WORLD
Former U.S. Secretary of State George Shultz dies at age 100
Former U.S. Secretary of State George Shultz dies at age 100
WASHINGTON, Feb 8: George Shultz, the U.S. secretary of state who survived bitter infighting in President Ronald Reagan’s administration to help forge a new era in American-Soviet relations and bring on the end of the Cold War, died on Saturday at age 100, the California-based Hoover Institute said.
Feb 08, 2021
My City, Entertainment
Trump, facing expulsion, resigns from Screen Actors Guild
Trump, facing expulsion, resigns from Screen Actors Guild
Donald Trump has resigned from the Screen Actors Guild after the union threatened to expel him for his role in the Capitol riot in January.
Feb 08, 2021
WORLD
EXPLAINER: How glaciers can burst and send floods downstream
EXPLAINER: How glaciers can burst and send floods downstream
The floods that slammed into two hydroelectric plants and damaged villages in northern India were set off by a break on a Himalayan glacier upstream. Here’s a look at how glaciers and glacial lakes form and why they may sometimes break:
Feb 08, 2021
My City, Entertainment
Amanda Gorman, in a first, brings poetry to Super Bowl
Amanda Gorman, in a first, brings poetry to Super Bowl
Amanda Gorman, the 22-year-old poet who stirred America at the inauguration of President Joe Biden last month, again commanded the spotlight on one of the country’s biggest stages, the Super Bowl.
Feb 08, 2021
My City, Entertainment, Movies
Sci-fi films, young adult thriller among six new Obama projects for Netflix
Sci-fi films, young adult thriller among six new Obama proje...
Barack and Michelle Obama’s production company on Friday announced six new projects in development for Netflix Inc, including a love story with a supernatural twist and a young adult thriller. “Tenzing,” the story of the Nepalese-Indian man who first reached the summit of Mount Everest with Sir Edmu...
Feb 08, 2021
POLITICS, SPECIAL, PHOTO FEATURE/Video
PHOTOS: Bibeksheel Party stages demonstration in capital against HoR dissolution
PHOTOS: Bibeksheel Party stages demonstration in capital aga...
KATHMANDU, Feb 8: Bibeksheel Party staged a demonstration against the dissolution of the House of Representatives (HoR) in the capital on Monday.
Feb 08, 2021
SOCIETY
Four years old girl raped in school
Four years old girl raped in school
KATHMANDU, Feb 8: A 4-year-old girl studying in grade 1 was raped in her school in Gorkha. Police have arrested a 13-year-old boy of the same school on the charge of raping the girl in a toilet of the school.
Feb 08, 2021
OPINION
Chinese vaccine a shot of equity for world
Chinese vaccine a shot of equity for world
China offers an affordable vaccine that everyone can use. Competitors and envious people do not wish Beijing to succeed on this path. But China is no stranger to it. It will break through.
Feb 08, 2021
POLITICS, Latest Updates
China expresses concern over evolving political situation in Nepal following House dissolu...
China expresses concern over evolving political situation in...
KATHMANDU, Feb 8: China has expressed concern over the evolving political situation in Nepal following the dissolution of the House of Representatives.
Feb 08, 2021
ECONOMY, SOCIETY
Delay in verification of demand letters creates problem for foreign job seekers
Delay in verification of demand letters creates problem for...
KATHMANDU, Feb 8: Although the risk of the COVID-19 pandemic is being minimized in different destination countries, the Nepali embassies there have not shown any proactive interest in verifying the demand letters which has created problems for those trying to go for foreign employment. Foreign emplo...
Feb 08, 2021