WORLD
Afghan officials: Death toll rises to 45 in Taliban attack
Afghan officials: Death toll rises to 45 in Taliban attack
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN, Jan 22: Afghan officials say the brazen Taliban attack on a military base in an eastern province the previous day had killed at least 45 people, most of them military personnel.
Jan 22, 2019
Lifestyle
Tokyo court rejects Ex-Nissan chair Ghosn’s bail request
Tokyo court rejects Ex-Nissan chair Ghosn’s bail request
TOKYO, Jan 22: A Tokyo court has rejected former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn’s latest request for bail, more than two months after his arrest, prolonging detention that has drawn international scrutiny of Japan’s justice system.
Jan 22, 2019
WORLD
Magnitude 6.6 quake strikes off Indonesia's Sumbawa: USGS
Magnitude 6.6 quake strikes off Indonesia's Sumbawa: USGS
SINGAPORE, Jan 22: An earthquake of magnitude 6.6 struck south of the Indonesian town of Raba, off the central island of Sumbawa, the U.S. Geological Survey said, the second quake to hit the area on Tuesday.
Jan 22, 2019
ECONOMY
Beni municipality slashes property tax
Beni municipality slashes property tax
GALESHWOR, Jan 22: Myagdi district’s only municipality Beni has slashed the rates of integrated property tax by reviewing its earlier decision.
Jan 22, 2019
My City, Gen-Next, Slammed
Fire and Ice!
Fire and Ice!
Amidst the accessories of crockeries
I rise!
I rise above the encircled boundaries
Of four walls,
Jan 22, 2019
My City, Lifestyle
Crowdfunded honeymaker staffed by elderly revives Russian village
Crowdfunded honeymaker staffed by elderly revives Russian vi...
With a workforce of elderly women and using local ingredients, a honey and confectionery business put together with funds raised online is breathing life into an ailing Russian village.
Jan 22, 2019
My City, Gen-Next, Article
Sunrise
Sunrise
The first sound in the morning was the cooing of the cuckoos on the coconut trees. The second was the mooing of the mad buffalo on the mossy field. I woke up with a sudden start, and sat bolt upright in my bed. It was as if I hadn’t slept at all. To my astonishment, the door was flung open and darkn...
Jan 22, 2019
WORLD, Lifestyle
U.S. to formally seek extradition of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou: Globe And Mail
U.S. to formally seek extradition of Huawei executive Meng W...
Jan 22: The United States has informed the Canadian government that it plans to proceed with a formal request to extradite Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou on allegations violation of U.S. sanctions against Iran, the Globe and Mail reported on Monday.
Jan 22, 2019
My City, Lifestyle
Moldova hosts 10 km race in world's largest wine cellar
Moldova hosts 10 km race in world's largest wine cellar
Hundreds of runners competed in a 10 km (6 mile) race in the world’s largest wine cellar on Sunday, navigating by the light of headlamps as they hurtled through dark limestone caves that stretch some 200 km underground near the capital of Moldova.
Jan 22, 2019
SOCIETY
Security beefed up in Salinadi fair
Security beefed up in Salinadi fair
SANKHU, Jan 22: As many as 90 police personnel have been mobilized in keeping with security sensitivity at the recitation of Shreeswasthani and fair on the banks of popular Sali River.
Jan 22, 2019