SOCIETY
Chitwan on high alert amidst fears of landslide, flood
Chitwan on high alert amidst fears of landslide, flood
RATNANAGAR July 9:Chitwan, the district in Province 1, is on high alert following an escalating risk of natural disaster. The District Disaster Management Committee and the District Security Coordination Committee are jointly working to mitigate the risk of monsoon flood and landslide.
Jul 09, 2018
WORLD
140 socialist political parties back BDS, embargo on Israel
140 socialist political parties back BDS, embargo on Israel
LONDON, July 9: The Socialist International, or SI, has endorsed the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement in their call for the rights of Palestinian people. SI, a global alliance of 140 political parties, as well as 35 parties currently in national governments, urged for a military emb...
Jul 09, 2018
POLITICS
Families of those killed in Upper Mustang tipper mishap to get Rs 500,000 each
Families of those killed in Upper Mustang tipper mishap to g...
KATHMANDU, July 9: The government has decided to provide Rs 500,000 in relief cash to the families of those killed in the Upper Mustang tripper accident.
Jul 09, 2018
WORLD
Syria: Russian-backed ceasefire allows 28,000 To return home
Syria: Russian-backed ceasefire allows 28,000 To return home
DAMASCUS, July 9: State news agency SANA confirmed the that a deal had indeed been reached between the Syrian army and the rebels. The Syrian army and rebels forces have stopped military operations after a Russian-backed deal was brokered enabling some 28,000 people to re-enter the region.
Jul 09, 2018
SOCIETY
Concerned govt reluctant to meet demands of Dr. KC
Concerned govt reluctant to meet demands of Dr. KC
JUMLA, July 9: Health condition of Dr. Govinda KC, who is on his 10th day in his fifteenth fast-unto-death hunger strike, is deteriorating, according to Dr. Prabin Giri. KC’s immunity is decreasing while his heart beat is increasing rapidly. “At the moment, he cannot stand up to walk to the toilet....
Jul 09, 2018
WORLD
How Mexico also separates Central American migrant families
How Mexico also separates Central American migrant families
REYNOSA, July 9: Since 2012, Mexican authorities have put 138,000 migrant children in detention centers where they must await deportation, sometimes separated from their parents. 97 percent are from Central America, mainly Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala, and 65,000 were traveling alone.
Jul 09, 2018
WORLD
Brazil: Lula kept in jail by regional court
Brazil: Lula kept in jail by regional court
PORTO ALEGRE, July 9: The president of the Federal Regional Court (TRF-4), Thompson Flores, has decided to keep Lula in prison. In an apparent turn in events judge Thompson Flores rules that the case returns to judge Gebran and that therefore its decision to maintain Lula in prison remains valid.
Jul 09, 2018
SOCIETY
DTO officiating Chief caught red-handed with bribe
DTO officiating Chief caught red-handed with bribe
JAJARKOT, July 9: A team of Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) today arrested officiating Chief of District Technical Office, Jajarkot, Anjan Kumar Dev, red-handed with Rs 80,000 bribe.
Jul 09, 2018
WORLD
South Africa charges Zuma's son with corruption: lawyer
South Africa charges Zuma's son with corruption: lawyer
JOHANNESBURG, July 9: Duduzane Zuma, the son of scandal-plagued former South African president Jacob Zuma, has been charged with corruption, his lawyer said on Monday.
Jul 09, 2018
Lifestyle
Weinstein due in court on charges he assaulted a 3rd woman
Weinstein due in court on charges he assaulted a 3rd woman
NEW YORK, July 9: Harvey Weinstein, who was previously indicted on charges involving two women, was due in court on Monday for arraignment on charges alleging he committed a sex crime against a third woman.
Jul 09, 2018