SOCIETY
CoAS inspects Far West Division
CoAS inspects Far West Division
KATHMANDU, Aug 26: Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) Rajendra Chhetri has inspected Sangram Shardul Company based in Bajhang district and Shree Samarjit Company based in Bajhang under Far West Division on Saturday.
Aug 26, 2017
WORLD
27 dead after Boko Haram attacks on Nigerian villages
27 dead after Boko Haram attacks on Nigerian villages
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria, August 26: Boko Haram extremists killed at least 27 people by shooting them and slitting their throats as they attacked several villages in northern Nigeria's Borno state in the past week, residents said.
Aug 26, 2017
SOCIETY
Political cloud over media: how detrimental to press freedom?
Political cloud over media: how detrimental to press freedom...
KATHMANDU: "Citizens need facts, not fake news and propaganda. Most of all they need reliable media working in a transparent and ethical way to give them the information they need to make a democracy work." This is a famous quote from Aidan White, Director of the Ethical Journalism Network.
Aug 26, 2017
SOCIETY
Floods, landslides claim 1000 plus lives in five years
Floods, landslides claim 1000 plus lives in five years
KATHMANDU, Aug. 26: A total of 1,037 people have lost their lives in the last five years in floods and landslides while 534 have gone missing. Likewise, the number of injured is exactly the same with that of missing ones, the Ministry of Home said.
Aug 26, 2017
Lifestyle
Meena and Aavaas mesmerize Paleti audience
Meena and Aavaas mesmerize Paleti audience
KATHMANDU, Aug 26: The August session of Paleti began with Singer Meena Niraula singing songs of writers Bairagi Kaila and Manjul.
Aug 26, 2017
SOCIETY
Gaura Parba begins in far-west
Gaura Parba begins in far-west
BHIMDUTTANAGAR, August 26: Gaura Parba, the major festival of the far-west region, has begun from Saturday, the day of Bhadra Krishna Panchami.
Aug 26, 2017
POLITICS
Protest against affiliation of Kathmandu Medical College (With photos/video)
Protest against affiliation of Kathmandu Medical College (Wi...
KATHMANDU, August 26: Bibeksheel Sajha Party organized a protest rally jingling bells against the decision of Tribhuvan University (TU) to grant affiliation to Kathmandu Medical College.
Aug 26, 2017
POLITICS
RJP-N registered at EC for province, federal polls
RJP-N registered at EC for province, federal polls
KATHMANDU, August 26: The Rastriya Janata Party-Nepal has been registered at the Election Commission for the upcoming elections to the House of Representatives and to the Province Assembly.
Aug 26, 2017
SOCIETY
Seriously injured ward chairman Koirala died
Seriously injured ward chairman Koirala died
KATHMANDU, August 26: Rajan Koirala, Chair of Dhulikhel Municipality Ward No. 2 in Kavre district, passed away last night.
Aug 26, 2017
WORLD
Uneasy calm after 30 die in India riots over guru verdict
Uneasy calm after 30 die in India riots over guru verdict
PANCHKULA, India, Aug 26: Thousands of security forces have marched through a northern Indian town to maintain calm after supporters of a quasi-religious sect leader protested his rape conviction with violence that left at least 30 dead.
Aug 26, 2017