WORLD
Five deaths in mariachi plaza shootout pose test for Mexico's new government
Five deaths in mariachi plaza shootout pose test for Mexico'...
MEXICO CITY, Sept 16: Five people died after a dramatic shootout at a famed Mexico City mariachi plaza, officials said on Saturday, the latest in a recent string of crimes in the capital that will soon put to the test the incoming government’s new tactics to fight violence.
Sep 16, 2018
WORLD
Flood waters rise as Florence pummels Carolinas; at least eight dead
Flood waters rise as Florence pummels Carolinas; at least ei...
WILSON, N.C. Sept 16: Tropical Storm Florence dumped “epic” amounts of rain on North and South Carolina as it trudged inland on Saturday, knocking out power and causing at least eight deaths as flood waters that have devastated many communities kept rising.
Sep 16, 2018
SPORTS
NCSS felicitates Karan KC, Hari Chauhan
NCSS felicitates Karan KC, Hari Chauhan
KATHMANDU, Sept 16: Nepal Cricket Supporters Society (NCSS) has felicitated national cricketer Karan KC and youth cricketer of Province 4 Hari Bahadur Chauhan starting their annual ‘Late Pramod Bajracharya NCSS National Service Honor’ during a program held in Kathmandu on Saturday.
Sep 16, 2018
ECONOMY
Govt lifts seal from Nimbus Group’s Probiotech Industries
Govt lifts seal from Nimbus Group’s Probiotech Industries
BIRGUNJ, Sept 16: The government removed the seal from the plant of Nimbus Group's Probiotech Industries Pvt Ltd, on Friday. The Birgunj-based plant was sealed by the government following an inspection by a team led by Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies Matrika Yadav.
Sep 16, 2018
ECONOMY
First 5-star hotel in Lumbini to start operation next month
First 5-star hotel in Lumbini to start operation next month
RUPANDEHI, Sept 16: Hotel Pawan Palace, the first five-star hotel in Lumbini, is set to come into operation from October, following a soft launch on September 28, on the occasion of World Tourism Day. The hotel, built on a sprawling land of 2.12 bigaha, is located at Parsa Chowk along the Bhairahawa...
Sep 16, 2018
ECONOMY
Despite govt commitment, environment experts skeptical about Nijgadh airport
Despite govt commitment, environment experts skeptical about...
KATHMANDU, Sept 16: While the government has been expressing commitment to plant trees in compensation of the deforestation due to construction of Nijgadh International Airport, environment experts have demanded that the government first reviewed the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of the nati...
Sep 16, 2018
ECONOMY, SOCIETY
Monopoly of contractors
Monopoly of contractors
Contractors demolish tents after shopkeepers refuse to pay demanded tax
Sep 16, 2018
ECONOMY
16 migrant workers in Saudi Arabia running out of food stock
16 migrant workers in Saudi Arabia running out of food stock
KATHMANDU, Sept 16: Sixteen Nepali migrant workers are running out of food stock in Saudi Arabia after the company they were working for stopped providing them salary. They ran into trouble after an altercation with the manager of the company, who is an Egyptian national.
Sep 16, 2018
SOCIETY
Nine months on, Lalitpur gang rape victim still awaiting justice
Nine months on, Lalitpur gang rape victim still awaiting jus...
KATHMANDU, Sept 16: While pressure is mounting on the government to take action against those involved in the rape and subsequent murder of Nirmala Panta, no one is raising the issue of another woman who narrowly survived after gang rape in Lalitpur, a district adjoining the capital city, nine month...
Sep 16, 2018
SOCIETY
The forgotten tale of Bhutanese refugees
The forgotten tale of Bhutanese refugees
The elderly refugees wish to ‘die in Bhutan’
Sep 16, 2018