SPORTS
Two consecutive victories for Dhanyantri, Busy
Two consecutive victories for Dhanyantri, Busy
KATHMANDU, Sept 1: Dhanyantri Futsal and Busy Futsal registered two straight victories in the National Futsal League in separate matches on Friday.
Sep 02, 2017
SOCIETY
Village known as ‘food zone’ turns into desert
Village known as ‘food zone’ turns into desert
SAPTARI, Sept 1: Dhiwaga village in Saptari would be popularly called a ‘food zone’ due to its abundant production of food grains. Over the years, the small village with around 1,000 households was gradually shrinking. Floods every monsoon and the changing course of the nearby Belan river was taking...
Sep 02, 2017
SOCIETY
Ban on Chure excavation being largely violated
Ban on Chure excavation being largely violated
JHAPA, Sept 1: Just three weeks ago, massive floods wreaked havoc in Madhes. Landslides in the hilly districts displaced hundreds of people. Environment experts warned that further destruction of Chure would be disastrous. According to them, ‘unnatural’ flooding and landslides had a direct link with...
Sep 02, 2017
SOCIETY
19 students die, 1 million still unable to go to school in flood-hit districts
19 students die, 1 million still unable to go to school in f...
KATHMANDU, Sept 1: Nearly one million school going children are still deprived of the teaching-learning process in the southern plains of the country due to the recent floods. According to preliminary details collected by the Ministry of Education (MoE), 228 schools were damaged while 19 students di...
Sep 02, 2017
SOCIETY
Medicine crisis in Rolpa
Medicine crisis in Rolpa
ROLPA, Sept 1: It's been a long time since the health posts in Rolpa have been hit by medicine shortage. Health workers of Madi Rural Municipality report that all the five health posts in the municipality have been hit by short supply for months. They state that the health posts based in Ghartigaun,...
Sep 02, 2017
POLITICS, SOCIETY
'Nepal is Koica's priority country'
'Nepal is Koica's priority country'
KATHMANDU, Sept 1: Korea International Cooperation Agency (Koica) has organized a workshop on Koica Volunteers Program for its partner organizations Friday.
Sep 02, 2017
SOCIETY, Republica Watch
Lawmaker probing NOC land buy scam feels security threat
Lawmaker probing NOC land buy scam feels security threat
KATHMANDU, Sept 1: A lawmaker involved in probing corruption in the procurement of land by state-owned Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) has complained of security threat.
Sep 02, 2017
POLITICS
Poll bills stall again at PAC over amendment
Poll bills stall again at PAC over amendment
KATHMANDU, Sep 1: Friday's meeting of parliament's State Affairs Committee, which was scheduled to forward the stalled election-related bills after dropping some controversial amendment proposals that would allow corruption-convicted individuals to contest elections, could not make any headway afte...
Sep 02, 2017
POLITICS
Resolution motion in parliament demanding corruption control
Resolution motion in parliament demanding corruption control
KATHMANDU, Sep 1: In the wake of the exposure of several corruption cases by media, lawmakers have registered a resolution motion in parliament, demanding action against the corrupt and strengthening the anti-corruption bodies.
Sep 02, 2017
POLITICS
PM heading for UNGA on Sept 19
PM heading for UNGA on Sept 19
KATHMANDU, Aug 30: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba is set to leave for New York to address the 72nd General Assembly of the United Nations on September 19.
Sep 02, 2017