WORLD
Former Pakistan PM sentenced on corruption charges
Former Pakistan PM sentenced on corruption charges
July 7: Pakistan’s former prime minister Nawaz Sharif was sentenced in absentia to 10 years in prison by a corruption court in Islamabad yesterday, lawyers said, dealing a serious blow to his party’s troubled campaign ahead of July 25 elections.
Jul 07, 2018
SOCIETY
Works to upgrade Nepalgunj Stadium in full swing
Works to upgrade Nepalgunj Stadium in full swing
NEPALGUNJ, July 7: Building of new sports infrastructure at the Nepalgunj Stadium, Banke, is going on in full swing in view of the upcoming Eighth National Games scheduled to be held here coming December.
Jul 07, 2018
WORLD
Judge rejects blanket delay to reunite children at border
Judge rejects blanket delay to reunite children at border
SAN DIEGO, July 7: A judge on Friday refused to grant the Trump administration a blanket extension of the deadline to reunite children separated from their parents at the border, instead acknowledging that more time may be justified only in specific cases.
Jul 07, 2018
WORLD
Eleven killed, at least 45 missing as torrential rain pounds Japan
Eleven killed, at least 45 missing as torrential rain pounds...
TOKYO, July 7: At least 45 people are missing as torrential rains that have killed 11 people pounded western and central Japan, public broadcaster NHK said on Saturday, with more than 1.6 million people evacuated from their homes.
Jul 07, 2018
My City
Trishul Jatra: A shield against child infirmity
Trishul Jatra: A shield against child infirmity
The people present in the Pashupatinath temple premises seemed curious seeing a priest, donned in a red colored top, performing rituals to initiate the Trishul Jatra at Bastsaleswori. He was offering flowers, vermilion powder, fruits and incenses to the ‘khat’, a wooden palanquin, and in the meantim...
Jul 07, 2018
SOCIETY
Mustang mishap: 20 bodies sent to Pokhara
Mustang mishap: 20 bodies sent to Pokhara
PARBAT, July 7: The bodies of the 20 people who died in a road accident in Mustang on Friday have been sent to Pokhara.
Jul 07, 2018
SOCIETY
Jailed for destroying banana farm
Jailed for destroying banana farm
RATNANAGAR, July 7: A man arrested on the charge of destroying a banana farm in Jutpani of Kalika municipality-6 has been sent to jail.
Jul 07, 2018
Lifestyle
Sacred Games: How India’s first Netflix original came together
Sacred Games: How India’s first Netflix original came togeth...
July 7: Vikram Chandra’s novel Sacred Games tackles all the big themes: crime, friendship, betrayal, love. Most of all, though, the 900-page book is a story about Mumbai. Sprawling yet focused, there is something cinematic in the writing.
Jul 07, 2018
WORLD
Global Warming may be twice what climate models predict
Global Warming may be twice what climate models predict
July 7: Future global warming may eventually be twice as warm as projected by climate models and sea levels may rise six metres or more even if the world meets the 2°C target, according to an international team of researchers from 17 countries.
Jul 07, 2018
WORLD
Once hailed by Nehru for its beauty, ‘India’s Switzerland’ lacks access to power, water, h...
Once hailed by Nehru for its beauty, ‘India’s Switzerland’ l...
In days when even a 12-year-old in an Indian city would be carrying a smartphone and riding to school on a moped, in Baijnath village in UP’s Sonbhadra district, even pregnant women have to be carried to the nearest hospital on cots.
Jul 07, 2018