WORLD
Saudi Arabia's religious diplomacy targets Jerusalem
Saudi Arabia's religious diplomacy targets Jerusalem
MINNESOTA, July 5: A United Arab Emirates-backed Saudi effort to wrest control from Jordan of Islam’s holy places in Jerusalem signals a sharper, more overt edge to Saudi religious diplomacy and the kingdom’s quest for regional hegemony that risks deepening divides in the Muslim world.
Jul 05, 2018
SOCIETY
Dozen human rights activists including Charan Prasain arrested from Maitighar Mandala
Dozen human rights activists including Charan Prasain arrest...
KATHMANDU, July 5: Police on Thursday morning arrested student leaders and human rights activists while protesting against the government’s decision to designate Shanti Batika and Maitighar Mandala as restricted zones on Thursday morning.
Jul 05, 2018
Lifestyle
How migraines could be prevented by flipping electrical signals in the brain
How migraines could be prevented by flipping electrical sign...
July 5: For some migraine sufferers, the pain is preceded by visual artefacts called aura, which can include seeing wavy lines, flashes of light or blind spots. These are triggered by a wave of electrical activity in the brain, and now researchers at Penn State University have found a way to counter...
Jul 05, 2018
WORLD
Two Britons poisoned with Novichok nerve agent near where Russian spy was struck down
Two Britons poisoned with Novichok nerve agent near where Ru...
AMESBURY, July 5: Two British citizens are critically ill after they were exposed to Novichok, the same nerve agent that struck down a former Russian agent and his daughter in March, Britain’s top counter-terrorism officer said on Wednesday.
Jul 05, 2018
SOCIETY
Earthquake tremor felt in Dhading
Earthquake tremor felt in Dhading
KATHMANDU, July 5: An aftershock of the April 25, 2015 Gorkha Earthquake was felt again today in Dhading district.
Jul 05, 2018
WORLD
EXCLUSIVE: Why everything the Western media tells you about Venezuela is lies
EXCLUSIVE: Why everything the Western media tells you about...
LEEDS, July 5: Over the course of two tumultuous decades, the US government has determinedly endeavored to destabilize, undermine and ultimately depose the democratically-elected government of Venezuela without pause. First they came for Hugo Chavez, then his successor Nicolas Maduro.
Jul 05, 2018
SOCIETY
Tilottama mayor to use his salary to provide scholarship to students
Tilottama mayor to use his salary to provide scholarship to...
BUTWAL, July 5: Mayor of Tilottama Municipality Basudev Ghimire has announced that he would use the salary that he draws on scholarship fund for needy students.
Jul 05, 2018
SOCIETY
No risk of river erosion in Saptakoshi: Dist Administration
No risk of river erosion in Saptakoshi: Dist Administration
ITAHARI, July 5: The Sunsari district administration has said that there is no risk of erosion by the Koshi river although the water level in the river has been increasing following rain in various parts of the eastern region.
Jul 05, 2018
ECONOMY, SOCIETY
Rs 93.6 million invested for poverty alleviation in Nuwakot
Rs 93.6 million invested for poverty alleviation in Nuwakot
NUWAKOT, July 5: The Poverty Alleviation Fund (PAF) has invested Rs 93.69 million in various programs in Nuwakot district.
Jul 05, 2018
POLITICS, Republica Watch
Business stake of CPN bigwigs at heart of medical education bill tussle
Business stake of CPN bigwigs at heart of medical education...
KATHMANDU, July 5: The replacement bill for the National Medical Education Ordinance has been altered only to serve the business interests of leaders of the Nepal Communist Party (CPN), the new joint avatar of the former CPN-UML and the CPN-Maoist Center.
Jul 05, 2018