ECONOMY
Trekking entrepreneurs in search of new trekking trails
Trekking entrepreneurs in search of new trekking trails
KATHMANDU, Feb 7: With the expansion of motorways, the trekking trails have been shortened reducing the duration of trekking. The week-long treks are now over in a few days.
Feb 07, 2021
My City, Entertainment
Serbian rape charges spur cross-region #MeToo-like response
Serbian rape charges spur cross-region #MeToo-like response
A #MeToo-like movement is sweeping the strongly patriarchal Western Balkans and activists hope there will be no turning back.
Feb 07, 2021
My City, Entertainment
Oscar winner, ‘Sound of Music’ star Christopher Plummer dies
Oscar winner, ‘Sound of Music’ star Christopher Plummer dies
Christopher Plummer, the dashing award-winning actor who played Captain von Trapp in the film “The Sound of Music” and at 82 became the oldest Academy Award acting winner in history, has died. He was 91.
Feb 07, 2021
WORLD
Himalayan glacier breaks in India, districts on high alert for flooding
Himalayan glacier breaks in India, districts on high alert f...
NEW DELHI, Feb 7: India put many of its northern districts on high alert on Sunday after the “breaking of a part” of a Himalayan glacier, officials said, with people being evacuated due to rising water levels in a river that the glacier feeds.
Feb 07, 2021
WORLD
4 skiers killed, 4 injured by Utah avalanche, police say
4 skiers killed, 4 injured by Utah avalanche, police say
SALT LAKE CITY, Feb 7: An avalanche killed four skiers and injured four others Saturday in a popular recreation area, making it one of the deadliest avalanches in Utah history, authorities said.
Feb 07, 2021
SOCIETY, SPECIAL, PHOTO FEATURE/Video, Latest Updates
PHOTOS: Seven mesmerizing pictures capture Helambu’s first snow of this season
PHOTOS: Seven mesmerizing pictures capture Helambu’s first s...
KATHMANDU, Feb 7: Helambu Rural Municipality in Sindhupalchowk district, which is located some 80 kilometers away from the federal capital of the country, looks alluring and mesmerizing as it is currently blanketed in heavy snowfall.
Feb 07, 2021
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
NSU demands action against the murderers of Bhatta
NSU demands action against the murderers of Bhatta
KATHMANDU, Feb 7: The Nepal Students Union (NSU), the sister organization of Nepali Congress, has demanded stringent action against the murderers of Bhagirathi Bhatta.
Feb 07, 2021
WORLD
5 key questions for Trump’s Senate impeachment trial
5 key questions for Trump’s Senate impeachment trial
WASHINGTON, Feb 7: Arguments begin Tuesday in the impeachment trial of Donald Trump on allegations that he incited the violent mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.
Feb 07, 2021
POLITICS, Latest Updates
Hearing on writ petition filed against appointments in constitutional bodies to begin toda...
Hearing on writ petition filed against appointments in const...
KATHMANDU, Feb 7: The Supreme Court is scheduled to begin hearing on the writ petition filed against the appointments made in various constitutional bodies today.
Feb 07, 2021
WORLD
Tens of thousands gather for second day of street protests in Myanmar: witnesses
Tens of thousands gather for second day of street protests i...
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MYANMAR, Feb 7: Tens of thousands of people marched for a second day in Myanmar’s biggest city on Sunday and thousands more across the country to protest against the military junta’s coup and detention of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi last week.
Feb 07, 2021