WORLD
Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad named winners of 2018 Nobel Peace Prize
Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad named winners of 2018 Nobel Pe...
OSLO, Oct 5: The Nobel Peace Prize on Friday was awarded to a Congolese doctor and a Yazidi former captive of the Islamic State group for their work to highlight and eliminate the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war.
Oct 05, 2018
POLITICS
NCP to hold its secretariat meeting on Sunday
NCP to hold its secretariat meeting on Sunday
KATHMANDU, Oct 5: The meeting between Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal held at the former’s official residence in Baluwatar has decided to hold party’s central secretariat meeting on Sunday.
Oct 05, 2018
SOCIETY
DAO Dolpa to ban alcoholic beverages during Dashain, Tihar festivals
DAO Dolpa to ban alcoholic beverages during Dashain, Tihar f...
DOLPA, Oct 5: District Administration Office, Dolpa has decided to beef up security condition in all the eight local units of the district during the upcoming Dashain and Tihar festivals.
Oct 05, 2018
WORLD
South Korea jails former president Lee for 15 years on corruption charges
South Korea jails former president Lee for 15 years on corru...
SEOUL, Oct 5: A Seoul court on Friday jailed former South Korean President Lee Myung-bak for 15 years for corruption, making him the latest in a string of high-profile political and business leaders ensnared by graft charges.
Oct 05, 2018
SOCIETY
Rafting begins in Kaligandaki river
Rafting begins in Kaligandaki river
PARBAT, Oct 5: Rafting has begun in the Kaligandaki river with an increasing inflow of tourists that starts in general from the October first week to the December first week for a season.
Oct 05, 2018
WORLD
Disbarred lawyer, 74, accused of shooting 7 officers
Disbarred lawyer, 74, accused of shooting 7 officers
FLORENCE, S.C. Oct 5: A 74-year-old man accused of shooting seven South Carolina law enforcement officers, killing one, is a Vietnam veteran and disbarred attorney who used his marksmanship to hold officers back as their comrades lay bleeding on the ground, authorities said.
Oct 05, 2018
SPORTS
Sponsors EA and Nike say concerned about Ronaldo rape claims
Sponsors EA and Nike say concerned about Ronaldo rape claims
NEW YORK, Oct 5: Sportswear maker Nike Inc and video game maker Electronic Arts Inc and said on Thursday they were concerned about rape allegations against Cristiano Ronaldo, one of the world’s best football players.
Oct 05, 2018
Lifestyle
Leon Lederman, who won Nobel Prize for key discoveries in particle physics, dies at 96
Leon Lederman, who won Nobel Prize for key discoveries in pa...
WASHINGTON, Oct 5: Leon Lederman, a major figure in physics who won the Nobel Prize for discoveries that broadened the understanding of subatomic particles that are considered the building blocks of the universe, and who became a passionate voice for science education, died Oct. 3 at a care facility...
Oct 05, 2018
POLITICS
PM Oli-Dahal meeting underway
PM Oli-Dahal meeting underway
KATHMANDU, Oct. 5: A meeting between Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and Chairman of Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Pushpa Kamal Dahal is underway at the former’s official residence in Baluwatar.
Oct 05, 2018
ECONOMY, WORLD
Renault to make India export hub for EMs, source parts from domestic suppliers
Renault to make India export hub for EMs, source parts from...
PARIS, Oct 5: Encouraged by the success of the Kwid small car in South Africa and Latin America, Groupe Renault plans to make India an export hub for emerging markets (EMs) such as Africa, Middle East and Latin America.
Oct 05, 2018