DAOs imposing curfews to control possible riots ​​​​​​​While communal riots have increased across Nepal, local authorities and district administration offices have started using curfews as effective tool to control conflicts. Nepal 04 Oct, 2023
Bliss of freedom We keep celebrating International Women’s Day, and our heads are held high with pride. But the question is, are our women really free? Most of them are still under the gritty grasp of slavery, which is the outcome of male chauvinism A sane... 15 Nov, 2019
Deadly blast hits eastern Afghan city, targeting Sikh minority JALALABAD: An explosion hit the centre of the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad on Sunday, killing at least 20 people, including several members of the small Sikh minority, provincial government officials said. The blast, hours after President... Women 02 Jul, 2018
Campaign to dismantle Chhaupadi sheds launched in Kanchanpur KANCHANPUR: A campaign has been launched recently to dismantle Chhaupadi sheds throughout the Bedkot Municipality of Kanchanpur district. The campaign initiated by the Conflict Victim and Single Women Development Centre, a local NGO, in... Travel 19 Dec, 2017
Candidates luring voters in Rautahat Rautahat, September 11 As the third round of civic polls approach just around the corner, candidates from different political parties are busy luring the voters in Rautahat. The candidates are now busy with door-to-door election publicity... Travel 12 Sep, 2017
Shree Panchami being observed with gusto Hindu communities today across the country are observing Shree Panchami, also known as Basanta Panchami, by worshiping the Hindu goddess Saraswati, the deity of learning, wisdom, knowledge and arts. Parents and guardians start teaching alphabets to... Travel 01 Feb, 2017
Hundreds attack Hindu homes, temples in Bangladesh NEW DELHI: Hundreds of Muslims in eastern Bangladesh angry about a social media post launched a wave of attacks against Hindu temples and homes in a rare convulsion of communal violence in the region, Bangladeshi police said Monday. Police... Women 31 Oct, 2016
Afghanistan's dwindling Sikh, Hindu communities flee new abuses KABUL: On a bright day in downtown Kabul, Jagtar Singh Laghmani was in his traditional herb shop when a man turned up, drew a knife and told him to convert to Islam or he would cut his throat. Only bystanders and other shopkeepers saved his... Women 23 Jun, 2016
Shree Panchami observed with gusto Kathmandu, February 13 Hindu communities across the country today observed Shree Panchami, also known as Basanta Panchami, by worshiping the Hindu goddess Saraswati, the deity of learning, wisdom, knowledge and arts. Parents and guardians... Horoscopes 14 Feb, 2016
Hindu is Nepal�s national religion: DPM Gautam KATHMANDU: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs Bamdev Gautam has said that Hindu is Nepal’s national religion as over 80 per cent Nepalis are Hindu. Inaugurating the Bol Bom Kanwar Yatra organised by Bol Bom Kawariya... Travel 03 Aug, 2015
Kidnapped Pak Sikhs found PESHAWAR: Two Sikhs kidnapped for ransom in Pakistan’s lawless tribal belt on the Afghan border were today recovered alive and are under the protection of Pakistani soldiers, the military said. In a statement it said that security forces had... Women 02 Mar, 2010
Thakur for ‘broader Tarai’ Birgunj, January 7:Chairman of Tarai-Madhes Democratic Party (TMDP) Mahanta Thakur today said that the area from Mechi to Mahakali from Chure in the north to the plains in the south should be included as Tarai. “Rights of the people living in the... Travel 08 Jan, 2008
