POLITICS
Subduing democratic practices will quash autocratic regimes: Nepali Congress
Subduing democratic practices will quash autocratic regimes:...
KATHMANDU, Jan 31: The main opposition, Nepali Congress raised concerns over the KP Sharma Oli led government's steps to subdue democracy by boasting a two-thirds majority. Following opposition of Nepali Congress, the parliament has been adjourned until February 3.
Jan 31, 2019
SPORTS
National shito-ryu karate team leaves for UAE
National shito-ryu karate team leaves for UAE
KATHMANDU, Jan 31: National shito-ryu karate team has left for the United Arab Emirates to participate in JKS Cup scheduled for February 1.
Jan 31, 2019
TECHNOLOGY
Apple busts Facebook for distributing data-sucking app
Apple busts Facebook for distributing data-sucking app
NEW YORK, Jan 31: Apple says Facebook can no longer distribute an app that paid users, including teenagers, to extensively track their phone and web use.
Jan 31, 2019
POLITICS
PM Oli to be busy today in his home district
PM Oli to be busy today in his home district
BHADRAPUR, Jan 31: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has arrived in his home district, Jhapa, today. Prime Minister Oli is scheduled to inaugurate the Child Festival at Damak to be organised from today.
Jan 31, 2019
Lifestyle
How polar vortex blasts are tied to global warming
How polar vortex blasts are tied to global warming
UNITED STATES, Jan 31: A record-breaking cold wave is sending literal shivers down the spines of millions of Americans. Temperatures across the upper Midwest are forecast to fall an astonishing 50 degrees Fahrenheit (28 degrees C) below normal this week – as low as 35 degrees below zero. Pile a gust...
Jan 31, 2019
POLITICS, SOCIETY
Country now moves towards digital Nepal: PM Oli
Country now moves towards digital Nepal: PM Oli
KATHMANDU, Jan 31: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said that the country has already moved ahead towards digital Nepal, e-governance and paperless technology.
Jan 31, 2019
TECHNOLOGY
Samsung quarterly operating profit fell on slower demand
Samsung quarterly operating profit fell on slower demand
SEOUL, Jan 31: Samsung Electronics Co. has posted a near-30 percent drop in operating profit for the last quarter after seeing slowing global demand for its memory chips and smartphones. It still finished the year with record highs, but expects a decline in earnings this year.
Jan 31, 2019
WORLD, Lifestyle
Huge hole discovered in Antarctic glacier from 14 billion tons of ice melt
Huge hole discovered in Antarctic glacier from 14 billion to...
WEST ANTARCTICA, Jan 31: A hole the size of two-thirds of Manhattan and 1,000 feet deep has been found in a glacier in Antarctica.
Jan 31, 2019
SPORTS
In-form Nepal starts as favorite against UAE in T20I series
In-form Nepal starts as favorite against UAE in T20I series
KATHMANDU, Jan 31: Nepal starts favorites against the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in a three-match T20 international (T20I) series, that starts in Dubai on Thursday.
Jan 31, 2019
WORLD
UN: 6,700 children were killed, injured in Yemen
UN: 6,700 children were killed, injured in Yemen
UNITED NATIONS, Jan 31: More than 6700 children have been killed since the outbreak of the Yemen war in 2015, the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) announced yesterday.
Jan 31, 2019