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International Nepali Cap Day (Photo Feature)
International Nepali Cap Day (Photo Feature)
KATHMANDU, Jan 1: The fourth edition of the International Nepali Cap Day is being celebrated marking English New Year by wearing the traditional Nepali cap to evoke the Nepali way of life on Sunday.
Jan 01, 2017
SOCIETY
Kapilvastu schools closed for two weeks due to cold
Kapilvastu schools closed for two weeks due to cold
KAPILVASTU, Jan, 1: The District Education Office has decided to close the district based community schools following increasing cold from today. The mercury has plummeted in the Tarai region these days due to the cold wave and the occurrence of thick fog.
Jan 01, 2017
SOCIETY, SPECIAL
Nepal to become load-shedding free
Nepal to become load-shedding free
KATHMANDU, Jan 1: Now the country is to become free from load-shedding. This has become possible after 13 MW of electricity produced by the private sector and 40MW imported from India was added to the national grid from Saturday. According to experts, this is expected to end load-shedding across the...
Jan 01, 2017
SOCIETY
Vice President bats for organic tea production
Vice President bats for organic tea production
IILAM, Jan 1: Vice President Nanda Bahadur Pun on Saturday called for prioritizing organic tea production.
Jan 01, 2017
POLITICS
UML's perspective of seeing people as India 'wrong': leader Poudel
UML's perspective of seeing people as India 'wrong': leader...
TANAHUN, Jan 1: Nepali Congress senior leader Ram Chandra Poudel today said it was wrong that CPN (UML) was viewing the people as 'India'.
Jan 01, 2017
SOCIETY
Middle-aged man killed in an attack with burning firewood
Middle-aged man killed in an attack with burning firewood
PAANCHTHAR, Jan 1: A middle-aged man was killed in an attack with a burning firewood at Nangin of Paanchthar last night.
Jan 01, 2017
SOCIETY
Two minors found in buried state
Two minors found in buried state
DHANGADI, Jan 1: The bodies of two minors were found at Chahana Community Forest area of Attariya Municipality of Kailali on Saturday evening.
Jan 01, 2017
SOCIETY
Karnali under grip of severe cold
Karnali under grip of severe cold
JUMLA, Jan 1: With the temperature plummeting, normal life in five districts of Karnali region – Kalikot, Humla, Mugu, Dolpa and Jumla – has been put off gear, but the seasonal snowfall is yet to take place.
Jan 01, 2017
SOCIETY
Forest encroachment cleared with public participation
Forest encroachment cleared with public participation
BABIYACHAUR, (Myagdi), Jan 1: The encroachments on public land properties at Kunhun and Babiyachaur VDCs of Myagdi were removed with public participation, which has set a new precedent.
Jan 01, 2017
WORLD
At least 35 killed in New Year gun attack at Istanbul nightclub
At least 35 killed in New Year gun attack at Istanbul nightc...
At least one gunman shot his way into an Istanbul nightclub packed with hundreds of New Year's revelers on Sunday, killing 35 people and wounding more than 40 in what the provincial governor described as a terrorist attack.
Jan 01, 2017