Parties submit lists of nominees for PR seats Kathmandu, May 2:Twenty-five political parties today submitted their lists of nominees from within their closed lists of candidates for the Constituent Assembly under PR system.The Election Commission, after a look into the names for the legal... Travel 03 May, 2008
Chepangs face starvation Dhading, May 2:Perennial sufferers of starvation every nine months a year, Chepangs in Dhading district are on the threshold of starvation once again.Hit by the shortage of food grains, Chepangs in Dungmang of Dhusha VDC-4, Kalanga and Masarkh of... Travel 03 May, 2008
Call to ensure rights of Chepang community Lalitpur, February 20:The Chepang community, which is the most marginalised of the indigenous nationalities, has called on the political parties to ensure compulsory representation of the Chepang community in the Constituent Assembly.The participants... Horoscopes 21 Feb, 2008
No one can prevent polls, says Speaker Nembang Dhading, January 5:Speaker Subas Nembang today said that nobody can prevent the constituent assembly (CA) polls from being held in mid-April.Inaugurating Radio Dhading, the first community radio of Dhading district, he said: “As the nation has... Travel 06 Jan, 2008
Diarrhoea claims 12 lives in two days Rajbiraj, October 26: Two persons died of diarrhoea in Saptari district yesterday and today. Bhuleshwor Roy, 60, of Portaha-1 died at home today, a family source said. Jayanul Khatun, 60, of Bathnaha Village Development Committee (VDC)-5 died while... Travel 27 Oct, 2007
Dhading VDC at risk of inundation Dhading, September 29:Around 2,500 households in Mahadevsthan VDC here are under threat of being swept away by the Khani river.The river flows through Wards 2 and 3 of the VDC. A landslide on the river banks in Hattigoda has led to the formation of a... Travel 30 Sep, 2007
Once-over Over 20 hurt in clashRAJBIRAJ: Around two dozens agitators were hurt on Friday when a police team used force to resume traffic during the bandh called by the Dalit Janajati Party (DJP) at Bisanchowk of Kalyapur in Saptari. Those injured were undergoing... Travel 08 Sep, 2007
Once-over Villagers’ threatSURKHET: Locals here have warned that they will bar political party leaders from entering villages if they failed to allocate at least Rs 1 million from the DDC budget for the construction of the Masina-Chepang agriculture road. In a... Travel 28 Aug, 2007
Child crushed NARAYANGARH: Eleven-year-old Siddhi Kumar Chepang of Mairang in Lothar VDC-6 was crushed to death when a wall of his maternal grandfather’s house fell on him on Tuesday night after a landslide hit Bisbung of Lothar VDC-4. Siddhi Kumar had gone there... Travel 19 Jul, 2007
IN BRIEF 23 honouredKathmandu: Prof Dr Kyung June Lee, president of Asia University Federation, on Thursday felecitated 23 people with the Youth Ambassador For Peace Awards. Speaking at the function organised by the Youth Federation for World Peace-Nepal, OK... Horoscopes 06 Apr, 2007
Chepangs seek their place in CA Kathmandu, April 4:The marginalised Chepang community today demanded that they be guaranteed social, cultural, economical and political participation in the new Nepal. Addressing a round table conference organised by the Nepal Chepang Association,... Travel 05 Apr, 2007
1,500 Chepangs get citizenship certificates Dhading, March 1:As many as 1500 Chepangs living as squatters in different villages of southern Dhading received Nepali citizenship certificates. According to the Nepal Chepang Association (NCA), Dhading, some 1,495 Chepangs of the district have... Travel 02 Mar, 2007
