SOCIETY
86-year-old bids to become the oldest Everest summiter
86-year-old bids to become the oldest Everest summiter
KATHMANDU, March 6: Come May this year and a 86-year-old former Gurkha will be ascending the tallest peak in the world, Mount Everest, to win back oldest Everest summiter record.
Mar 06, 2017
POLITICS
Lack of promptness in policy execution creating hurdles in dev: PM
Lack of promptness in policy execution creating hurdles in d...
LALITPUR, March 6: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has expressed his hope that the Nepal Army's National Cadet Corps training has helped promote the feelings of patriotism and unity among youths and encourage them to tread on the path of nation building.
Mar 06, 2017
POLITICS
UML mass meeting begins in Saptari despite UDMF protest
UML mass meeting begins in Saptari despite UDMF protest
SAPTARI, March 6: The mass meeting of the CPN-UML, as part of the Mechi-Mahakali campaign has begun in Rajbiraj despite protest by the United Democratic Madheshi Front (UDMF).
Mar 06, 2017
SOCIETY, PHOTO FEATURE/Video
Dust infests Kathmandu (with photos/video)
Dust infests Kathmandu (with photos/video)
KATHMANDU, March 5: The term “dust” has become a common term among the inhabitants of Kathmandu valley as if it were popular. Post-earthquake reconstruction activities, road expansion and the expansion of water pipes for the completion of Melamchi Drinking Water project are the main causes of dust...
Mar 06, 2017
WORLD
Seoul: North Korea fires 4 ballistic missiles into ocean
Seoul: North Korea fires 4 ballistic missiles into ocean
SEOUL, South Korea, March 6: North Korea on Monday fired four banned ballistic missiles that flew about 1,000 kilometers (620 miles), with three of them landing in waters that Japan claims as its exclusive economic zone, South Korean and Japanese officials said, in an apparent reaction to huge milit...
Mar 06, 2017
POLITICS
ECN mulling to upgrade voter ID card
ECN mulling to upgrade voter ID card
KATHMANDU, March 6: The Election Commission (EC) has decided to issue a new voter identity card in view of the local polls scheduled to be held on May 14, in line with the new Election Act.
Mar 06, 2017
SOCIETY
Typical Holi song, Jogira, on verge of disappearance
Typical Holi song, Jogira, on verge of disappearance
DHANUSHA, March 6: The 'jogira' song which is sung with the accompaniment of instruments like dholak, mridanga and damphu during Holi, the Hindu festival of colors, in the Tarai districts is on the verge of disappearance these days due to the encroachment of foreign culture.
Mar 06, 2017
ECONOMY
First Nepal-India trade fair going on in Uttarakhand
First Nepal-India trade fair going on in Uttarakhand
KANCHANPUR, March 6: The first Nepal-India Trade Fair and Tourism Festival kicked off Sunday at a parade ground in Dehradun, the provincial capital of Uttarakhand, India.
Mar 06, 2017
POLITICS
Top UML leader heading towards Maleth, Saptari
Top UML leader heading towards Maleth, Saptari
BHARDAHA, March 6: Top CPN-UML leaders are heading towards Maleth, Saptari to attend a mass meeting under party's Mechi-Mahakali National Campaign.
Mar 06, 2017
POLITICS
Suspicious object found in Saptari was not explosive: Police
Suspicious object found in Saptari was not explosive: Police
RAJBIRAJ, March 6: Police found that a suspicious object found on Rajbiraj Rupani Road section in Saptari was not explosive.
Mar 06, 2017