ECONOMY, Lifestyle
Angry Birds maker Rovio posts sharply lower quarterly profit
Angry Birds maker Rovio posts sharply lower quarterly profit
HELSINKI, Aug 17: Rovio Entertainment (ROVIO.HE), the maker of the “Angry Birds” mobile game series, reported a sharply lower quarterly profit on Friday due to declining revenue from its 2016 Hollywood movie, but said sales at its games business were growing.
Aug 17, 2018
ECONOMY
Mujaffarpur-Dhalkebar transmission line comes into full operation
Mujaffarpur-Dhalkebar transmission line comes into full oper...
KATHMANDU, Aug 17: The Dhalkebar charge substation of Mujaffarpur- Dhalkebar transmission line of Dhanusha has come into operation since yesterday night.
Aug 17, 2018
ECONOMY, WORLD
Oil prices slip amid fears over global economic growth
Oil prices slip amid fears over global economic growth
TOKYO, Aug 17: Oil prices fell on Friday, with U.S. crude heading for a seventh weekly decline amid increasing concerns about slowing global economic growth that could hit demand for petroleum products as inventories build.
Aug 17, 2018
SOCIETY
A crate of eggs for mothers-to-be
A crate of eggs for mothers-to-be
PALPA, Aug 17: Purbakhola rural municipality has started distributing a crate of eggs to local pregnant women as they visit for their checkup on fourth, sixth and ninth months.
Aug 17, 2018
WORLD
Murders leave Rohingya camps gripped by fear
Murders leave Rohingya camps gripped by fear
BANGLADESH, Aug 17: A spate of bloody killings is fuelling unease in the Rohingya camps on the Bangladesh-Myanmar border, where overstretched police are struggling to protect nearly a million traumatised refugees from violent gangs.
Aug 17, 2018
SOCIETY
Madi bridge construction begins
Madi bridge construction begins
ROLPA, Aug 17: The construction of Madi rivulet bridge linking west Rolpa with district headquarter, Liwang, is beginning from today.
Aug 17, 2018
SOCIETY
Bal Mandir building in sorry state of affairs
Bal Mandir building in sorry state of affairs
DADELDHURA, Aug 17: District's only Bal Mandir which was constructed around three decades ago has been in completely decrepit condition in lack of maintenance.
Aug 17, 2018
WORLD
Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s last rites at 4 pm today at Delhi’s Smriti Sthal
Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s last rites at 4 pm today at Delhi’s S...
The body of the BJP veteran was kept overnight at his official residence -- 6 A Krishna Menon Marg and will soon to taken to the BJP headquarters at Deen Dayal Upadhyay Marg.
Aug 17, 2018
Lifestyle
Rare 'bamboo rat' photographed at Machu Picchu
Rare 'bamboo rat' photographed at Machu Picchu
PERU, Aug 17: A rare rodent species known as a "bamboo rat" that lives around the Inca ruins at Machu Picchu in Peru has resurfaced after a decade of absence and been photographed for the first time.
Aug 17, 2018
WORLD
India monsoon floods kills 164 in Kerala
India monsoon floods kills 164 in Kerala
BENGALURU/MUMBAI, Aug 17: The worst floods in a century in the Indian state of Kerala have killed 164 people and forced more than 200,000 into relief camps, officials said on Friday, with more misery expected as heavy rain pushed water levels higher.
Aug 17, 2018