SOCIETY
Pilgrims throng Devghat Dham on Shrawan's first Monday
Pilgrims throng Devghat Dham on Shrawan's first Monday
CHITWAN, July 23:Pilgrims have thronged sacred pilgrimage site Devghat Dham today to observe the Asar Shukla or Harisayani Ekadashi and the first Monday in the Nepali month Shrawan as well.
Jul 23, 2018
WORLD
After outrage, India scraps luxury tax on sanitary pads
After outrage, India scraps luxury tax on sanitary pads
INDIA, July 23: The tax on the sanitary pads was first imposed by the ruling right-wing government in July 2017 under India’s Goods and Services Tax (GST). After nearly a year of campaigning by advocates, India removed a controversial 12 percent tax on sanitary pads Saturday.
Jul 23, 2018
SOCIETY
Investigation panel led by DIG Shah reaches Jumla
Investigation panel led by DIG Shah reaches Jumla
JUMLA, July23: A police team led by DIG Surendra Bikram Shah has reached Jumla to investigate the incident that occurred when Dr. Govinda KC, who was on a fast unto death at Karnali Academy of Health Sciences, was taken to Kathmandu by force.
Jul 23, 2018
WORLD
Libya, migrants & karma: Europe's new migration policy wrecks on North African reality
Libya, migrants & karma: Europe's new migration policy wreck...
TRIPOLI, July 23: As tensions over the migration policy inside the EU continue to escalate, the bloc has been attempting to stay afloat by literally shipping the problem abroad. However, its plan to establish migrant processing centers in the North African countries has run into a brick wall, which...
Jul 23, 2018
WORLD
Australia claims it's a 'leader' in digital government
Australia claims it's a 'leader' in digital government
While heat over My Health Record continues, the Coalition is promoting a report from the UN that gave it second spot in a report on digital government.
Jul 23, 2018
Lifestyle
Opera based on Pink Floyd album ‘The Wall’ makes US debut
Opera based on Pink Floyd album ‘The Wall’ makes US debut
CINCINNATI, July 23: An opera based on Pink Floyd’s album “The Wall” has made its U.S. debut in Cincinnati.
Jul 23, 2018
WORLD
Storm Son Tinh kills 20, leaves 16 missing in Vietnam
Storm Son Tinh kills 20, leaves 16 missing in Vietnam
HANOI, July 23: Tropical storm Son Tinh has killed 20 people, left 16 missing and injured 14 in Vietnam, the country’s rescue committee said on Saturday.
Jul 23, 2018
WORLD
Trump Threatens Rohani, Iran With Historic Consequences
Trump Threatens Rohani, Iran With Historic Consequences
U.S. President Donald Trump warned Iranian President Hassan Rohani on Twitter to ‘NEVER, EVER THREATEN” the United States again or face consequences “few throughout history have ever suffered before.”
Jul 23, 2018
WORLD
China planning to deploy large unmanned AI submarines by 2020s
China planning to deploy large unmanned AI submarines by 202...
BEIJING, July 23: China is hoping huge, new, smart unmanned submarines will help give its naval fleet an edge in crucial waterways like the South China Sea and the western Pacific.
Jul 23, 2018
SOCIETY
Valley waste collection resumes
Valley waste collection resumes
KATHMANDU, July 23: The garbage that has been piled up in the Kathmandu Valley for the past one month is being picked up today.
Jul 23, 2018