Lifestyle
Singing bowl therapy to balance body’s chakras
Singing bowl therapy to balance body’s chakras
KATHMANDU, Aug 15: The meditation style of the Tibetan Singing Bowl might be new to some of us but it is an ancient Buddhist sound therapy technique. Here, singing bowls are used to produce different frequencies of sound that interact with our body’s energy levels to help the body calm and relax.
Aug 15, 2016
SOCIETY
Two die of scrub typhus, 76 others infected
Two die of scrub typhus, 76 others infected
KATHMANDU, Aug 15: Two children have died of scrub typhus that has been spreading in various districts since the beginning of this year. Another 76 have been infected.
Aug 15, 2016
SPORTS
Nepal to amend mistakes in second match
Nepal to amend mistakes in second match
KATHMANDU, Aug 15: Two days after facing a humiliating defeat from host Netherlands, Nepal faces the same opponent on Monday during their second match of fourth round of the ICC World Cricket League Championship at the VRA Ground in Amstelveen.
Aug 15, 2016
SOCIETY
Shoddy repairs plague Saptari roads
Shoddy repairs plague Saptari roads
RAJBIRAJ, Aug 15: has been over a decade that heavy vehicles have not been seen in the first-ever blacktopped Rajbiraj - Kunauli road in Saptari district.
Aug 15, 2016
ECONOMY
Vehicle registration up 43% despite blockade
Vehicle registration up 43% despite blockade
KATHMANDU, Aug 15: Despite four-month blockade, Fiscal Year 2015/16 turned to be a good year for Nepali automobile industry as registration of new vehicles grew by a whopping 43 percent compared to 2013/14.
Aug 15, 2016
POLITICS
DPM Nidhi agrees to 'Madhesi martyrs' list of 68
DPM Nidhi agrees to 'Madhesi martyrs' list of 68
KATHMANDU, Aug 15: Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Bimalendra Nidhi and leaders from the agitating Madhes-based political parties on Sunday agreed to propose 68 individuals who were killed during last year's Madhes protests as martyrs.
Aug 15, 2016
SOCIETY
A conflict-era 'bourgeois' teacher victim
A conflict-era 'bourgeois' teacher victim
DANG/RUKUM, Aug 15: He is paralysed on the left side of the body. He cannot walk without crutches. A scar on his head reminds him of the grim days of the Maoist insurgency. Kiran Yogi of Dang was harassed and thrashed by the Maoist rebels for being a 'bourgeois' teacher.
Aug 15, 2016
POLITICS
No govt support for probing conflict-era cases: TRC chair
No govt support for probing conflict-era cases: TRC chair
Ilam, Aug 15: After receiving complaints from victims of the decade-long Maoist insurgency, both the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) and the Commission of Investigation of Enforced Disappeared Persons (CIEPD) are clueless how to move the cases forward.
Aug 15, 2016
POLITICS, SPECIAL
Discontent in PM's party over choice of ministers
Discontent in PM's party over choice of ministers
KATHMANDU, Aug 15: Serious dissatisfaction has surfaced within the governing CPN (Maoist Center) as some key aspirants for ministerial posts were not included in the cabinet expansion on Sunday.
Aug 15, 2016
ECONOMY
Nepal 97th in terms of strength of property rights
Nepal 97th in terms of strength of property rights
KATHMANDU, Aug 15: Nepal is ranked 97 out of 128 countries in terms of the strength of property rights in this year's International Property Rights Index (IPRI).
Aug 15, 2016