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Rage against rape
Rage against rape
KATHMANDU, Sept 3: A group of artists protested against the rape and murder of the 13-year-old Nirmala Panta at Maitighar Mandala on Tuesday. According to the police report, Nirmala, a resident of Kanchanpur, was brutally raped and eventually murdered. Several nation-wide protests are being organize...
Sep 03, 2018
SOCIETY
Gaura festival kicks off in far west region (with photos)
Gaura festival kicks off in far west region (with photos)
KAILALI, Sept 3: Gaura Parba, the major festival of the far-west region, has begun from today, the day of Bhadra Krishna Panchami.
Sep 03, 2018
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On air
On air
KATHMANDU, Sept 3: The advent of the 90s brought about massive changes in communication technology. Not only did internet services become accessible to the public, but it introduced independent broadcasters amid the general mass via digital mediums. Additionally, the overall evolution of visual medi...
Sep 03, 2018
My City
BIMSTEC a disturbance for the locals
BIMSTEC a disturbance for the locals
KATHMANDU, Sept 3: The summit meeting of Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) ended a few days back. The summit saw a participation of heads of state or government of its seven-member nations -- Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka...
Sep 03, 2018
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A tragic beauty
A tragic beauty
This world ours is wonderful.
This world ours is terrible.
This world of ours is confusing,
Like a jigsaw puzzle no one can seem to solve.
Sep 03, 2018
WORLD
Myanmar judge convicts two Reuters reporters in landmark secrets case
Myanmar judge convicts two Reuters reporters in landmark sec...
YANGON, Sept 3: A Myanmar judge on Monday found two Reuters journalists guilty of breaching a law on state secrets and sentenced them to seven years in prison, in a landmark case seen as a test of progress toward democracy in the Southeast Asian country.
Sep 03, 2018
SOCIETY
Activists unhappy with president’s ‘silence’ on rape cases
Activists unhappy with president’s ‘silence’ on rape cases
KATHMANDU, Sept 3: Nepal boasts of having the first female head of state. Although the rage against rape campaign spreads all across the country, President Bidya Bhandari has remained conspicuously silent, as if she is not concerned or aware, about these issues.
Sep 03, 2018
SOCIETY
Flood survivors continue to face hardship
Flood survivors continue to face hardship
RAJBIRAJ, Sept 3: The daily life of the 600 households affected by flood water from the Saptakoshi river in Hanumannagar Kankalini municipality is worsening day by day.
Sep 03, 2018
SOCIETY
Fire engulfs property worth Rs. 20 million
Fire engulfs property worth Rs. 20 million
ILAM, Sept 3: Property worth Rs. 20 million was gutted in fire at Deu Mai municipality-1. According to the District Police Office, the fire, which started at 9 PM yesterday engulfed Thalu Man Shrestha's house and destroyed a collective amount of Rs. 20 million.
Sep 03, 2018
SOCIETY
Two Indian nationals go missing in Sunkoshi
Two Indian nationals go missing in Sunkoshi
CHAUTARA, Sept 3: Two Indian citizens fishing in the Sunkoshi river in Jure under the Barhabie municipality have gone missing, after being swept away by the river.
Sep 03, 2018