SOCIETY
Korean Company selected for DPR for Fast-Track
Korean Company selected for DPR for Fast-Track
KATHMANDU, Sept 19: A South Korean Consultancy Company has been selected to prepare the Detailed Project Report (DPR) of the Kathmandu-Terai Madhesh Fast-Track project, a mega project of national pride and strategic importance.
Sep 19, 2018
Interview
(INTERVIEW) Nepal is now more "ruled by men" than "law" : Advocate Om Prakash Aryal
(INTERVIEW) Nepal is now more "ruled by men" than "law" : Ad...
Nepal is now more "ruled by men" than "law" : Om Prakash Aryal
Sep 19, 2018
WORLD
Russian investigators launch probe Into Il-20 plane crash in Mediterranean
Russian investigators launch probe Into Il-20 plane crash in...
MOSCOW, Sept 19: Russia's Investigative Committee said Tuesday it had opened an investigation into the crash of the Il-20 reconnaissance plane off the Syrian coast that killed 15 military personnel.
Sep 19, 2018
SOCIETY
Land donated to Health Post in Nuwakot
Land donated to Health Post in Nuwakot
NUWAKOT, Sept 19: Two aamaritans at Gosyang in Tarkeshwor Rural Municipality in Nuwakot district have donated a piece of their land to a local health post.
Sep 19, 2018
WORLD
Yemen conflict: 5 million children face famine
Yemen conflict: 5 million children face famine
More than 5 million children are at risk of famine in war-torn Yemen, according to charity Save the Children. Renewed attacks on the key port city of Hodeida could further disrupt food, fuel and aid supplies.
Sep 19, 2018
POLITICS
Construction of Lhasa-Kerung-Kathmandu-Lumbini railway emphasized
Construction of Lhasa-Kerung-Kathmandu-Lumbini railway empha...
KATHMANDU, Sept 19: Chairman of the Communist Party of Nepal (CPN), Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' and Chief of the Foreign Department of the Communist Party of China, Song Tao, hald talks in the Chinese capital Beijing on Tuesday evening.
Sep 19, 2018
WORLD
'UN must act tough against Pakistan to protect rights of Baloch people', says activist to...
'UN must act tough against Pakistan to protect rights of Bal...
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 19: Human rights activists from Balochistan have asked the United Nations to act tough against Pakistan to protect the rights and lives of the Baloch people.
Sep 19, 2018
WORLD
Once shunned, the Maori language is experiencing a revival
Once shunned, the Maori language is experiencing a revival
WELLINGTON, Sept 19: A teenage thrash metal band screams out Maori lyrics in its latest videos. A popular radio host is learning New Zealand's indigenous language and sharing new vocabulary with his audience.
Sep 19, 2018
WORLD
UN report calls for genocide charges against Myanmar’s military leaders
UN report calls for genocide charges against Myanmar’s milit...
MOSCOW, Sept 19: A 444-page United Nations report released Tuesday said Myanmar's generals should be prosecuted for genocide for their actions toward the country's Rohingya minority.
Sep 19, 2018
Lifestyle
Happiness declining in girls and young women in UK, survey reveals
Happiness declining in girls and young women in UK, survey r...
Only a quarter of females aged seven to 21 said they were very happy in 2018, according to the annual Girls' Attitudes Survey.
Sep 19, 2018