My City
Set yourself free
Set yourself free
We’re all trapped in a maze. Some in the dark paths of their pasts while some in the misty, shiny mountain of the future. The pain of living in the now haunts our mind as though the present has lost its own presence in our lives.
Aug 12, 2017
My City
Same life, new meaning
Same life, new meaning
I am Arpana (name changed), a 17 year old girl studying in Grade eight in a public school in Kathmandu. I was born in an economically poor family of a marginalized community in a remote area of Nepal. My story started when my father left my mother and got married to another woman. At that time, I wa...
Aug 12, 2017
My City
Charm of Ropain Jatra in Ilam
Charm of Ropain Jatra in Ilam
Every year, Ropain Jatra is celebrated after the completion of rice plantation to rejuvenate from the stress and workload one faces during the plantation time. This year, it was celebrated on Thursday in Ilam.
Aug 12, 2017
SOCIETY
Scores of people showing their solidarity with Dr KC in Maitighar area (With photo)
Scores of people showing their solidarity with Dr KC in Mait...
KATHMANDU, August 12: Thousands of people including leaders of newly emerging as well as old but outside-mainstream-politics parties have gathered in Maitighar area to express their solidarity with the orthodopedic surgeon Dr Govinda KC who has been demanding for the egalitarian medical educational...
Aug 12, 2017
My City
Ropain Jatra fervor grips Kathmandu
Ropain Jatra fervor grips Kathmandu
After bidding farewell to the exuberance of Gaijatra, Kathmandu Valley witnessed another lively crowd on the occasion of Ropain Jatra (Rice Planting Festival) on Wednesday. A diverse group of people clad in flamboyant attires with unusual strokes of make-up gathered at the court of Boudhanath Stupa...
Aug 12, 2017
ECONOMY
Petroleum dealers withdraw protest as NOC raises compensation
Petroleum dealers withdraw protest as NOC raises compensatio...
KATHMANDU, Aug 11: Nepal Petroleum Dealers’ Association has announced to withdraw its protest as the Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) has addressed their demand.
With the decision of the association following a meeting with the NOC on Friday, the supply of petroleum products, which was disturbed for two...
Aug 12, 2017
ECONOMY
NRB issues licensing policy for infrastructure development banks
NRB issues licensing policy for infrastructure development b...
KATHMANDU, Aug 11: Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has issued the licensing policy for the establishment of infrastructure development banks, paving way for interested individuals or firms to apply for a letter of interest and get an operational license to set up such bank.
Aug 12, 2017
SOCIETY
At least 6 killed, 6 missing as flooding inundated Itahari(Update)
At least 6 killed, 6 missing as flooding inundated Itahari(U...
ITAHARI, August 12: At least five persons were killed as the flooding caused by continuous heavy rain inundated Itahari market zone and its surrounding areas.
Aug 12, 2017
ECONOMY
BIMSTEC foreign ministers visit Chandragiri Hills
BIMSTEC foreign ministers visit Chandragiri Hills
KATHMANDU, Aug 11: Foreign ministers participating in the 15th Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) Ministerial Meeting on Friday made a visit to Chandragiri Hills for a short retreat.
Aug 12, 2017
ECONOMY
Nepse sheds 12 points as investors book profit
Nepse sheds 12 points as investors book profit
KATHMANDU, Aug 11: Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) benchmark index fell 11.52 points this week to close at 1,653.53 points on Thursday -- the last trading day of the week.
The stock market, which was posting gains till last week following a long slump, again took a dive this week. Analysts say that th...
Aug 12, 2017