OPINION, Latest Updates
The Amazon and You
The Amazon and You
NEW YORK – Nearly everyone has seen the dramatic images of the Amazon ablaze. Tens of thousands of fires—intentionally started or caused by logging, farming, mining, and other human activities—have broken out over the past year alone.
Sep 16, 2019
Infographic
Trump plans ban on sale of flavoured e-cigarettes
Trump plans ban on sale of flavoured e-cigarettes
U.S. health officials are investigating more than 450 cases of severe lung illnesses and at least six deaths linked to the use of electronic cigarettes, or vaping devices, in 36 states and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Sep 16, 2019
WORLD
Attack on Saudi oil sites raises risks amid US-Iran tension
Attack on Saudi oil sites raises risks amid US-Iran tension
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Sept 15: A weekend drone attack on Saudi Arabia that cut into global energy supplies and halved the kingdom’s oil production threatened Sunday to fuel regional tensions, as Iran denied U.S. allegations it launched the assault and tensions remained high over Tehran’s coll...
Sep 15, 2019
My City, Lifestyle, Beauty
Binu Gurung bagged ‘Miss Gurung International’
Binu Gurung bagged ‘Miss Gurung International’
A girl from Tanahu, Binu Gurung bagged ‘Miss Gurung International’ title at an event held at Pragya Pratisthan. The pageant show was organized by Mriga Trishna Fashion and Production.
Sep 15, 2019
WORLD
Violence flares after protest march in downtown Hong Kong
Violence flares after protest march in downtown Hong Kong
HONG KONG, Sept 15: Police fired chemical-laced blue water and tear gas at protesters who lobbed Molotov cocktails outside the Hong Kong government office complex Sunday, as violence flared anew after thousands of pro-democracy supporters marched through downtown in defiance of a police ban.
Sep 15, 2019
POLITICS, Latest Updates
Belt and Road Initiative is not a military alliance: Dahal (with video)
Belt and Road Initiative is not a military alliance: Dahal (...
KATHMANDU, Sept 15: Co-chairman of the ruling Nepal Communist Party Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said that the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is purely an economic cooperation initiative, not a military alliance.
Sep 15, 2019
WORLD
Iran dismisses US allegation it was behind Saudi oil attacks
Iran dismisses US allegation it was behind Saudi oil attacks
DUBAI, Sept 15: Iran denied on Sunday it was involved in Yemen rebel drone attacks the previous day that hit the world’s biggest oil processing facility and an oil field in Saudi Arabia, just hours after America’s top diplomat alleged that Tehran was behind the “unprecedented attack on the world’s e...
Sep 15, 2019
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Unidentified group torches Mayor’s office in Kailali
Unidentified group torches Mayor’s office in Kailali
TIKAPUR, Sept 15: An unidentified group torched mayor’s office of Lamkichuwa municipality, Kailali on Saturday night.
Sep 15, 2019
My City, Entertainment, Events, Movies
Calling all the short film makers
Calling all the short film makers
If you are a film enthusiast who is also keen on film making then submitting your film at Kathmandu International Mountain Film Festival (KIMFF), might help you win cash prizes. KIMFF has opened submissions for short film contest ‘Partiwaritit Nepal’ which will take place in Kathmandu from December...
Sep 15, 2019
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Over 1000 street children rescued in one year
Over 1000 street children rescued in one year
KATHMANDU, Sept 15: The government has rescued 1011 street children from Kathmandu in one year.
Sep 15, 2019