Dec 30, 2017

SOCIETY

Another breakthrough in Melamchi tunnel work

Another breakthrough in Melamchi tunnel work

SINDHUPALCHOWK, Dec 29: As the Melamchi Drinking Water Project progresses toward its final stage, it has achieved yet another breakthrough by completing the 8.2 kilometer Gyalthum-Ambathan tunnel section. This is the second of the three sections of the tunnels in the project.

SINDHUPALCHOWK, Dec 29: As the Melamchi Drinking Water Project progresses toward its final stage, it has achieved yet another breakthrough by completing the 8.2 kilometer Gyalthum-Ambathan tunnel section. This is the second of the three sections of the tunnels in the project.

Dec 30, 2017

Dec 30, 2017

POLITICS

Multiple riders still complicate govt formation

Multiple riders still complicate govt formation

KATHMANDU, Dec 29: Even as President Bidya Devi Bhandari authenticated the much-disputed National Assembly election ordinance  Friday to clear the immediate hurdle to forming the new government, multiple legal riders are still complicating the process. Election officials and legal experts say it may...

KATHMANDU, Dec 29: Even as President Bidya Devi Bhandari authenticated the much-disputed National Assembly election ordinance  Friday to clear the immediate hurdle to forming the new government, multiple legal riders are still complicating the process. Election officials and legal experts say it may...

Dec 30, 2017

Dec 30, 2017

My City

High spirits at Pokhara street festival

High spirits at Pokhara street festival

The annual Pokhara Street Festival began amid much fanfare on Thursday. This is the 19th edition of the street festival and it covers three kilometers’ area on the streets of lake city. Every year, Restaurant and Bar Association of Nepal (REBAN) hosts Pokhara Street Festival to bid adieu to the pass...

The annual Pokhara Street Festival began amid much fanfare on Thursday. This is the 19th edition of the street festival and it covers three kilometers’ area on the streets of lake city. Every year, Restaurant and Bar Association of Nepal (REBAN) hosts Pokhara Street Festival to bid adieu to the pass...

Dec 30, 2017

Dec 30, 2017

WORLD

Officials: Deadly NYC fire lit by child playing with stove

Officials: Deadly NYC fire lit by child playing with stove

NEW YORK, Dec 30: A preschooler toying with the burners on his mother’s stove accidentally sparked New York City’s deadliest fire in decades, an inferno that quickly overtook an apartment building and blocked the main escape route, the fire commissioner said Friday.

NEW YORK, Dec 30: A preschooler toying with the burners on his mother’s stove accidentally sparked New York City’s deadliest fire in decades, an inferno that quickly overtook an apartment building and blocked the main escape route, the fire commissioner said Friday.

Dec 30, 2017

Dec 30, 2017

SOCIETY

'Tamu Lhosar' starts today

'Tamu Lhosar' starts today

KATHMANDU, Dec 30: The Gurung community is marking the 'Tamu Lhosar' as the New Year from today by bidding adieu to the old one.

KATHMANDU, Dec 30: The Gurung community is marking the 'Tamu Lhosar' as the New Year from today by bidding adieu to the old one.

Dec 30, 2017

Dec 30, 2017

POLITICS

CEC Yadav's daughter-in-law elected to Province 2 assembly

CEC Yadav's daughter-in-law elected to Province 2 assembly

KATHMANDU, Dec 29: Chief Election Commissioner Ayodhee Prasad Yadav's daughter-in-law Pramila Kumari has been elected provincial assembly member of Province 2 under the proportional representation (PR) category.

KATHMANDU, Dec 29: Chief Election Commissioner Ayodhee Prasad Yadav's daughter-in-law Pramila Kumari has been elected provincial assembly member of Province 2 under the proportional representation (PR) category.

Dec 30, 2017

Dec 30, 2017

SOCIETY

Five months on, flood victims still await relief

Five months on, flood victims still await relief

KOHALPUR, Dec 29: Even five months after after they were hit by devastating floods in the Rapti River and Daduwa stream, the flood victims of Daduwa Rural Municipality are yet to be provided any relief by the government.

KOHALPUR, Dec 29: Even five months after after they were hit by devastating floods in the Rapti River and Daduwa stream, the flood victims of Daduwa Rural Municipality are yet to be provided any relief by the government.

Dec 30, 2017

Dec 30, 2017

SOCIETY

Reconstruction finally picks up pace after 32 months of earthquake

Reconstruction finally picks up pace after 32 months of eart...

SINDHULI, Dec 29: Thirty-two months after the catastrophic earthquake of 2015, reconstruction has finally been speeded up in Sindhuli.

SINDHULI, Dec 29: Thirty-two months after the catastrophic earthquake of 2015, reconstruction has finally been speeded up in Sindhuli.

Dec 30, 2017

Dec 30, 2017

SOCIETY

Cold empties upper Mustang villages

Cold empties upper Mustang villages

MYAGDI, Dec 29: With the locals of mountainous Mustang moving to lowlands of late in order to escape the biting cold, most villages in the district have worn a deserted look.

MYAGDI, Dec 29: With the locals of mountainous Mustang moving to lowlands of late in order to escape the biting cold, most villages in the district have worn a deserted look.

Dec 30, 2017

Dec 30, 2017

SOCIETY

Woodfires the only way for the poor to stave off cold

Woodfires the only way for the poor to stave off cold

RAUTAHAT, Dec 29: The dipping temperature resulting in chilling cold has adversely affected normal life across the country. But it's the people from the marginalized communities who have been hit hard by the freezing temperature at the moment.

RAUTAHAT, Dec 29: The dipping temperature resulting in chilling cold has adversely affected normal life across the country. But it's the people from the marginalized communities who have been hit hard by the freezing temperature at the moment.

Dec 30, 2017