POLITICS
UML agrees to end house stalemate following agreement with ruling parties
UML agrees to end house stalemate following agreement with r...
KATHMANDU, May 27: The ruling parties and the main opposition party CPN-UML have agreed to stop remaining adamant on their stances in a bid to end the current political impasse.
May 27, 2017
WORLD
Exclusive: Trump son-in-law had undisclosed contacts with Russian envoy - sources
Exclusive: Trump son-in-law had undisclosed contacts with Ru...
WASHINGTON, May 27: U.S. President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and close adviser, Jared Kushner, had at least three previously undisclosed contacts with the Russian ambassador to the United States during and after the 2016 presidential campaign, seven current and former U.S. officials told Reuters.
May 27, 2017
WORLD
At least 28 killed in ambush attack on Christians in Egypt
At least 28 killed in ambush attack on Christians in Egypt
CAIRO, May 27: Masked gunmen ambushed a bus carrying Coptic Christians to a monastery south of Cairo on Friday, killing at least 28 people, and Egypt responded by launching airstrikes against what it said were militant training bases in Libya.
May 27, 2017
ELECTION
Third gender announce candidacy
Third gender announce candidacy
TILOTTAMA (RUPANDEHI), May 27: Three third gender individuals have announced their candidacy for the June 14 local level elections.
May 27, 2017
VALLEY POLLUTION INDEX
Valley Pollution Levels
Valley Pollution Levels
The graph above is based on the pollutant of fine particulate matter, PM2.5 (PM less than 2.5 microns) of Kathmandu Valley in a day
May 27, 2017
POLITICS
Prez confers state honors on 258
Prez confers state honors on 258
KATHMANDU, May 26: President Bidya Bhandari has conferred various state honors on 258 persons including family members of her own and Vice President Nanda Bahadur Pun on the occasion of the ninth Republic Day on Friday.
May 27, 2017
SOCIETY, SPECIAL
Women fill in for men in quake reconstruction
Women fill in for men in quake reconstruction
HETAUDA, May 26: Bimala Majhi is already 40. Learning to build house at this age was not something she ever imagined of. If it was about contributing labor, it would still be a normal thing, she said. “But we are now working as trained masons. It is very a tedious job but it feels great doing it,” s...
May 27, 2017
ELECTION
RJPN announces to disrupt polls
RJPN announces to disrupt polls
KATHMANDU, May 26: The Rastriya Janata Party Nepal (RJPN) has announced to boycott the second phase of the local polls accusing the government of “not showing enough sincerity to fulfill its demands”.
May 27, 2017
SOCIETY
Cremated ‘dead’ man turns up alive from Gulf
Cremated ‘dead’ man turns up alive from Gulf
KATHMANDU, May 26: How would a family feel when a loved one they had cremated two years ago returns alive from the Gulf ? Moreover, they had already received compensation from the state for accidental death. This may sound like something from a movie, but it actually happened in Morang district.
May 27, 2017
ECONOMY
Former finance ministers, economists bat for self-reliant economy
Former finance ministers, economists bat for self-reliant ec...
KATHMANDU, May 27: Former finance ministers and economists have said that the country should focus and invest on certain sectors and products having competitive advantage as part of building a self-reliant economy.
May 27, 2017