SOCIETY
Traffic congestion ahead of Myanmar Prez arrival
Traffic congestion ahead of Myanmar Prez arrival
KATHMANDU, Aug 28: Major roads in the valley are disrupted as the heads of states and governments are starting arriving today for the fourth summit of the BIMSTEC.
Aug 28, 2018
Lifestyle
Air pollution is making us dumber, study shows
Air pollution is making us dumber, study shows
Aug 28: Air pollution could be more damaging to our health than previously thought, according to a new study, which found that prolonged exposure to dirty air has a significant impact on our cognitive abilities, especially in older men.
Aug 28, 2018
SOCIETY
Litterateur Krishu Chhetri appears with new creation
Litterateur Krishu Chhetri appears with new creation
KATHMANDU, Aug 28: An anthology of poems titled Charako Geet, (Bird's Song) by Krishu Chhetri has been released. Litterateur Chhetri is the current Nepali consul to the United States of America.
Aug 28, 2018
ECONOMY
Toyota pours $500 mn into driverless car tie-up with Uber
Toyota pours $500 mn into driverless car tie-up with Uber
UNITED STATES, Aug 28: Toyota will pump about $500 million into ride-share firm Uber as part of a deal to work together on mass-producing self-driving vehicles, the Japanese car giant said on Tuesday.
Aug 28, 2018
SOCIETY
Baitadi at high risk of malaria
Baitadi at high risk of malaria
BAITADI, Aug 28: Baitadi district is at high risk of malaria infection these days. The district has been recording the increasing number of malaria patients in the last three years, according to the Public Health Office, Baitadi's Health Assistant, Santosh Pandey.
Aug 28, 2018
SOCIETY
Flood submerges 500 houses
Flood submerges 500 houses
RAJBIRAJ, Aug 28: The flood-fed Saptakoshi River has inundated around 500 households in Saptari district.
Aug 28, 2018
Lifestyle
Facebook takes action against Myanmar over Rohingya violence
Facebook takes action against Myanmar over Rohingya violence
Facebook moved against the Myanmar regime on Monday by taking down a number of accounts and pages, as well as an Instagram account, which the internet giant had identified as being ‘hate speech’.
Aug 28, 2018
WORLD
North Korea still 'serious and imminent threat': Japan
North Korea still 'serious and imminent threat': Japan
JAPAN, Aug 28: North Korea still poses a "serious and imminent threat", Japan said Tuesday in its first annual defence review since an outbreak of diplomacy on the Korean peninsula.
Aug 28, 2018
SOCIETY
School for Chepang kids with modern facilities
School for Chepang kids with modern facilities
DHADING, Aug 28: This school can be largely called as a school for Chepang kids. Dolbhanjyang Secondary School in southern Dhading, which now boasts of modern facilities, has over sixty percent of Chepang children as its students. According to the school administration, it is quite remarkable that t...
Aug 28, 2018
SOCIETY
Bus park at Khula Munch to remain closed for four days
Bus park at Khula Munch to remain closed for four days
KATHMANDU, Aug 28: The bus park which was relocated to Khula Munch (Open Theatre) in Tundikhel from old bus park area is to remain closed for four days.
Aug 28, 2018