WORLD
Iran’s nuclear program as 2015 deal unravels
Iran’s nuclear program as 2015 deal unravels
DUBAI, May 8: Iran has set a 60-day deadline for world powers to renegotiate the terms of its 2015 nuclear deal, a year to the day after President Donald Trump pulled America from the landmark accord.
May 08, 2019
POLITICS
NC begins awareness campaign to educate people about govt's wrongdoings
NC begins awareness campaign to educate people about govt's...
KATHMANDU, May 8: The main opposition Nepali Congress has started its awareness campaign in a bid to educate about the government’s wrongdoings and to strengthen the party organization across the country, on Wednesday.
May 08, 2019
POLITICS
Only 433 out of 753 local levels submit particulars to ministry within deadline
Only 433 out of 753 local levels submit particulars to minis...
KATHMANDU, May 8: Only 433 out of the 753 local levels in the country have submitted particulars about vacant posts in their respective levels to the Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration within the deadline.
May 08, 2019
ECONOMY
Govt begins homework to amend Public Procurement Act
Govt begins homework to amend Public Procurement Act
KATHMANDU, May 8: The government has started homework to amend the Public Procurement Act to accelerate the stalled development projects, Finance Minister Yubaraj Khatiwada said on Wednesday.
May 08, 2019
WORLD
Iran sends letters on partial withdrawal from nuclear deal
Iran sends letters on partial withdrawal from nuclear deal
TEHRAN, May 8: Iran has delivered letters to ambassadors outlining its partial withdrawal from the 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, state television reported Wednesday, without elaborating on what steps it plans to take.
May 08, 2019
SOCIETY
Illegal stone mining causing Chure depletion in Banke
Illegal stone mining causing Chure depletion in Banke
BANKE, May 8: Illegal mining of stones is going on unchecked from a community forest near Lalpur of Rapti Sonari rural municipality-7 in Banke district. This activity which has been going on since long at the Chure hill falling under the Mandapawa community forest has resulted in the depletion of th...
May 08, 2019
My City, Lifestyle, Entertainment, Art & Culture, Literature, Exhibitions
Barack Obama’s book not expected to be released in 2019
Barack Obama’s book not expected to be released in 2019
Former President Barack Obama’s post-White House memoir isn’t expected to be released this year, setting up the likelihood that the highly anticipated book will drop during the 2020 campaign. Publisher Penguin Random House started alerting foreign partners and others about the status of Obama’s book...
May 08, 2019
My City, Entertainment
Disney slates Fox films, ‘Avatar’ pushed another year
Disney slates Fox films, ‘Avatar’ pushed another year
Now armed with the upcoming releases of 20th Century Fox, the Walt Disney Co. on Tuesday set forth a shock-and-awe release schedule spanning the next eight years, including the yet-again-postponed 'Avatar' sequels, a new batch of 'Star Wars' releases and Steven Spielberg’s 'West Side Story' adaptati...
May 08, 2019
WORLD
Pakistani Christian girls trafficked to China as brides
Pakistani Christian girls trafficked to China as brides
GUJRANWALA, May 8: Muqadas Ashraf was just 16 when her parents married her off to a Chinese man who had come to Pakistan looking for a bride. Less than five months later, Muqadas is back in her home country, pregnant and seeking a divorce from a husband she says was abusive.
May 08, 2019
My City, Lifestyle, Entertainment, Movies
‘Big Bang Theory’ tops ‘Game of Thrones’ in weekly ratings
‘Big Bang Theory’ tops ‘Game of Thrones’ in weekly ratings
In the ratings battle between titans 'The Big Bang Theory' and 'Game of Thrones,' laughs won out. CBS’ 'The Big Bang Theory' was last week’s top-rated program, with 12.5 million viewers tuning in to the sitcom in its home stretch. The final episode of its 12-season run will air Thursday, May 16.
May 08, 2019