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Man pleads no contest to stalking Rihanna at Hollywood home
Man pleads no contest to stalking Rihanna at Hollywood home
A man who authorities say broke into Rihanna’s Hollywood Hills home and spent 12 hours there when she was not home has pleaded no contest to stalking the singer. Los Angeles County prosecutors said Thursday that 27-year-old Eduardo Leon of Fullerton entered the plea to felony counts of stalking and...
Feb 08, 2019
The Week
PLUS PLUS (AND MINUS)
PLUS PLUS (AND MINUS)
It has been a feature of the eating out/dining experience in Nepal for as long as I can remember – actually for as long as I can remember since I started paying the bills. It’s one half of every Nepali’s carefully considered ‘plus- plus’ calculation – something we remember to factor in either consci...
Feb 08, 2019
The Week
No hurdle too big, no feat too small
No hurdle too big, no feat too small
Born with primordial dwarfism, life has never been easy for Gita Bhusal. From being scorned back in her village and called a burden to her family to being gawked at on a daily basis, she is determined to fight the odds to be able to live a life of dignity so that she isn’t limited or defined by her...
Feb 08, 2019
ECONOMY
Lower remittance fees to promote use of formal channels: Government taskforce
Lower remittance fees to promote use of formal channels: Gov...
KATHMANDU, Feb 8: A government taskforce has suggested reducing the cost of remitting money to Nepal through banks or remittance companies for encouraging migrant workers to send money home using formal channels.
Feb 08, 2019
ECONOMY
Bookstores in Nepal: The past, the present and the future
Bookstores in Nepal: The past, the present and the future
KATHMANDU, Feb 8: Right in the heart of the bustling Kathmandu lies a sanctuary of sorts for a very rare breed of people: Mandala Book Point. In one recent afternoon, at his beloved book store, Madhav Lal Maharjan sits comfortably among the towering stacks of books in the storage room – the very pla...
Feb 08, 2019
ECONOMY
Nepse ends week on a flat note
Nepse ends week on a flat note
KATHMANDU: The local stock exchange witnessed a choppy trading session on the last trading day of the week. The Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index turned slightly lower in the afternoon after trading almost flat for most of the early trading. Nonetheless, the index recouped its losses to end the day...
Feb 08, 2019
SOCIETY
Joshi wins Apex Smile Festival award
Joshi wins Apex Smile Festival award
KATHMANDU, Feb 8: Apex College celebrated the Apex Smile Festival 2019 earlier this week with the slogan “Smile with Heritage”. The event was jointly organized by Apex Media Club with the support of Apex Sports Club, Apex Music and Dance Club, Apex IT Club, Apex Health and Awareness Club and Apex To...
Feb 08, 2019
SOCIETY
BPKIHS begins medical oxygen production
BPKIHS begins medical oxygen production
DHARAN, Feb 8: BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences has started producing medical oxygen. The hospital’s administration believes a huge amount of money will be saved after a large-scale oxygen plant was set up on the hospital premises.
Feb 08, 2019
SOCIETY
75 pc compensation for land along East-West Railway
75 pc compensation for land along East-West Railway
KATHMANDU, Feb 8: The government has decided to provide up to 75 percent compensation for acquiring land needed for the East-West Electrical Railway, in the case of those who have been living on the land for years but without actually owning it.
Feb 08, 2019
POLITICS
Factional wrangling delaying NCP unification
Factional wrangling delaying NCP unification
KATHMANDU, Feb 8: Nepal Communist Party (NCP) leaders continue to remain divided over plans to dissolve a high-level unification taskforce after it failed to finalize the merger of lower committees and sister wings within the given deadline.
Feb 08, 2019