POLITICS
Nepal welcomes Pak bilateral visit after 24 years
Nepal welcomes Pak bilateral visit after 24 years
KATHMANDU, Mar 5: Prime Minister of Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has arrived in Kathmandu on a two-day official visit on Monday.
Mar 05, 2018
POLITICS
Gachchhadar appointed NC Deputy PP leader
Gachchhadar appointed NC Deputy PP leader
KATHMANDU, March 5: Nepali Congress (NC) Leader Bijaya Kumar Gachchhadar has been appointed as the Deputy Parliamentary Party leader on Monday. NC President appointed Gachchhadar to the post following his election as the PP leader.
Mar 05, 2018
SOCIETY
Case filed against 'violation' of standard in reconstruction of Ranipokhari
Case filed against 'violation' of standard in reconstruction...
KATHMANDU, March 5: A case was filed against government employees, citing violation of norms in the reconstruction of the Ranipokhari, the historic pond situating at the heart of Kathmandu.
Mar 05, 2018
Lifestyle
Listening to music may help you exercise longer and more regularly
Listening to music may help you exercise longer and more reg...
Listening to music while exercising can help you work out for a longer time than those who do not have music playing in their ears, a team of researchers has suggested.
Mar 05, 2018
SOCIETY
Bachelor classes in agriculture in Chitwan after seven years
Bachelor classes in agriculture in Chitwan after seven years
CHITWAN, March 5: The Tribhuvan University (TU) is resuming classes in agriculture science after seven years in Chitwan. The classes under the Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science have remained closed here for the past seven years following the government decision to provide land occupied by...
Mar 05, 2018
Lifestyle
Breast cancer patients at greater risk of developing congestive heart failure
Breast cancer patients at greater risk of developing congest...
Patients who were treated for breast cancer or lymphoma are more than three times at risk of developing congestive heart failure, compared with patients who did not have cancer, finds a study.
Mar 05, 2018
PHOTO FEATURE/Video
Photo feature: Oath-taking ceremony
Photo feature: Oath-taking ceremony
KATHMANDU, Mar 5: Swearing-in ceremony of the members of National Assembly and Lawmakers of the House of Representatives at the Parliament building in New Baneshwar, Kathmandu on Sunday.
Mar 05, 2018
WORLD
Magnitude 6.0 aftershock rattles quake-hit PNG highlands as toll rises
Magnitude 6.0 aftershock rattles quake-hit PNG highlands as...
SYDNEY, Mar 5: Strong aftershocks rocked Papua New Guinea’s remote and rugged highlands on Monday, as the death toll climbed to 55 from a 7.5-magnitude earthquake a week ago, and is expected to rise further.
Mar 05, 2018
POLITICS
Deuba defeats Singh, becomes NC’s PP leader
Deuba defeats Singh, becomes NC’s PP leader
KATHMANDU, March 5: Sher Bahadur Deuba, chairperson of Nepali Congress was elected as the Parliamentary Party leader of Nepali Congress. Deuba defeated Prakash Man Singh, former general secretary of the party with a vote difference of 25.
Mar 05, 2018
WORLD
China to cut more coal, steel output to defend ‘blue skies’
China to cut more coal, steel output to defend ‘blue skies’
BEIJING, Mar 5: China’s state planner pledged on Monday to cut more steel and coal production capacity this year, putting the country on track to beat its long-term targets, as Beijing reinforced its vow to beat smog and make “skies blue again”.
Mar 05, 2018