WORLD
J&J shares nosedive on report it knew of asbestos in Baby Powder
J&J shares nosedive on report it knew of asbestos in Baby Po...
(Reuters) - Shares of Johnson & Johnson (JNJ.N) fell 10 percent on Friday and were on track to post their biggest percentage drop in more than 16 years, after Reuters reported that the pharma major knew for decades that cancer-causing asbestos lurked in its Baby Powder.
Dec 16, 2018
SPORTS
Jesus sends Manchester City top as Spurs leave it late
Jesus sends Manchester City top as Spurs leave it late
LONDON, Dec 16: Gabriel Jesus scored twice in Manchester City’s 3-1 victory over Everton at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday as the champions took full advantage of Liverpool’s inactivity to return to the top of the Premier League.
Dec 16, 2018
SPORTS
Nepali cricket legend Gauchan bids farewell to all forms of cricket
Nepali cricket legend Gauchan bids farewell to all forms of...
KATHMANDU, Dec 16: The Nepal's all-rounder cricketer Shakti Prasad Gauchan retired from all forms of cricket after his team crashed out of the ongoing Everest Premier League (EPL) on Saturday. Gauchan-led Pokhara Rhinos' match against Chitwan Tigers at the Tribhuvan University international cricket...
Dec 16, 2018
POLITICS
Heated debate greets ruling NCP meet
Heated debate greets ruling NCP meet
KATMANDU, Dec 16: Ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP)’s Standing Committee meeting, which started in the capital on Saturday after a gap of months, witnessed a heated debate at the outset after one of the party’s top leaders presented agendas for the meeting.
Dec 16, 2018
POLITICS
NC top guns vow internal unity to restore party strength
NC top guns vow internal unity to restore party strength
KATHMANDU, Dec 16: Nepali Congress (NC) top leaders have vowed to reinstate the party as the largest in the country in the next elections through strengthening of internal unity and by breathing new life into the party rank and file.
Dec 16, 2018
SOCIETY
Girl disowned by in-laws for being Dalit, husband out of contact since months
Girl disowned by in-laws for being Dalit, husband out of con...
RAJBIRAJ, Dec 16: It had been seven days since Sangita Sada, 20, of Bodebarsain Municipality-2 was admitted to Ram Kumar Uma Prasad Memorial Hospital in Lahan after labor pain. She delivered a baby after a c-section surgery. Currently, the condition of her newborn is critical. Even after a week, her...
Dec 16, 2018
SOCIETY
Local, provincial govts spending on same project
Local, provincial govts spending on same project
SURKHET, Dec 16: Some 85 households of Dhoreni in Gurvakot Municipality-13 have been facing an acute shortage of drinking water since long back. So, the municipality designed a survey for a drinking water project last fiscal year.
Dec 16, 2018
SOCIETY
Officials say 33kg gold seized from 2 Nepalis in Kolkata could be that 'lost' from TIA
Officials say 33kg gold seized from 2 Nepalis in Kolkata cou...
KATHMANDU, Dec 16: Eleven months after 33.5 kg gold 'disappeared' mysteriously from Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA), officials involved in the investigation of the scam have said that the gold bars confiscated in equal quantity in India last week could be the same one.
Dec 16, 2018
Editorial
Modi should receive EPG report ASAP
Modi should receive EPG report ASAP
It has been almost five months since the Eminent Persons Group (EPG) of India has been trying to meet the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to present EPG’s final report. EPGs of both Nepal and India agreed on a single joint report during its ninth meeting on June 30, 2018, in Kathmandu.
Dec 16, 2018
OPINION
Mechanization challenges
Mechanization challenges
Inconsistent government policies, inaccessibility of credit in remote areas and scarcity of machinery are among the major challenges of agriculture mechanization
Dec 16, 2018