SOCIETY
Murder-after-rape-accused Dilip Singh Bista lands in police net, finally
Murder-after-rape-accused Dilip Singh Bista lands in police...
KANCHANPUR, Aug 20: Murder-after-rape-accused Dilip Singh Bista has landed in a police net on the 25th day of the incident on Monday.
Aug 20, 2018
WORLD
Modi calls for talks with Pakistan in letter to new PM Imran Khan
Modi calls for talks with Pakistan in letter to new PM Imran...
ISLAMABAD, Aug 20: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called for dialogue with Pakistan in a letter to its newly elected leader and Pakistan also saw talks with its old rival as the “only way forward”, Pakistan’s foreign minister said on Monday.
Aug 20, 2018
ECONOMY
Nepse down 8 points
Nepse down 8 points
KATHMANDU, Aug 20: Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) has gone down 8. 2 points to close at 1188.07 points on Monday.
Aug 20, 2018
SOCIETY
Nepal’s ‘Rhino-diplomacy’ (video report)
Nepal’s ‘Rhino-diplomacy’ (video report)
KATHMANDU, Aug 20: Nepal has handed over the second and final pair of the endangered one-horn rhino named Soltini and Mitini to China on August 17 and has been flown to Shanghai on a cargo plane.
Aug 20, 2018
WORLD
Italy bridge designer warned in 1979 of risk of corrosion
Italy bridge designer warned in 1979 of risk of corrosion
ROME, Aug 20: The Italian engineer who designed the Genoa bridge that collapsed and killed dozens warned four decades ago that it would require constant maintenance to remove rust given the effects of corrosion from sea air and pollution on the concrete.
Aug 20, 2018
WORLD
Shots fired at gate of US Embassy in Turkey, but no one hurt
Shots fired at gate of US Embassy in Turkey, but no one hurt
ISTANBUL, Aug 20: Unknown attackers fired shots at a security booth outside the U.S. Embassy in Turkey’s capital early Monday, but U.S. officials said no one was hurt.
Aug 20, 2018
SPORTS
Bale stakes early claim for Ronaldo's Real mantle
Bale stakes early claim for Ronaldo's Real mantle
MADRID, Aug 20: Gareth Bale opened the scoring for Real Madrid in each of the last three La Liga seasons, but ultimately every time he played a supporting role in Cristiano Ronaldo’s show.
Aug 20, 2018
WORLD
South Koreans enter North to reunite with kin split by war
South Koreans enter North to reunite with kin split by war
SEOUL, South Korea, Aug 20: Dozens of elderly South Koreans crossed the heavily fortified border into North Korea on Monday for heart-wrenching meetings with relatives most haven’t seen since they were separated by the turmoil of the Korean War.
Aug 20, 2018
Lifestyle
Consuming milk at breakfast lowers blood glucose throughout the day
Consuming milk at breakfast lowers blood glucose throughout...
UNITED STATES, Aug 20: A change in breakfast routine may provide benefits for the management of type 2 diabetes, according to a new study published in the Journal of Dairy Science.
Aug 20, 2018
WORLD
Afghan forces free 149 hostages taken by Taliban in ambush
Afghan forces free 149 hostages taken by Taliban in ambush
KABUL, Afghanistan, Aug 20: Afghan forces launched a lightning operation in northern Kunduz province on Monday, rescuing 149 people, including women and children, abducted by the Taliban just hours earlier, officials said.
Aug 20, 2018