SOCIETY
Speaker Gharti, IPU President Chowdhury meet
Speaker Gharti, IPU President Chowdhury meet
KATHMANDU, May 8: Speaker Onsari Gharti and Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) President and Bangladesh MP, Mr Saber Hossain Chowdhury, held a meeting on Monday.
May 08, 2017
SOCIETY
ADPC launches programmes in Nepal
ADPC launches programmes in Nepal
KATHMANDU, May 8: The Asian Disaster Preparedness Centre (ADPC) has launched its programs in Nepal aimed at improving humanitarian coordination through systematic and local institutional strengthening.
May 08, 2017
POLITICS, ELECTION
EC to monitor observers' activities as well
EC to monitor observers' activities as well
KATHMANDU, May 8: Election Commissioner Ila Sharma has called on one and all for support and cooperation to hold the upcoming local-level elections in a free, impartial, reliable and fearless atmosphere.
May 08, 2017
WORLD
Earthquake hits central Alaska, third to hit during weekend
Earthquake hits central Alaska, third to hit during weekend
PLEASANT VALLEY, Alaska (AP), May 8: The Alaska Earthquake Information Center says a magnitude 3.8 earthquake hit the central part of the state.
May 08, 2017
SOCIETY
Socket bomb found
Socket bomb found
GORKHA, May 8: A socket bomb has been found at Swanr in Sulikot Rural Municipality-3 on Monday.
May 08, 2017
ELECTION
Saili Danuwar indifferent to election (with video)
Saili Danuwar indifferent to election (with video)
KATHMANDU, May 8: With the local level polls just six days away, many people are busy talking about elections; they are busy predicting the outcome of the elections.
May 08, 2017
SOCIETY
Petrol bomb thrown at water industry
Petrol bomb thrown at water industry
KATHMANDU, May 8: An unidentified group hurled petrol bomb at the Shivapuri Drinking Water Industry here this morning.
May 08, 2017
SOCIETY
Student wing of Chand-led CPN announces indefinite educational strike
Student wing of Chand-led CPN announces indefinite education...
KAILALI, May 8: All Nepal Independent Students' Union-Revolutionary close to CPN led by Netra Bikram Chand has enforced an indefinite educational strike in Kailali beginning from today.
May 08, 2017
SOCIETY
Temporary police dies in Nawalparasi road accident
Temporary police dies in Nawalparasi road accident
NAWALAPARASI, May 8: A temporary police recruited for the security in the local poll (May 14) was killed in a road accident Sunday night.
May 08, 2017
ELECTION
Only one woman fields candidacy for local body chief in Jajarkot
Only one woman fields candidacy for local body chief in Jaja...
Jajarkot, May 8: To the chagrin of women activists advocating women empowerment, despite the legal provision allowing women to stand for the election freely, only one woman has filed her candidacy for the post of chief of the local body in Jajarkot.
May 08, 2017