SOCIETY
Faulty designs of tractor-trailer adding to the number of road casualties
Faulty designs of tractor-trailer adding to the number of ro...
LAHAN, Jan 29: On Saturday, Superintendent of Police Balaram Pokharel of the Armed Police Office (APF) lost his life after the jeep (Ba 1 Jha 1633) he was traveling in bumped into a parked tractor-trailer near Pasaha Bridge along the Pathlaiya-Nijgadh road section. Four more persons including Chief...
Jan 29, 2019
SOCIETY
Farmers not getting right price for vegetables
Farmers not getting right price for vegetables
CHITWAN, Jan 29: Dealers of vegetables and fruits in Khairhani of eastern Chitwan on Monday collected cabbages from farmers at just Rs 3 to Rs 5 per kg. But when the same cabbages reach Kalimati Fruits and Vegetables Market in Kathmandu, their wholesale and retail prices become Rs 12 and Rs 25 per k...
Jan 29, 2019
SOCIETY
Passengers worried over reckless driving
Passengers worried over reckless driving
DHADING, Jan 29: Sunmaya Shrestha of Nilkantha Municipality-3 who recently reached Kathmandu taking a bus from Dhadingbesi says throughout the journey she thought she would not reach her destination safely. She was horrified by the reckless driving and over speeding.
Jan 29, 2019
POLITICS
Hearing of commission chiefs stalled as NC questions nomination process
Hearing of commission chiefs stalled as NC questions nominat...
KATHMANDU, Jan 29: Parliamentary hearings of five nominees for heads of various constitutional commissions has been stalled after protests from main opposition Nepali Congress (NC) lawmakers in the Parliamentary Hearing Committee (PHC) on Monday.
Jan 29, 2019
SOCIETY
Reconstruction in Barkpak encouraging
Reconstruction in Barkpak encouraging
GORKHA, Jan 29: Reconstruction in Barpak, the epicenter of the Gorkha Earthquake is encouraging as compared to other parts of the district, officials involved in the efforts claimed. According to Ram Sharan Acharya, chief of the reconstruction unit in Gorkha, reconstruction in Barpak is ahead of al...
Jan 29, 2019
SOCIETY
Some Dhading villages still deprived of electricity
Some Dhading villages still deprived of electricity
DHADING, Jan 29: Locals in some of the villages in Dhading have been seeing electricity poles scattered along the roadsides for a long time. However, these villagers are bound to live in darkness as there is no power in many of the villages.
Jan 29, 2019
SOCIETY
Raped minor struggles with cancer
Raped minor struggles with cancer
OKHALDHUNGA, Jan 29: A 13-year-old girl who was allegedly raped by her own father and abandoned by her mother has been suffering from cancer. After conducting tests in Kathmandu-based Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, it was revealed that the girl had symptoms of cancer in her right leg.
Jan 29, 2019
SPORTS
Army into Madan Bhandari semis
Army into Madan Bhandari semis
KATHMANDU, Jan 29: Tribhuvan Army Club advanced into the semifinals of the Madan Bhandari International Invitational Gold Cup Football Tournament after the departmental team overcame Three Star Club 3-1 in a tie-breaker in Itahari on Monday.
Jan 29, 2019
SPORTS
Khadka’s maiden ODI ton inspires Nepal to first bilateral series win
Khadka’s maiden ODI ton inspires Nepal to first bilateral se...
KATHMANDU, Jan 29: National cricket team captain Paras Khadka’s maiden century in One-Day International (ODI) cricket inspired Nepal to its first-ever bilateral series win in international cricket after securing win by four wickets in the third and final ODI match against the United Arab Emirates (U...
Jan 29, 2019
SPORTS
Nepal wins its first ODI series
Nepal wins its first ODI series
KATHMANDU, Jan 29: Nepal’s national cricket team captain Paras Khadka inscribed his name in history books for scoring 115 runs against the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in a successful run chase of 255 to secure Nepal’s first-ever One-Day International (ODI) series. Khadka smashed 15 boundaries and a s...
Jan 29, 2019