Archive for: August, 2016

Teacher held on charge of inflicting torture

Bhojpur / Aug 17: A teacher here has been arrested by the police on the charge of inflicting torture on a girl student. Teacher Indrabir Pradhan of Dawa-based Panchakanya Lower Secondary School, Siddheshwor-1 was taken into police custody for investigations after a 13-year-old girl student of grade 6 consumed poison. He was arrested Tuesday on […]

Tamang media award to two journalists

Lalitpur / Aug 17: This year’s ‘Tamang Media Award’ is to be presented to journalists Arjun Tamang and Dudumaya Sintan. Tamang is the Kathmandu Bureau editor of the Annapurna Daily and Sintan is the programme producer and presenter of the Shakti FM, Hetauda. The annual award was instituted by the Tamang Communications Group to commemorate […]

ANFA Election in October 24

Kathmandu / Aug 16: The All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) working committee that met on Tuesday decided to hold elections for the post of chairman and vice-chairman lying vacant for long. The committee meeting held at ANFA complex has decided to hold the election on October 24 as per the direction of the World Football […]

Awards given to President Best Farmers

Rajbiraj / Aug 16: The Saptari District Development Committee on Monday distributed ‘President Best Farmer Award’ for the fiscal year 2072-73 BS. The award recipients are Krishna Bihari Mehata of Hanumannagar-7 (first), Kriti Bikas Tiwari of Bakdhuwa-8 (second) and Bhagawat Yadav of Patthargada-6 (third), according to the District Agriculture Office, Saptari. The winner each received […]

Five-fold more inmates in Panchthar jail

Panchthar / Aug 16: The Panchthar Prison –which was said to be transformed into a correction centre – has witnessed five-fold more inmates than its capacity. With this, the jailbirds have been surviving a hard time in the prison. The jailbirds complained that they are having a very congested accommodation in the prison due to […]

Nepal defeats Netherlands by 19 runs

Kathmandu / Aug 15: Nepal has defeated the Netherlands by 19 runs in the second match of the fourth stage under the ICC World Cricket league championship. In the match that concluded in Amsterdam, Netherlands earlier tonight, Nepali bowler restricted the Dutch batsmen to 198 runs taking all 10 wickets in 48.3 overs after posting […]

New Government Poll

NRA to provide first installment through special drive

Kathmandu / Aug 15: The National Reconstruction Authority (NRA), the government body formed to carry out post-earthquake rebuilding works, is to provide first installment of the house rebuilding grants to the quake survivors under a month-long special campaign. At a press meet here Monday, NRA Chief Executive Officer Sushil Gyawali said the NRA had the […]

International Darnal Award to Chamar

Kathmandu / Aug 15: The ‘International Darnal Award for Social Justice’, instituted in memory of Dalit rights activist Subhash Darnal, has been awarded to Rakshyaram Chamar of Kapilvastu. The award carries a purse of Rs 500,000. Chamar, 28, who was born in the marginalized Madhesi Dalit family, has been honoured in recognition of his contribution […]

France interested to construct cable car from Bishnumati to Bouddhanath

Kathmandu / Aug 15: The French Government has expressed its intent to construct a cable car from the origin of Bishnumati Sapantirtha to the Bouddha Stupa. French Ambassador Yves Carmona expressed the interest of his government in course of a meeting with Minister for Physical Infrastructure and Transport Ramesh Lekhak held at the Ministry on […]