SOCIETY
Relatives of women killed by Chhaupadi continue the malpractice
Relatives of women killed by Chhaupadi continue the malpract...
ACHHAM, July 13: Most of the female relatives of the girls and women who lost their lives in Chhaupadi sheds are still supporting the malpractice. Despite losing relatives to confinement in animal sheds during menstruation, female family members of the deceased are giving continuity to the tradition...
Jul 13, 2018
SOCIETY
Three killed, hundreds displaced as rains wreak havoc in Bhaktapur
Three killed, hundreds displaced as rains wreak havoc in Bha...
BHAKTAPUR, July 12: Three people of a family were killed while over 50 families were displaced by inundation caused by torrential rainfall in the district on Wednesday morning.
Jul 12, 2018
SOCIETY
Life trapped by floodwater(Video story)
Life trapped by floodwater(Video story)
Following the torrential rain last night, Bhaktapur area had become waterlogged due to the flooding caused by the swollen Hanumante khola rivulet. Settlements at local area were inundated.
Jul 12, 2018
POLITICS
PM Oli directs Ministries for effective service delivery
PM Oli directs Ministries for effective service delivery
KATHMANDU, July 12: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has directed the Home Ministry to issue the national identity card including integrated details of the citizens.
Jul 12, 2018
POLITICS
Party will respect SC verdict on Phujel case: Chair Dahal
Party will respect SC verdict on Phujel case: Chair Dahal
CHITWAN, July 12: Communist Party of Nepal (CPN) Chairman and former Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has opined for respecting the verdict of the Supreme Court (SC) on the Phujel incident.
Jul 12, 2018
POLITICS
Presentation of rhinos deepens Nepal-China ties: PM
Presentation of rhinos deepens Nepal-China ties: PM
KATHMAND, July 12: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli today handed a couple of rhino named Bhadra (male) and Rupasi (female) to Chinese Ambassador to Nepal Yu Hong amid a programme in the Capital. Nepal gifted the rhinos as per the government's decision made some two years ago. Of the two couples of rhino...
Jul 12, 2018
WORLD
BDS Victory: Irish Senate approves bill boycotting Israeli settlement goods
BDS Victory: Irish Senate approves bill boycotting Israeli s...
IRELAND, July 12: Ireland becomes the first country to ban trade with Israel's illegal settlements. Ireland is on its way to becoming the first country to prohibit "the import and sales of goods, services and natural resources originating in illegal settlements in occupied territories."
Jul 12, 2018
SOCIETY
World Cup thrills Kathmandu’s wheelchair-bound (with video)
World Cup thrills Kathmandu’s wheelchair-bound (with video)
KATHMANDU, July 12: Ramesh Chhetri, 20, of Dailekh lost both his legs in the 2015 earthquake. He has been confined to a wheelchair ever since. While in wheelchair, he learnt to play basketball. Last week, however, he was deeply enjoying the live telecast of the world cup with a basketball on his han...
Jul 12, 2018
SOCIETY
JULY 12: 6 things to know by 6 PM today
JULY 12: 6 things to know by 6 PM today
Your daily dose of missed important news of the day.
Jul 12, 2018
WORLD
Conspiracy of silence: Israeli government still covering up historic atrocities
Conspiracy of silence: Israeli government still covering up...
TEL AVIV, July 12: In 1948, just prior to the foundation of Israel, six Polish Christians were executed without trial in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem by the fledgling country's Jewish army, the Haganah. An investigative analysis on the killings - dubbed the Riftin Report - was compiled for future Prime Mi...
Jul 12, 2018