SOCIETY
BP's 105th birth anniversary today
BP's 105th birth anniversary today
KATHMANDU, Sept. 9: The 105th Birth Anniversary of BP Koirala, the first elected Prime Minister of Nepal and the founder of Nepali Congress, is being celebrated on Sunday by organising various events.
Sep 09, 2018
SOCIETY
Chepangs celebrate Nwagi
Chepangs celebrate Nwagi
CHITWAN, Sept 9: Raji Maya Chepang led a nomadic life when she was a child. Her family did not have a permanent house. She has vivid memories of moving from ‘one jungle to other with her parents, siblings and extended family members and that was considered a way of life. Along with that, she has lov...
Sep 09, 2018
SOCIETY
Kushe Aunshi today
Kushe Aunshi today
KATHMANDU, Sept. 9: Hindus in the country are collecting kush, a holy grass used while performing various holy rituals as Shraddha [holy rituals remembering the departed ancestors] and religious rituals, across the country.
Sep 09, 2018
POLITICS
Dahal meets Modi in Delhi
Dahal meets Modi in Delhi
KATHMANDU, Sept 9: Former Prime Minister and chairman of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Pushpa Kamal Dahal held bilateral meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Saturday.
Sep 09, 2018
POLITICS
No immediate reshuffle in cabinet: Oli
No immediate reshuffle in cabinet: Oli
KATHMANDU, Sept 9: Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli has said that he has no plans to reshuffle the cabinet anytime soon.
Sep 09, 2018
SOCIETY
Six killed, one critically injured in Nuwakot chopper crash
Six killed, one critically injured in Nuwakot chopper crash
DHADING/ NUWAKOT, Sept 9: Six people died while one was injured after an Altitude Air helicopter crashed into the dense forest of Mailungpakha in Meghan Rural Municipality-1, Basurgchet of Nuwakot district on Saturday morning.
Sep 09, 2018
SOCIETY
Chitwan farmers facing fertilizer scarcity
Chitwan farmers facing fertilizer scarcity
CHITWAN, Sept 9: Sita Sunar, a peasant from Sharadanagar village, had to queue up for four hours to buy 10 kg of fertilizer. She lamented that she had been struggling to get some fertilizer for two months.
Sep 09, 2018
SOCIETY
Two arrested with 10 kg gold
Two arrested with 10 kg gold
GORKHA, Sept 9: Two people have been arrested from Sirdibas of Chumnubri Rural Municipality-3, in northern Gorkha on Saturday for illegally possessing 10kg gold.
Sep 09, 2018
POLITICS
Nepal Army not to participate in BIMSTEC joint military exercise
Nepal Army not to participate in BIMSTEC joint military exer...
KATHMANDU, Sept 9: Nepal has refused to participate in the week-long joint military exercise of BIMSTEC members scheduled to begin from September 12 in the city of Pune, India.
Sep 09, 2018
SOCIETY
Karnali forms expert panel to prepare master plan
Karnali forms expert panel to prepare master plan
SURKHET, Sept 9: The government of Karnali Province has decided to form an expert panel comprising of think tanks of the region to prepare a master plan for the development of the region.
Sep 09, 2018