SOCIETY, PHOTO FEATURE/Video
IN PICTURES: Naagpanchami
IN PICTURES: Naagpanchami
KATHMANDU, Aug 16: Hindus are observing the Naagpanchami festival today as per the time-honored tradition at Naagpokhari, Kathmandu.
Aug 16, 2018
POLITICS
Call to implement social security act
Call to implement social security act
KATHMANDU, Aug 16: The trade unions of the country have called on the government and employers to implement the workforce Contribution-based Social Security Act.
Aug 16, 2018
ECONOMY
Struggle against tax rise put off after consensus
Struggle against tax rise put off after consensus
RATNANAGAR, Aug 16: The Ratnanagar municipality and agitating seven parties led by Nepali Congress (NC) have reached an 11-point charter of consensus on tax adjustment, putting to an end to the struggle waged to protest rise in tax.
Aug 16, 2018
WORLD
Cereal killers: Monsanto weedkiller that can ‘probably’ cause cancer found in children’s b...
Cereal killers: Monsanto weedkiller that can ‘probably’ caus...
CALIFORNIA, Aug 16: Glyphosate is the active ingredient in Roundup, a weedkiller manufactured by Monsanto. Roundup is the most popular weedkiller in the US, and last week a court in California ordered the company to pay $39 million in compensation and $250 million in punitive damages to a school gro...
Aug 16, 2018
SPORTS
70 years after Babe Ruth’s death, fans still flock to grave
70 years after Babe Ruth’s death, fans still flock to grave
HAWTHORNE, N.Y., Aug 156: Amid the serene graves at Gate of Heaven Cemetery sits the one where visitors leave baseballs and bats instead of bouquets, tributes to a baseball superstar who still outshines others seven decades after his death.
Aug 16, 2018
WORLD
Paraguay: Mario Abdo Benitez sworn-in as President, seeks agreements with opposition
Paraguay: Mario Abdo Benitez sworn-in as President, seeks ag...
ASUNCION, Aug 16: Mario Abdo Benitez was sworn in Tuesday morning in Asuncion; the 46-years-old former senator was elected in April with 46 percent of the vote representing the right-wing Colorado Party.
Aug 16, 2018
WORLD
German cabinet approves third gender legal designation
German cabinet approves third gender legal designation
BERLIN, Aug 16: Germany’s Cabinet approved a bill Wednesday that would allow people to register as a third gender in official records, making the country one of only a few that legally recognize non-binary people’s identities.
Aug 16, 2018
WORLD
UPDATE: Bombing kills 48 college hopefuls in Afghanistan
UPDATE: Bombing kills 48 college hopefuls in Afghanistan
KABUL, Aug 16: A bomb tore through a university preparatory academy in Kabul, killing 48 and injuring 67 others, according to the country's Health Ministry.
Aug 16, 2018
My City
Souls of my city: Reciting the existence of an old cart puller
Souls of my city: Reciting the existence of an old cart pull...
Dhanbahadur Tamang’s poem elocution flaunts a confident rhythm. He recited a poem for me, about the emptiness that followed death, when we met in Makhan.
Aug 16, 2018
My City
‘Panorama 60’s: Pioneers of Nepali Modernism’ to conclude on Thursday
‘Panorama 60’s: Pioneers of Nepali Modernism’ to conclude on...
‘Panorama 60’s: Pioneers of Nepali Modernism’ that showcased the post-1960s Nepali art is scheduled to conclude on Thursday. The exhibition features the work of eight modernist art pioneers, including Manuj Babu Mishra, Shashi Bikram Shah, Batsa Gopal Vaidya, Krishna Manandhar, Ramananda Joshi, Indr...
Aug 16, 2018