SOCIETY
Relief for storm victims, help pledges pour in
Relief for storm victims, help pledges pour in
KATHMANDU, April 2: Pledges of help are pouring in for the hundreds of storm-displaced in Bara and Parsa districts.
Apr 02, 2019
SOCIETY
Storm leaves trail of destruction in Bara, Parsa
Storm leaves trail of destruction in Bara, Parsa
PURAINIYA (BARA), April 2: Local authorities have confirmed at least 28 dead including 11 women and six children in the rainstorm that wrecked havoc in parts of Bara and Parsa districts on Sunday evening. The dead include 27 in Bara and one in Parsa .
Apr 02, 2019
SOCIETY
More radars could have helped avert storm havoc: Officials
More radars could have helped avert storm havoc: Officials
KATHMANDU, April 2: Had the heavy storm that struck villages in Bara and Parsa districts on Sunday taken place within a 200-kilometer radius of Surkhet, weather radar would have detected it four hours earlier.
Apr 02, 2019
SOCIETY
Okhaldhunga plans integrated settlement for quake victims
Okhaldhunga plans integrated settlement for quake victims
OKHALDHUNGA, April 2: The authorities are planning to construct an integrated settlement for 53 earthquake victim families of three local units in Okhaldhunga.
Apr 02, 2019
ECONOMY
Govt launches call center for migrant workers (with video)
Govt launches call center for migrant workers (with video)
KATHMANDU, April 2: The Ministry of Labor Employment and Social Security has launched a call center for migrant workers facing difficulties at home and abroad.
Apr 02, 2019
SOCIETY
Sudur Paschim province airlifts pregnant woman needing emergency care
Sudur Paschim province airlifts pregnant woman needing emerg...
BAJURA, April 2: Sudur-Paschim provincial government on Monday airlifted pregnant women needing emergency attention to Banke by chartering a plane.
Apr 02, 2019
SOCIETY
Storm damage not to affect SEE, classes in Province 2
Storm damage not to affect SEE, classes in Province 2
KATHMANDU, April 2: The postponed exams of Secondary Education Examinations (SEE) and regular classes at schools in Province 2 will not be affected despite the devastation caused by Sunday's storm, officials said.
Apr 02, 2019
SOCIETY
A happy place for elderly, helpless people: Modibeni Dham
A happy place for elderly, helpless people: Modibeni Dham
PARBAT, April 2: Man Kumari Paudel, 70, has been living at an old age home, Modibeni Dham' for the last three decades. Her life is active, and she says that she is happy with many others like her in the environment of this old age home.
Apr 02, 2019
SOCIETY
DoA verifies Kirtipur statue is from Lichchhavi era
DoA verifies Kirtipur statue is from Lichchhavi era
KATHMANDU, April 2: The Department of Archeology (DoA) on Monday verified that the Vishnu-Laxmi statue found while reconstructing an earthquake-hit temple in Kirtipur is from the Lichchhavi era (400-750 AD).
Apr 02, 2019
SOCIETY
Jugbudha flood victims returning to their land after 11 years
Jugbudha flood victims returning to their land after 11 year...
DADELDHURA, April 2: The ruinous floods of 2008 originated from Pantura River inundated the houses and property of 364 families in Simalkhet of Jogbudha, compelling the locals to live a miserable life in forests.
Apr 02, 2019