WORLD
US Vice President Pence calls for release of jailed Reuters journalists
US Vice President Pence calls for release of jailed Reuters...
WASHINGTON, Sept 5: U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on Tuesday called on Myanmar’s government to reverse a court ruling that imprisoned two Reuters journalists for seven years and to release them immediately.
Sep 05, 2018
SPORTS
'Physical infrastructure issue will not affect SAG'
'Physical infrastructure issue will not affect SAG'
POKHARA, Sept 5:National Sports Council's member-secretary Keshab Kumar Bista has said the 13th South Asian Games (SAG) scheduled to be held in Nepal would not be affected due to physical infrastructure issues.
Sep 05, 2018
SPORTS
Shaqiri will face ‘unbelievable pressure’ on Belgrade Champions League trip – club directo...
Shaqiri will face ‘unbelievable pressure’ on Belgrade Champi...
MOSCOW, Sept 5: Xherdan Shaqiri will be under “unbelievable psychological pressure” when he heads to Belgrade for Liverpool’s Champions League tie against Crvena Zvezda, according to the Serbian club’s general director.
Sep 05, 2018
WORLD
Stepmother had Kashmir girl raped, eyes gouged out, burnt with acid
Stepmother had Kashmir girl raped, eyes gouged out, burnt wi...
KASHMIR, Sept 5: Horrific details have emerged about the case of a nine-year-old girl, whose stepmother allegedly got her raped and killed in Kashmir’s Baramulla district last week. After being raped – by her step brother and three others – she was hit in the head with an axe, her eyes were gouged o...
Sep 05, 2018
SOCIETY
International Day of Charity 2018
International Day of Charity 2018
In recognition of the significant role that charities and individuals have undertaken to alleviate human suffering and humanitarian crises, the UN General Assembly, under resolution A/RES/67/105PDF, has designated the 5th of September as the International Day of Charity. This date was chosen as it...
Sep 05, 2018
SOCIETY
Lessons from Everest's Sherpas could aid intensive care treatment
Lessons from Everest's Sherpas could aid intensive care trea...
A research expedition to Mount Everest has shed light on the unique physiological basis of adaptations seen in the native Sherpa people, which make them better suited to life at high altitude.
Sep 05, 2018
POLITICS
Nabin Ghimire recommended as CIAA chief
Nabin Ghimire recommended as CIAA chief
KATHMANDU, Sept 5: The Constitutional Council has recommended Nabin Ghimire as chief commissioner at the Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority.
Sep 05, 2018
SOCIETY
Woman killed by lightning
Woman killed by lightning
ILAM, Sept 5: A woman was killed when lightning struck her here on Tuesday. The deceased is 36-year-old Kumari Yonghang of Mai Municipaity-1. She was struck by the thunder bolt while taking tea at her neighbour's house at local Palase. Yonghang had been living in a rented room at Palase.
Sep 05, 2018
SOCIETY
Dang's local levels becoming technology-friendly
Dang's local levels becoming technology-friendly
TULSIPUR, Sept 5: Local levels in Dang, the district in Province 5, have started taking the help of technology to render services. The Ghorahi and Tulsipur sub metropolises and the Lamahi municipality have already switched to an online system to collect integrated property tax and deliver other sort...
Sep 05, 2018
SPORTS
Nike shares take a knee, boycott mooted as Kaepernick protesters prove idiocy knows no bou...
Nike shares take a knee, boycott mooted as Kaepernick protes...
WASHINGTON DC, Sept 5: Nike's shares have dropped 2 percent after the company's decision to use Colin Kaepernick as the face of a new ad campaign, though the step has proved idiocy still knows no bounds as protesters 'boycott' and sabotage merchandise.
Sep 05, 2018