evaluation system, students’ results are categorized in nine different letters — from A+ to E.

Open letter to Rabindra Mishra

January 23, 2018 01:30 am

Nepal needs Rabindra Mishra as a leader of civil society, not a politician. A civil society leader is a thankless job but you will have a real chance to bring change.

A letter from earthquake to Nepal

January 18, 2018 10:05 am

Have you ever thought if the earthquake that had shook us so bad in the year 2015 wrote a letter to Nepal; what would it be like? Here, have a read

SC summons govt over EC letter to parties

December 30, 2017 01:38 am

KATHMANDU, Dec 29: The Supreme Court on Friday summoned government authorities to discuss whether to issue stay a stay order against a recently issued letter of the Election Commission to various political parties.

EC's letter to parties challenged at SC

December 29, 2017 03:45 am

KATHMANDU, Dec 29: A writ petition was filed at the Supreme Court on Thursday demanding an order to nullify a recent letter of the Election Commission (EC) to various political parties to select their candidates for the provincial assemblies under the proportional representation system.

Nepali Ambassador, Slovak Republic, Ramesh Prasad Khanal

KATHMANDU, Nov 7: Nepali Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Mahendra Prasad Singh Rajput on Monday submitted his letter of credence to Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz al Saud amid a special ceremony in Saudi Arabia's capital, Riyadh.

BARCELONA, Oct 16:  Catalonia’s leader called for dialogue with Spain and a meeting with the country’s prime minister, complying with a Monday deadline to respond to a request from the central government to state explicitly whether the regional president had declared independence.

Response to open letter

October 10, 2017 10:10 am

Dear Bishal Thapa, thank you for your open letter (Open letter to US envoy, Oct 4).

Open letter to US envoy

October 4, 2017 00:45 am

I urge you and other members of international community to take decisive action that supports the aspirations of Nepalis for a corruption-free future

KATHMANDU, Aug 3: Chairperson of the Women Children and Social Welfare Committee (WCSWC) of parliament, Ranju Jha, has been found to have been hiding a health ministry letter requesting the withdrawal of the Manmohan Adhikari Institute of Health Sciences (MAIHS) bill from parliament.

My last glimpse to your letter

July 19, 2017 13:26 pm

My last glimpse to your letter

Once you have a few years of experience under your belt, there’s a good chance you’ll be asked to write letters of recommendation for graduate school admissions, awards, or fellowships, too. And while it’s easy to be nervous about tackling this for the first time, don’t worry—just follow these basic guidelines to build a strong, supportive case for your colleague or mentee.

Open letter to Shyam Saran

May 11, 2017 00:15 am

India under Modi didn’t care so much about the rights of the Madhesis as it did about bringing the Kathmandu establishment to its knees

Letter to aspiring engineers

May 2, 2017 23:10 pm

I come merely as a messenger to guide you through the holy transition to college. More specifically: engineering. Neither take my words to their credit, nor to their apparent authority. I am an enigma who is herself puzzled after having stepped inside this vicious world of mighty mathematics.

KATHMANDU, April 27: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said the government has reached to an agreement with the main opposition, the CPN (UML) just to take back the letter sent to the Local Development officers (LDOs) in some of the districts in Tarai Madhes through the Ministry of Federal Affairs to revise the number of local-level.

KATHMANDU, March 16: The United Democratic Madheshi Front (UDMF) has officially handed over the letter of withdrawal to Speaker Onsari Gharti.

KATHMANDU, March 6: The United Democratic Madheshi Front (UDMF) has decided to withdraw support from the government.

Jenna Bush Hager and Barbara Bush, no strangers to life after the White House, have told Malia and Sasha Obama that after Inauguration Day on Jan. 20, they will, “Be writing the story of your lives, beyond the shadow of your famous parents.”

Letter to the ex-monarch

December 24, 2016 00:25 am

The ex-king needs to spend some of his money to establish research centers and think-tanks. That will make people take him more seriously

Govt forces NMC to issue letter to MoE

December 7, 2016 22:31 pm

KATHMANDU, Dec 8: Nepal Medical Council (NMC) has admitted that it wrote a letter to the Ministry of Education (MoE), under pressure from the ministry, stating the preliminary requirements of BNC Medical College to be satisfactory.

Emre Celik, a resident of Australia and President of Rumi Forum announced a Muslim friend living in the US received an anonymous letter from his neighbor, reassuring him to not worry about Trump and his anti-Muslim anti-immigrant slogans, and that they were very happy to have them in America.

JANAKPURDHAM, Nov 2: The letter of civic felicitation to be presented to President of India Pranab Mukherjee by the people of Janakpur has been prepared in three languages—Nepali, English and Maithili.

KATHMANDU, Sept 3: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs Bimalendra Nidhi has said that the letter sent by Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal to his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi cannot be made public as demanded by the main opposition CPN-UML.

KATHMANDU, July 12: After deciding to pull out of the government, the CPN (Maoist Center) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal sent a letter to Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli. The letter ended the nearly nine-month-long UML-Maoist partnership, pushing the current Oli-led government into minority on Tuesday. Here is an unofficial translation of the letter.

KATHMANDU, July 5: The newly-appointed Resident Coordinator (RC) of the United Nations in Nepal and the Resident Representative (RR) of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), Valerie Julliand on Tuesday called on Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kamal Thapa to present the letter of credentials from the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

Letter grading in 9, 11, 12 also

June 24, 2016 02:40 am

KATHMANDU, June 24:The government is all set to enforce letter grading system to evaluate the performance of grade 9, 11 and 12 students from the current academic year, after applying it in grade 10 from this year.

The newly-introduced letter-grading system for the School Leaving Certificate (SLC) has become a topic of discussion. This is the first time the grading system  has been applied in the 82-year history of the SLC held in Grade 10.

BAITADI, June 18: A student has committed suicide for securing lower letter grading in SLC result.