SOCIETY
Receiving allowance becomes more hectic for elderly people after local elections
Receiving allowance becomes more hectic for elderly people a...
PANCHTHAR, April 13: During the local polls, political parties had included social security allowance for the elderly people as one of their top election agendas. Senior citizens of Phidim Municipality were expecting to receive their allowances without any hassles after the local elections but that...
Apr 14, 2018
SOCIETY
Province 7 folks welcome New Year with stinging nettles
Province 7 folks welcome New Year with stinging nettles
ACHHAM, April 13: Not all people within the same country celebrate New Year the same way. People in the Far-Western Region celebrate New Year in a unique way . Locals here celebrate the occasion by beating each other with the green stem of a stinging nettle. This practice is known as Bisu Tihar.
Apr 14, 2018
SOCIETY
Textbooks not dispatched to govt schools on time this year too
Textbooks not dispatched to govt schools on time this year t...
KATHMANDU, April 13: Like in the previous years, the government has failed to supply school textbooks to the districts on time this year too. According to the rules, the textbooks should have been delivered to the districts before April 1.
Apr 14, 2018
SOCIETY
Nepal Police, APF given a week to recall orderlies
Nepal Police, APF given a week to recall orderlies
KATHMANDU, April 13: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA) has given a week to the Nepal Police and the Armed Police Force to recall all the police personnel provided to VIPs and former top police officials for 'household chores'.
Apr 14, 2018
SOCIETY
Seven including ex-MP arrested for carrying out blasts
Seven including ex-MP arrested for carrying out blasts
UDAYPUR, April 13: Police have arrested seven persons including former lawmaker Kiran Rai aka Nisan for their alleged involvement in various bomb blasts in the district.
Apr 14, 2018
POLITICS
Cabinet meets at Rara lake
Cabinet meets at Rara lake
MUGU, April 13: The fifth cabinet meeting of Karnali province held on Friday on the shores of Rara Lake in Mugu named the Surkhet-Hilsa road section as the ' Prime Minister International Expressway'.
Apr 14, 2018
POLITICS
SCO People's Forum vows to fight poverty
SCO People's Forum vows to fight poverty
XI'AN, CHINA, April 13: The first Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) People's Forum concluded in Xi'an of Shaanxi Province, issuing a six-point Xi'an Declaration that vows to promote cooperation among NGOs in the region to fight against endemic poverty in the region.
Apr 14, 2018
OPINION
Magical monsoon
Magical monsoon
Clouds are a visual treat for someone who can see and rain is a sensational treat of smell when it hits the dry earth.
Apr 14, 2018
OPINION
Wild goose chase?
Wild goose chase?
It is beyond belief that a B777 flying to Beijing from Kuala Lumpur should go missing so close to landmass.
Apr 14, 2018
POLITICS
Problem of employees' shortage gets solved in 15 days: Minister Pandit
Problem of employees' shortage gets solved in 15 days: Minis...
NUWAKOT, April 13: Minister for Federal Affairs and General Administration, Lal Babu Pandit, has announced that the scarcity of employees would be addressed in two weeks. "The province and local governments would have adequate mobilization of employees in 15 days," he added.
Apr 13, 2018