SPORTS
Murray out in 4th-round upset, Federer advances in Australia
Murray out in 4th-round upset, Federer advances in Australia
MELBOURNE, Australia, Jan 22: Andy Murray had already been upset by Mischa Zverev, undone by some old-school serve and volley, and Roger Federer was down 5-1 in the first set against Kei Nishikori.
Jan 22, 2017
POLITICS
Local polls will be held in April-May: Deuba
Local polls will be held in April-May: Deuba
RAUTAHAT, Jan 22: Nepali Congress (NC) President and former Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has said that local elections will be held in April-May.
Jan 22, 2017
TECHNOLOGY
Facial recognition, fingerprints to replace passports at Australian airports
Facial recognition, fingerprints to replace passports at Aus...
CANBERRA, Jan 22: Australia on Sunday announced an overhaul of security at all its international airports, with technology set to replace passports as means of identifying passengers by 2020.
Jan 22, 2017
SOCIETY
Fire guts two houses in Mugu
Fire guts two houses in Mugu
MUGU, Jan 22: A fire gutted two houses at Gamgadi, the district headquarters, on Sunday afternoon.
Jan 22, 2017
SOCIETY
16 including NEA staff arrested for alleged power thefts
16 including NEA staff arrested for alleged power thefts
KATHMANDU, Jan 22: Police have arrested 16 persons including incumbent and former employees of Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) for their alleged involvement in power thefts.
Jan 22, 2017
SOCIETY
First tranche grant to quake survivors from designated banks in Bhaktapur
First tranche grant to quake survivors from designated banks...
BHAKTAPUR, Jan 22: Earthquake survivors of six municipalities of Bhaktapur district would get first tranche of Rs 50,000 grant from Monday.
Jan 22, 2017
SOCIETY
Employees at Mahottari Ayurveda Office accuse Chief of misappropriation
Employees at Mahottari Ayurveda Office accuse Chief of misap...
MAHOTTARI, Jan 22: Employees under District Ayurveda Office, Mahottari have resorted to a protest against the office Chief, Subodh Mishra.
Jan 22, 2017
SOCIETY
Locals agitating against LLRC report in Khotang
Locals agitating against LLRC report in Khotang
KHOTANG, Jan 22: Locals of four VDCs in the district have continued their agitation showing dissatisfaction over the report of the Local level Restructuring Commission.
Jan 22, 2017
Lifestyle
Saladin: Director hopes to reach ‘Game of Thrones’ cinematography standards (with video)
Saladin: Director hopes to reach ‘Game of Thrones’ cinematog...
The director of the film ‘Saladin’, based on iconic Muslim ruler Salahuddin Ayyubi, Umar Agha claims the teaser of the film is not even close to what he had wanted. But with the help of the concept art, storyboards and this teaser, he now aims to raise $200,000 to create a proof-of-concept trailer (...
Jan 22, 2017
Lifestyle
Madonna, Katy Perry join anti-Trump women’s march
Madonna, Katy Perry join anti-Trump women’s march
A day after Donald Trump was sworn in as the 45th president of the United States, women and men including Hollywood stars took to the streets of Washington DC to show solidarity for women’s rights and refusal to attend the inauguration.
Jan 22, 2017