SOCIETY
Valley people protest against delayed Melamchi Water Supply Project
Valley people protest against delayed Melamchi Water Supply...
KATHMANDU, June 16: Hundreds of people from different areas of the three districts of the capital valley - Kathmandu, Lalitpur and Bhaktapur - staged a protest at Thapathali chowk in Kathmandu on Saturday, demanding the completion of the Melamchi Water Supply Project (MWSP) at the earliest.
Jun 16, 2019
SOCIETY
Excessive summer heat affects normal life in tarai
Excessive summer heat affects normal life in tarai
RAUTAHAT, June 16: With temperature soaring high, intense heat waves have started crippling life in various parts of tarai.
Jun 16, 2019
SOCIETY
Children in storm-affected districts unable to go to school
Children in storm-affected districts unable to go to school
DHANGADHI, June 16: It has been more than a week since Santoshi Dhami, a 10th grader at Sharada Secondary School, Jugeda, has not been able to go to school as the ravaging storm on June 6 blew her books, notebooks and school uniform.
Jun 16, 2019
SOCIETY
Two members of human trafficking racket arrested
Two members of human trafficking racket arrested
KATHMANDU, June 16: Police have arrested two members of a notorious gang accused of trafficking as many as 15 Nepalis via various routes to Libya and Italy where they were held captive by armed groups.
Jun 16, 2019
SOCIETY
Dalit school struggling in lack of resources
Dalit school struggling in lack of resources
DHANUSHA, June 16: Students of Dalatiya Dalit National Primary School of Gajariya, Laxmaniya Rural Municipality – 3 do not have course books yet even though the academic session has been in progress for over two months.
Jun 16, 2019
SOCIETY
Family members encircle hospital after new mother dies
Family members encircle hospital after new mother dies
DADELDHURA, June 16: Tensions ran high at Dadeldhura Hospital after the death on Friday of a young woman who had just given birth.
Jun 16, 2019
Editorial
Dereliction of duty on Everest
Dereliction of duty on Everest
Everest expedition, which attracts the attention of the whole world, for magnificence and awe of the world’s highest peak, remained in bad press nationally and internationally this season.
Jun 16, 2019
OPINION
Erratic pattern
Erratic pattern
Agriculture in Nepal is suffering from years of under-investment, limited research, scant inputs and lack of technology and services for farmers
Jun 16, 2019
OPINION
Call of the wild
Call of the wild
Every human being has a responsibility toward nature as we exist only due to the gifts that nature has bestowed on us
Jun 16, 2019
OPINION
Call for equality
Call for equality
Everybody should be part of call for social justice to address the most pressing needs of the most marginalized sections of the society
Jun 16, 2019