O'Farrell's 'Hamnet' wins book critics award for fiction

Maggie O'Farrell's "Hamnet," an imagined take on the death of Shakespeare's son from the bubonic plague, has won the National Book Critics Circle prize for fiction.

Khanal lunches cartoon book

Artist and Journalist of Gorkhapatra Sasthan, Keshab Raj Khanal has launched the book titled “Nepal Ma Cartoon Hijo Ra Aaja” amid the programme held at Nepal Academy of Fine Arts on Friday in Kathmandu.

Rising wildfire incidents call for effective response

On Friday morning, residents of Hetauda woke up to a strange sight. Dawn resembled dusk as smoke from smouldering wildfire enveloped the city and several places across Makwanpur district.

Jajarkot’s three municipalities get communication link for first time

Three remote Rural Municipalities of Jajarkot’s district are connected to the communication service for the first time after Nepal Telecom constructed 2G and 4G towers there. The newly connected Rural Municipalities are Shivalaya, Junichande and Barekot.

Cultural programme complements President’s visit to Bangladesh

President Bidya Devi Bhandari’s recent visit to Bangladesh to attend the celebrations marking the birth centenary of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and its 50th independence day has opened up an avenue for Nepal to participate in cultural exchange programmes with the country.

Kaligandaki Corridor project gains momentum

With the blacktopping at East Nawalparasi’s Gaidakot’s Dedhgaun, the construction of national pride Kaligandaki Corridor project has gained momentum. The corridor passes from Gaindakot Municipality to Buligantar to Boudikali Rural Municipality connecting Palpa, Syangja, Parbat and Baglung districts with Muktinath in the end, according to the project.

PM Oli rules out withdrawal of March 12 decisions

Prime Minister and chairman of the ruling CPN-UML KP Sharma Oli said on Friday that it was impossible to withdraw the decisions taken by the party on March 12 and thereafter. Addressing the CPN-UML’s Parliamentary Party meeting held at Baluwatar today, chairman Oli said there was no chance of backtracking the decisions of March 12, said Chief Whip of the UML Bishal Bhattarai quoting the Prime Minister.

Police detain dozen with illegal drugs

Nepal Police have arrested a dozen individuals with a number of illegal drugs from different parts of the country. According to the Daily News Bulletin of the Nepal Police Headquarters, the dozen arrests were made in different places of Banke, Sunsari, Parsa, Surkhet, Kanchanpur and Dhanusha. As per the information, three youths were arrested from Banke on Wednesday evening with hashish and brown sugar.

DDA directs online pharmacies to stop selling drugs

The government has directed to stop the sell and purchase of medicines through online and social sites. Issuing a public notice on Thursday, the Department of Drugs Administrative (DDA) under the Ministry of Health and Population has said that false or misleading publicity or advertisement of drugs is being carried out in the name of online pharmacy.

Unregistered births: An issue of child rights

Birth registration or the official recording of a child’s birth by the government is an internationally recognised fundamental right. But despite being an essential means of protecting the rights of the child, ensuring registration of children at birth has been a challenge for Gandaki province.