Lifestyle
Youth activists raise questions on social stigma
Youth activists raise questions on social stigma
KATHMANDU, Oct 7: Fifty youth activists gathered at Basantapur Durbar Square on Sunday displaying placards to raise their voice against the prevailing social stigmas in a question campaign.
Oct 07, 2016
WORLD
Bomb hits train in southwestern Pakistan, killing 6 people
Bomb hits train in southwestern Pakistan, killing 6 people
QUETTA, Pakistan, Oct 7: A powerful bomb exploded on a passenger train in southwest Pakistan on Friday, killing six people and wounding 19, officials said.
Oct 07, 2016
WORLD
Colombian leader Juan Manuel Santos wins Nobel Peace Prize
Colombian leader Juan Manuel Santos wins Nobel Peace Prize
OSLO, Norway, Oct 7: Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for his efforts to end a five-decades-long civil war that has killed more than 200,000 people in the South American country.
Oct 07, 2016
SOCIETY
Fire destroys property worth Rs 300,000
Fire destroys property worth Rs 300,000
URLABARI (Morang), Oct 7: A fire which broke out from a cowshed Thursday night has engulfed property worth Rs 300,000 in Darbesha locality of Morang.
Oct 07, 2016
POLITICS
PM lays foundation stone for Laprak Model Settlement
PM lays foundation stone for Laprak Model Settlement
GORKHA, Oct 7: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal today laid the foundation stone for construction of the model settlement at Laprak of Gorkha amidst a ceremony held here.
Oct 07, 2016
SPORTS
Pelle removed from Italy squad for refusing coach's hand
Pelle removed from Italy squad for refusing coach's hand
TURIN, Oct 7: Italy forward Graziano Pelle has been removed from the team's squad for refusing to shake coach Gian Piero Ventura's hand after a substitution.
Oct 07, 2016
ECONOMY
3G service spreads to all 75 districts
3G service spreads to all 75 districts
KATHMANDU, Oct 7: Nepal Telecom's GSM 3G mobile service has now percolated through to all the 75 districts of the country.
Oct 07, 2016
SOCIETY
11 killed in road mishap within 24 hrs; Dashain-induced traffic congestion blamed
11 killed in road mishap within 24 hrs; Dashain-induced traf...
KATHMANDU, Oct 7: As many as 11 people were killed in road accidents in the last 24 hours.
With the growing road congestion due to the passengers heading back home for Dashain festival, the number of accidents has increased, police told Republica Online.
Oct 07, 2016
SOCIETY
14 Indians, 3 Nepalis held with illegal chickens
14 Indians, 3 Nepalis held with illegal chickens
RAUTAHAT, Oct 7: Police have arrested 14 Indian and three Nepali nationals with the illegal chickens on Friday morning.
Oct 07, 2016
SOCIETY
Wife lights husband's funeral pyre
Wife lights husband's funeral pyre
MAHOTTARI, Oct 7: In an unprecedented event of its kind, a Maithali woman in Dhanusha has lit the funeral pyre of her husband by discarding an age-old Hindu tradition and establishing a new precedent in a patriarchal society.
Oct 07, 2016