SOCIETY
FNJ's 25th General Convention begins
FNJ's 25th General Convention begins
KATHMANDU, August 21: The 25th general convention of the Federation of Nepalese Journalists (FNJ) began in Kathmandu on Sunday. Inaugurating the convention, Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba said that Nepali media fraternity had played a vital role in institutionalizing democratic republican system...
Aug 21, 2017
Infographic
Infogrphics: Managing the impacts of climate change on poverty
Infogrphics: Managing the impacts of climate change on pover...
Managing the impacts of climate change on poverty.
Aug 21, 2017
SOCIETY
Students in Banke miss school as flood sweeps away educational materials
Students in Banke miss school as flood sweeps away education...
NEPALGUNJ, August 21: As the recent flood swept away his books, copies, and uniform, Ramesh Dangi of Rapti Sonari Rural Municipality-4, Lalpur is worried about his studies. As the schools have resumed after the floods, he is wondering how he will go to his school now.
Aug 21, 2017
SOCIETY
Elderly escapes tusker menace, killed by flood
Elderly escapes tusker menace, killed by flood
CHITWAN, August 21: It has been a tough week for Bir Bahadur Chepang of Rapti Rural Municipality ward-6, Pyaridhap, who is currently mourning the loss of his 74-year-old mother Phulmati Praja Chepang. His mother died in the flood of August 13 on Saturday midnight.
Aug 21, 2017
SPORTS
Alonso double for Chelsea spoils Spurs' Wembley opener
Alonso double for Chelsea spoils Spurs' Wembley opener
WEMBLEY, August 21: Two goals from Marcos Alonso gave Chelsea a 2-1 victory over Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday in the first-ever Premier League game at Wembley Stadium.
Aug 21, 2017
SOCIETY
The pain of mourning the death of six family members
The pain of mourning the death of six family members
RAUTAHAT, August 21: Last week, six members of the same family lost their lives when an ambulance they were riding was washed away by the flood. While his family members could not escape the mishap, Rajan Yadav was lucky to survive.
Aug 21, 2017
SOCIETY
With embankments destroyed, Tarai more prone to floods
With embankments destroyed, Tarai more prone to floods
RAUTAHAT, August 21: Shiva Dayal Sah, 60, of Dohartol panics whenever clouds gather in the sky. He has withstood flood several times in his life. However, the recent one, the one that swept across most the Tarai region last Saturday, was the most devastating, he says. “As soon as there is a black cl...
Aug 21, 2017
SOCIETY
13,000 Kamalaris to benefit from ID card distribution
13,000 Kamalaris to benefit from ID card distribution
KATHMANDU, August 21: Members of the Kamlari community, who were once bonded laborers, are finally getting their identity cards after four long years of struggles and protests to get their identity.
Aug 21, 2017
POLITICS
Amendment bill hangs in the balance as RPP wavers
Amendment bill hangs in the balance as RPP wavers
KATHMANDU, August 21: The constitution amendment bill registered by the erstwhile Pushpa Kamal Dahal-led government and supported by most of the parties in the ruling coalition hangs in the balance as the House remains divided along political lines for and against the proposed revision ahead of the...
Aug 21, 2017
POLITICS
PM Deuba set to break jumbo cabinet record
PM Deuba set to break jumbo cabinet record
KATHMANDU, August 21: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba had courted controversy for forming the largest-ever cabinet in his second stint as prime minister back in 1996.
Aug 21, 2017