SPORTS
Burns shows his worth to hit unbeaten century
Burns shows his worth to hit unbeaten century
BIRMINGHAM, Aug 3: Rory Burns’ superb maiden test century and 57 from Joe Root put England in a strong position — 17 runs behind with six wickets in hand — going into day three of the first Ashes test against Australia, as their top order finally clicked.
Aug 03, 2019
WORLD
Strong earthquake kills at least one in Indonesia
Strong earthquake kills at least one in Indonesia
JAKARTA, Aug 3: A powerful undersea earthquake that struck off the Indonesian islands of Sumatra and Java has killed at least one person and briefly displaced more than 1,000 coastal-dwellers who feared a tsunami, Indonesia’s disaster agency said on Saturday.
Aug 03, 2019
WORLD
EU settles on World Bank's Georgieva to lead IMF
EU settles on World Bank's Georgieva to lead IMF
BRUSSELS, July 3: European Union governments picked Bulgaria’s Kristalina Georgieva as the bloc’s candidate to lead the International Monetary Fund after more than 12 hours of talks on Friday that highlighted the EU’s internal divisions.
Aug 03, 2019
WORLD
Gunman's death in mass shooting at Northern California food festival ruled suicide
Gunman's death in mass shooting at Northern California food...
LOS ANGELES, Aug 3: The teenager who opened fire with an assault rifle at a weekend food festival in Northern California, killing three people, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, autopsy results announced on Friday found.
Aug 03, 2019
SOCIETY
Quake victims unpaid for lack of coordination between NRA and local units
Quake victims unpaid for lack of coordination between NRA an...
OKHALDHUNGA, Aug 3: The house of Lal Prasad Ghimire of Khijitaki village of Khijidemba Rural Municipality–4, Okhaldhunga suffered huge damage in the devastating 2015 earthquake. Although the house was inhabitable, his name was not included in the list of eligible housing grant recipients in the firs...
Aug 03, 2019
My City, Gen-Next, Slammed
Dear Friend
Dear Friend
From the very first time that we met,
You left a mark in my heart I won't ever forget,
Oh, you beautiful friend, do you know, maybe?
How much I admire your candor greatly!
Aug 03, 2019
WORLD
One killed, at least three hurt after bluff collapses onto California beach
One killed, at least three hurt after bluff collapses onto C...
LOS ANGELES, Aug 3: A woman was killed and at least several other people hurt on Friday when a chunk of a sandstone bluff overlooking a Southern California beach collapsed onto them, local police and fire officials said.
Aug 03, 2019
SPORTS
Pokhara preparing to host SAG women’s cricket
Pokhara preparing to host SAG women’s cricket
POKHARA, Aug 3: National Sports Council (NSC) has started initial preparations to organize the South Asian Games (SAG) in Pokhara Stadium to host women’s cricket at the tourist city.
Aug 03, 2019
ECONOMY
Nepse posts weekly loss in spite of mid-week recovery
Nepse posts weekly loss in spite of mid-week recovery
KATHMANDU, Aug 3: Weakness from previous week carried over to Sunday's trading as the Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index tumbled more than 17 points in the session. Nonetheless, stocks clawed back some of the losses in the latter sessions.
Aug 03, 2019
ECONOMY
Civil Bank to provide subsidized agro loan
Civil Bank to provide subsidized agro loan
KATHMANDU, Aug 3: A trilateral agreement has been made between Melamchi Municipality, Civil Bank, and Idea Studio on commercializing agriculture sector in the Melamchi area.
Aug 03, 2019