Archive for: March, 2016

5,000 Sadhus expected to participate in Shivaratri

Kathmandu / March 6: As the Mahashivaratri festival begins on Monday, preparations are on full swing for the biggest Hindu festival dedicated to the Lord Shiva. Pilgrims and Sadhus, known as ‘holy men’ from various parts of Nepal and as far as India are coming in to observe the festival. The Pashupati Area Development Trust […]


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 […]


Partial solar eclipse on Wednesday

Kathmandu / March 5: A partial solar eclipse will be witnessed from Nepal in the morning on March 9, said the Nepal Calendar Determination Committee. The solar eclipse will start at 5:57 am but it will be witnessed only after sunrise at 6:22 am, Committee Chairman Prof Dr Ram Chandra Gautam informed. The prime time […]


Thapa wins Pokhara Int’l Marathon; APF’s Parki clinches CoAS Open Marathon

Pokhara / March 5: The Armed Police Force (APF) athlete, Narayan Thapa, has finished as the winner of the Safal Pokhara International Marathon held today from Ex-sportsmen Forum of Nepal, Pokhara. Mixan Tamang from Bhojpur finished as the first-runner up while APF’s Khim Bahadur Khatri ended the race as the second-runner up. The top three […]


Amazon Confirms Encryption Change

March 04: Amazon has removed the ability to encrypt locally stored data on its Fire tablets, saying that customers weren’t using the service. The change comes as Apple squares off against the FBI over access to an encrypted iPhone. Apple says giving the government access would make all other iPhones more vulnerable to hacks. Amazon […]




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