State Assembly members provided training on use of social media

Biratnagar, Nov 10,  A total of 18 State Assembly (SA) members in State 1 are undergoing training on proper use of social media and social networking. The two-day training organized by Innovative Vision in association with the Parliament Cooperation Project commenced here today. State Assembly Spokesperson Pradeep Kumar Bhandari said the social networking sites such […]

Movement of govt vehicles disrupted in support of Dr Govinda KC

Amargadhi, Nov 10, The movement of government vehicles has been disrupted in Dadeldhura in support of Dr Govinda KC, who has been staging hunger strike demanding reform in medical education. Chairperson of District Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Lokraj Bhatta, informed that the vehicles bearing the government number plates were banned on road since this morning. […]

Priests to verify marriage aspirants’ age before conducting ceremony

Jajarkot, Nov 10, The priests who conduct marriage ceremony here have agreed to perform marriage rituals only after confirming whether the girl and boy getting married are of legally marriageable age. The district has high rate of child marriage standing at 74 per cent among the people under 20 years as per the statistics of […]

One killed, four injured in separate road accidents in Bhaktapur

Madhyapur, Nov 9, One person was killed and four others were injured in separate road accidents in Bhaktapur district today. According to Spokesperson at the Metropolitan Police Range, Bhaktapur, Rewati Raman Pokharel, a motorcycle (Ba 66 Pa 6767) coming from Nala to Chayamasingh met with an accident after it lost its control. Motorcyclist Chabi Bhandari, 46, […]

NCP, NC finalise candidacy for by-polls in Baitadi

Baitadi, Nov 10,  Major political parties Nepal Communist Party and Nepali Congress have finalised their candidacy for the November 30 by-elections in the district. By-polls are being organised for ward chairs of Surnaya rural municipality-1, Purchaudi municipality-4 and Dogdakedar rural municipality-4 in the district. Ruling Nepal Communist Party has fielded Narendra Prasad Bhatta for ward […]

International vegetarian conference on November 15-16

Kathmandu, Nov 10,  The international vegetarian conference is taking place in Kathmandu on November 15-16. Organised by the Baba Jai Gurudev Religion Development Institution, venue for the conference is Tundikhel. Preparations for the two days conference have been over, said manager of the conference Nanda Kumar Chaudhary at a face-to-face programme here on Saturday. More […]

Baglung’s Panchakot successfully tests paragliding flights

Baglung, Nov 10, Paragliding flights have been successfully tested at Panchakot of Baglung municipality-6, a tourist destination. Pilot Krishna Bahadur Sunuwar flew a paraglider from the area and landed at the playground of Dhawalagiri Multiple Campus. The test flights targeted operation of paragliding flights for the Baglung Fair scheduled for December 27 to January 5, […]