WORLD
Millions endure record cold without power; at least 20 dead
Millions endure record cold without power; at least 20 dead
OCEAN ISLE BEACH, Feb 17: A winter storm that left millions without power in record-breaking cold weather claimed more lives Tuesday, including three people found dead after a tornado hit a seaside town in North Carolina and four family members who perished in a Houston-area house fire while using a...
Feb 17, 2021
WORLD
Myanmar coup opponents call for new show of force
Myanmar coup opponents call for new show of force
MYANMAR, Feb 17: Opponents of Myanmar’s military coup called for more big protests on Wednesday to show that the army’s claim of widespread public support for overthrowing elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi and holding new elections was false.
Feb 17, 2021
SOCIETY
Prime suspect in rape and murder of Bhagarathi Bhatta arrested
Prime suspect in rape and murder of Bhagarathi Bhatta arrest...
KATHMANDU, Feb 17: Police have arrested a youth allegedly involved in the rape and murder of a teenager Bhagarathi Bhatta in Baitadi district.
Feb 17, 2021
ECONOMY, SOCIETY
Petroleum smuggling rampant at Nepal-India borders amid soaring prices of fuel
Petroleum smuggling rampant at Nepal-India borders amid soar...
KATHMANDU, Feb 16: Nepal Police on Monday arrested petroleum tanker operators on the charge of smuggling diesel from Nepal to India.
Feb 17, 2021
ECONOMY
Nepse ends in green for second consecutive day
Nepse ends in green for second consecutive day
KATHMANDU, Feb 16: The Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index opened in green and traded over 29 points higher in morning and continued to maintain in the positive territory for most of the trading session. However, the index pulled back in negative side with a meager decrement towards the last trading...
Feb 16, 2021
My City, Lifestyle
Robots at reception: South African hotel turns to machines to beat pandemic
Robots at reception: South African hotel turns to machines t...
Staff at Hotel Sky in Johannesburg’s wealthy Sandton district adhere to strict COVID-19 protocols, wearing masks and physically distancing from guests as much as possible; all, that is, except Lexi, Micah and Ariel.
Feb 16, 2021
POLITICS
Constitution should be interpreted on the basis of its provisions, not arbitrarily: Senior...
Constitution should be interpreted on the basis of its provi...
KATHMANDU, Feb 16: Senior advocate Badri Bahadur Karki, who is one of the five members of the amicus curiae formed to assist the Supreme Court in the House dissolution case, has argued that the apex court should take a decision on the case on the basis of constitutional provisions made in the Consti...
Feb 16, 2021
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Police arrest man on charge of harassing Sapana Roka Magar
Police arrest man on charge of harassing Sapana Roka Magar
KATHMANDU, Feb 16: Police on Tuesday arrested Binaya Jung Basnet, the person accused of harassing Sapana Roka Magar from Gongabu in Kathmandu.
Feb 16, 2021
My City, Lifestyle
Spanish chess board sales soar after 'Queen's Gambit' cameo
Spanish chess board sales soar after 'Queen's Gambit' cameo
A Spanish chess board maker discovered by chance that its products played a cameo role in hit Netflix series “The Queen’s Gambit”, and its sales have since soared.
Feb 16, 2021
POLITICS, Latest Updates
Nepal formally objects to statement in which India's BJP leader said his party wants to fo...
Nepal formally objects to statement in which India's BJP lea...
KATHMANDU, Feb 16: Nepal on Tuesday objected to a recent statement by Biplab Kumar Deb, chief minister (CM) of the Indian State of Tripura, in which Deb quoted Indian Home Minister Amit Shah as saying that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would soon form its government in Nepal.
Feb 16, 2021