SOCIETY
Ex-Singapore Police Gurung dies in Nakkhu blast
Ex-Singapore Police Gurung dies in Nakkhu blast
KATHMANDU, Feb 24: When Sim Prasad Gurung was passing by the Ncell headquarters gate at Nakkhu, Lalitpur he noticed a suspicious object. Concerned by it, he parked his car (Ba 20 Cha 1032) alongside the road and headed toward the gate to ask about it. Just as he stepped toward the object, it explode...
Feb 24, 2019
POLITICS
Friday's blasts a question mark on PM's claim
Friday's blasts a question mark on PM's claim
KATHMANDU, Feb 24: On February 14, the day which marked one year of governance by the Nepal Communist Party, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli in his address to the nation had claimed that peace and improved security were the major achievements of his government.
Feb 24, 2019
POLITICS, SOCIETY
Over 15 Ncell towers attacked
Over 15 Ncell towers attacked
KATHMANDU, Feb 24: A series of attacks took place across the country targeting operating towers of telecommunications service provider Ncell. The attacks on Friday night injured a few civilians and killed at least one.
Feb 24, 2019
SOCIETY
Child marriage high in Guthichaur
Child marriage high in Guthichaur
JUMLA, Feb 24: Manita Nepali of Guthichaur Rural Municipality-4 got married at the tender age of 16. She delivered her first child when she was eighteen years old.
Feb 24, 2019
ECONOMY
DoT holds back budget for peak profile project citing lack of work plan
DoT holds back budget for peak profile project citing lack o...
KATHMANDU, Feb 24: The Department of Tourism (DoT) has refused to release budget to Nepal Mountaineering Association (NMA) for Peak Profile project in the current fiscal year, citing unsatisfactory work progress.
Feb 24, 2019
ECONOMY
Province 2 govt seeks policy advice from experts on key sectors
Province 2 govt seeks policy advice from experts on key sect...
BIRGUNJ, Feb 24: The government of Province 2 has sought advice from experts to formulate new policies and revise existing ones related to key economic sectors.
Feb 24, 2019
ECONOMY
80 percent work at Upper Sanjen project complete
80 percent work at Upper Sanjen project complete
RASUWA, Feb 24: Construction work for Rasuwa-based Upper Sanjen Hydroelectricity Project is 80 percent complete, and is moving forward at a sound pace that would possibly see the project being completed by the end of this year.
Feb 24, 2019
Editorial
Destroy terrorists
Destroy terrorists
A bomb went off outside the corporate office of Ncell mobile phone in Nakhhu, Lalitpur Friday night. Singha Pratap Gurung, one of the three injured, died early Saturday morning at Mediciti Hospital, Lalitpur.
Feb 24, 2019
ECONOMY
Nettle cake steals thunder at food festival
Nettle cake steals thunder at food festival
KATHMANDU, Feb 24: Sisnu (nettle) cake has become a major attraction of the Food Festival 2019, which kicked off at Bhrikutimandap in Kathmandu on Friday.
Feb 24, 2019
OPINION
Democracy will thrive
Democracy will thrive
There is a long way to go before Nepal becomes a meaningful democracy but the future of democracy is bright in Nepal
Feb 24, 2019