SOCIETY
Data collection on literacy rate in Banke hits snag
Data collection on literacy rate in Banke hits snag
Nepalgunj, May 29: The data collection from various local units relating to literacy rate has been stalled in Banke district, further delaying the district in finding out the literacy among its people and declaring it a literate one.
May 29, 2019
WORLD
Islamic State suspects sent by U.S. from Syria to Iraq
Islamic State suspects sent by U.S. from Syria to Iraq
BAGHDAD/BRUSSELS, May 29: U.S. forces have quietly sent at least 30 suspected foreign Islamic State fighters captured in Syria last year and in late 2017 to stand trial in Iraq, interviews with the men, Iraqi sources and court documents show.
May 29, 2019
My City, Lifestyle, Entertainment, Music
The Jonas Brothers strike deal for memoir called ‘Blood’
The Jonas Brothers strike deal for memoir called ‘Blood’
The Jonas Brothers want to share their story. Musicians Kevin, Joe and Nick Jonas have signed a deal with Macmillan to publish their memoir. The book will delve into the band’s formation, rise to stardom, breakup in 2013 and reconciliation as a music group earlier this year.
May 29, 2019
POLITICS
Republic should be established as people's lifestyle: CM Pokharel
Republic should be established as people's lifestyle: CM Pok...
Butwal, May 29: State 5 Chief Minister Shanker Pokharel has argued that the Republic Day should not be celebrated only as a governance system but be institutionalized as a lifestyle of Nepali people.
May 29, 2019
My City, Lifestyle, Social
Here’s why smart dustbin is really smart
Here’s why smart dustbin is really smart
According to Harish Agrawal, director of Krishna Suppliers Pvt Ltd, they have installed around 45 smart dustbins, serving more than its name. This smart dustbin is solar powered with cell phone charging plugs for emergency use. And soon it will also provide free Wi-Fi up to 5 meters distance for hal...
May 29, 2019
WORLD
Airline group to hold summit on Boeing 737 MAX return in 5-7 weeks - IATA head
Airline group to hold summit on Boeing 737 MAX return in 5-7...
SEOUL, May 19: The International Air Transport Association (IATA) will organise a summit with airlines, regulators and manufacturers in 5 to 7 weeks to discuss what is needed for the Boeing Co 737 MAX to return to service, the airline group’s head said on Wednesday.
May 29, 2019
WORLD
China ready to hit back at U.S. with rare earths: newspapers
China ready to hit back at U.S. with rare earths: newspapers
BEIJING, May 29: China is ready to use rare earths to strike back in a trade war with the United States, Chinese newspapers warned on Wednesday in strongly worded commentaries on a move that would escalate tensions between the world’s two largest economies.
May 29, 2019
WORLD
India PM to host China's Xi for informal summit
India PM to host China's Xi for informal summit
NEW DELHI, May 29: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will host Chinese President Xi Jinping this year for an informal summit, an Indian foreign ministry spokesman said on Wednesday, after meeting several times over the past year to try to defuse tension.
May 29, 2019
WORLD
Twelve militants including key Taliban commander killed in Afghanistan's Wardak Province
Twelve militants including key Taliban commander killed in A...
KABUL, May 29: A total of 12 militants including a Taliban key commander, Mullah Sadam, were killed in the eastern Wardak province on Wednesday, media reports said quoting Interior Ministry spokesman Nasratullah Rahimi.
May 29, 2019
WORLD
At least 17 dead, over 40 hospitalized in India's spurious liquor tragedy
At least 17 dead, over 40 hospitalized in India's spurious l...
NEW DELHI, May 29: At least 17 people died and 44 people were undergoing treatment in two hospitals following consumption of spurious liquor in India's northern state of Uttar Pradesh, officials said on Wednesday.
May 29, 2019