SOCIETY
'Gunla' festival begins
'Gunla' festival begins
Kathmandu, Aug 3: A month-long "Gunla" festival, one of the important festivals of the Newar Buddhist community has began from today.
Aug 03, 2016
Lifestyle
Justin Bieber taunts Taylor Swift
Justin Bieber taunts Taylor Swift
LOS ANGELES, Aug 3: Singer Justin Bieber has taunted singer Taylor Swift over social media by sharing a photograph of himself on a video call with Swift's former boyfriend Calvin Harris and rapper Kanye West.
Aug 03, 2016
SOCIETY
Enrollment drive brings dropouts back to schools
Enrollment drive brings dropouts back to schools
PALPA, Aug 3: The school enrollment campaign launched in Palpa has been successful in bringing dropouts back to schools.
Aug 03, 2016
SOCIETY
Maternity Hospital to award 'healthy children'
Maternity Hospital to award 'healthy children'
KATHMANDU, Aug 3: Maternity Hospital, Thapathali has received 130 applications for the 'Healthy Child Competition' it announced last month.
Aug 03, 2016
SOCIETY
Myagdi likely to be fully-literate
Myagdi likely to be fully-literate
BENI (Myagdi), Aug 3: Preparations are on to declare Myagdi a fully-literate district by mid-April next year.
Aug 03, 2016
SOCIETY
Import of anti-snake venom afoot
Import of anti-snake venom afoot
KATHMANDU, Aug 3: The Logistic Management Division, Department of Public Health Services is to purchase anti-snake venom bearing in mind high risk of snakebite in the Tarai in summer.
Aug 03, 2016
SOCIETY
International Day of World's Indigenous Peoples to be observed
International Day of World's Indigenous Peoples to be observ...
KATHMANDU, Aug 3: The 22nd International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples is to be celebrated in Nepal by organizing various programs.
Aug 03, 2016
SOCIETY
A friend in need
A friend in need
Dear Swastika, Recently, one of my female colleagues lost her husband. It has been a week that she’s been back to work but I feel that she’s not coping well with her tragedy. I share a really intimate friendship with her.
Aug 03, 2016
POLITICS
Dahal back in Baluwatar from today
Dahal back in Baluwatar from today
KATHMANDU, Aug 3: As his election as new prime minister is almost certain with the backing of 16 political parties including the largest party Nepali Congress and an independent lawmaker in parliament, CPN (Maoist Center) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal is going to head the government for a second time.
Aug 03, 2016
BLOG
Ethnic language and English medium education
Ethnic language and English medium education
On February 1, 2015, a post appeared on Facebook. The post was by a Newar student who had lost his mother tongue after he joined his English Medium School. About 15 years later the student gives some suggestions to his school on how to promote ethnic languages. He admits that if his school had only...
Aug 03, 2016