SOCIETY
Khadka seeks referendum for Hindu state
Khadka seeks referendum for Hindu state
KATHMANDU, March 27: Demanding that a referendum be held to decide whether Nepal should be a Hindu state again, Nepali Congress (NC) leader Khum Bahadur Khadka registered a proposal at the party's central working committee meeting on Sunday.
Mar 27, 2017
POLITICS
Writ petition filed at SC against Online Media Directive
Writ petition filed at SC against Online Media Directive
KATHMANDU, March 27: A writ petition has been filed at Supreme Court against the Online Media Operation Directive the government issued recently.
Mar 27, 2017
POLITICS
Leaders, locals take to social media to announce candidature
Leaders, locals take to social media to announce candidature
SURKHET, March 27: Although political parties have yet to formally field their candidates for the May 14 polls, local-level leaders and the general public here are haphazardly announcing candidature for various positions of rural municipalities and municipalities through social media platforms.
Mar 27, 2017
SOCIETY, SPECIAL
Martyr families question the outcome of their loss
Martyr families question the outcome of their loss
JANAKPUR, March 27: Maliyani Devi Yadav of Birendra Bazar is 50. However, she looks much older than that. She has lived an impoverished life after losing her husband. She was forced to take care of her small children solely amid extreme poverty. She nonetheless struggled and groomed her family.
Mar 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
Mar 27, 2017
SOCIETY
Additional security sought in tarai districts for upcoming polls
Additional security sought in tarai districts for upcoming p...
KATHMANDU, March 26: Almost all districts in tarai have demanded additional security forces for the upcoming local level elections, arguing that the existing pool of security personnel falls short of meeting the security needs of the region which is likely to face bigger threats from polls-opposing...
Mar 27, 2017
POLITICS
Ballot papers printed for 36 districts
Ballot papers printed for 36 districts
KAKTHMAND, March 26: As part of the preparations for conducting local elections within the slated date of May 14, the Election Commission (EC) has printed the ballot papers for 36 out of the 75 districts so far. The election body plans to complete printing the remaining ballots by April 18.
Ball...
Mar 27, 2017
SOCIETY
One killed, two injured after bus rams bike
One killed, two injured after bus rams bike
RATNANAGAR (Chitwan), March 27: A person was killed and two injured after being struck by a bus near Baba Gas at Khaireni in eastern Chitwan Sunday night.
Mar 27, 2017
SOCIETY, Republica Watch
No safety rules yet against pollution near schools
No safety rules yet against pollution near schools
A majority of the 2,000 schools in Kathmandu Valley are running alongside the roads, without any consideration of the harmful effects of the pollution on the thousands of school children. The existing rules include provisions for a healthy atmosphere and greenery at schools as well as on restrictio...
Mar 27, 2017
SOCIETY
Rhinos fighting for survival in new location
Rhinos fighting for survival in new location
CHITWAN, March 27: The government is all set to translocate five rhinos from Chitwan National Park (CNP) to Shuklaphanta National Park amid concerns from the locals regarding the safety of the endangered species in the new location.
Mar 27, 2017