SOCIETY
49 arrested for illegally entering Dolpa to pick Yarsagumba
49 arrested for illegally entering Dolpa to pick Yarsagumba
DOLPA, May 2: As the date for picking Yarsagumba nears in Dolpa, there have been multiple arrests of those intending to smuggle the prized herb, a caterpillar fungus known for its purported aphrodisiacal properties.
May 02, 2018
ECONOMY
Tourism minister scouts three sites in Kavre to build 'alternative airport'
Tourism minister scouts three sites in Kavre to build 'alter...
BANEPA, May 2: Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation is planning to build an alternative airport in Kavrepalanchok district in order to reduce traffic congestion at Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA).
May 02, 2018
SOCIETY
Quake-resilient school building in just three months
Quake-resilient school building in just three months
BHAKTAPUR, May 2: At a time when most of the reconstruction works have been hit by delays, a school in Bhaktapur district took just three months to be fully constructed. Moreover, the building is quake-resilient.
May 02, 2018
SOCIETY
Education ministry doles out money and forgets
Education ministry doles out money and forgets
KATHMANDU, May 2: The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MoEST) has provided millions of rupees in grants to various organizations in a suspicious manner in the current fiscal year. It has also failed to monitor the use of and progress made with those grants meant for social development.
May 02, 2018
SOCIETY
83-year-old reportedly raped in Ilam
83-year-old reportedly raped in Ilam
ILAM, May 2: In an extremely shocking case, an octogenarian lady has been reportedly raped and injured in Katahare village of Ilam.
May 02, 2018
SOCIETY
Plight of Rapti flood victims still not addressed
Plight of Rapti flood victims still not addressed
NEPALGUNJ, May 2: It has been eight months since the Rapti floods wreaked havoc in the western plains of the country. However, the plights of the victims displaced by the floods have still not been addressed.
May 02, 2018
ECONOMY
Ghandruk lodges offer special discounts for Nepalis
Ghandruk lodges offer special discounts for Nepalis
POKHARA, May 2: Ghandruk village of Kaski district is offering special discounts to domestic tourists on the occasion of Annapurna Sanctuary Tourism Festival and Annapurna Marathon to be held next month.
May 02, 2018
SOCIETY
All illegal infrastructures to be demolished: Mayor GC
All illegal infrastructures to be demolished: Mayor GC
POKHARA, May 2: Pokhara residents are elated with the Supreme Court's recent verdict to destroy infrastructures that have been built by encroaching land around the Fewa Lake.
May 02, 2018
Editorial
Stand tough
Stand tough
Third attack on Arun III
May 02, 2018
OPINION
Cultivating positivism
Cultivating positivism
We need to humbly ask ourselves if we have been responsible individuals in instilling and propagating civic sense in as many people as possible
May 02, 2018