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Mahashivaratri festival being celebrated today

Kathmandu / March 7: Hindu devotees all over the country today are celebrating the great festival of Mahashivaratri by worshipping Lord Shiva at various rivers, ponds and temples since early morning. Shivaratri, thought to be the day on which Lord Shiva was born, is one of the four nights known as Kaalratri, Moharatri, Sukharatri and […]


NC heads for run off to pick party president

Kathmandu / March 7: As none of the party president candidates garnered 50 per cent votes in the elections of the Nepali Congress (NC)’s ongoing 13th National Convention, the NC is headed for run off as per the party statute to pick the party president. As per the vote counts completed at 5:30 this morning, […]


3,147 cast vote for NC leadership; vote counting starting shortly

Kathmandu / March 6: The voting begun at 8:45 am Sunday to elect the central leadership through the ongoing 13th National Convention of the Nepali Congress has concluded at about 10:00 pm. In the election, 3,147 out of the total 3,161 voters cast votes for the election of the President, said secretary of the central […]


Government to formally request China for soft loan to Budhi Gandaki Project

Kathmandu / March 6: The government is to formally request the Chinese Government to provide soft loan for the construction of the Budhi Gandaki Hydro Power Project during the Prime Minister’s forthcoming visit to the northern neighbour. The Ministry of Energy is learnt to have already prepared a draft to this end and submitted it […]


Three senior women athletes feted

Kathmandu / March 6: Three veteran women athletes have been honoured amidst a programme here today. Maiti Nepal, a non-profit organisation dedicated to fighting against women trafficking, honoured Sangina Baidya, Tulasa Singh and Debu Thapa in recongisition of their incomparable contribution to boosting up nation’s image through the means of sports. They were feted by […]


Voting underway in NC’s National Convention

Kathmandu / March 6: The voting process for the selection of the leadership in the ongoing 13th National Convention of the Nepali Congress (NC) started at 8:00 am today. The voters have lined up in Rasatriya Sabhagriha after 8:00 am to cast their ballot for picking the party’s fresh leadership. Member of the NC’s Central […]


Over Rs 40 million distributed for warm clothes

Damauli / March 6: The District Administration Office, Tanahun, has distributed more than Rs 40 million to the quake affected people in the district to purchase the warm clothes. The amount was provided to the people whose houses were completely damaged after the April 25 earthquake and the subsequent aftershocks in Shuklagandaki Municipality and 35 […]


Delay to start reconstruction works leaves quake victims suffer much (Commentary)

Pritam Bhattarai / Kathmandu: As the whole country is concentrated on ongoing Nepali Congress 13th General Convention, the future of Bijaya Krishna Silpakar, a survivor of the April 25 earthquake, apparently looks bleak. His aspiration of living a normal life was shattered all of a sudden when the first jolt of the devastating quake crumbled […]


312 candidates vying for different posts in NC 13th Convention, 63 withdraw

Kathmandu / March 5: The Nepali Congress has published the final name list of candidates vying for different posts in the party new working committee to be elected by the ongoing 13th National Convention. It may be noted that 375 people had filed their nominations for the key posts at the party and central members […]


13th SAARCLAW conference kicks off; President inaugerates th conference

Kathmandu / March 5: The 13th South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation in Law (SAARCLAW) and 10th SAARC Chief Justices’ Conference, 2016 kicked off here in the capital city today. President Bidya Devi Bhandari inaugurated the two-day conference amid a special programme. The conference is jointly organised by the Supreme Court of Nepal and SAARCLAW […]




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