Lifestyle
Thailand's Queen Mother admitted to hospital
Thailand's Queen Mother admitted to hospital
BANGKOK, Aug 20: Thailand’s 86-year-old Queen Mother Sirikit is being treated for influenza at a Bangkok hospital, the Royal Household Bureau said in a statement on Monday in a rare statement on her health.
Aug 20, 2018
WORLD
800,000 people homeless after floods tear through Kerala with more rain on the way
800,000 people homeless after floods tear through Kerala wit...
While the central government has dispatched multiple military units to Kerala, state officials are pleading for additional help. Officials have put initial storm damage estimates at nearly $3 billion. At least 250 people have died in the flooding in a little over a week, with 31 others missing, acco...
Aug 20, 2018
ECONOMY, SOCIETY
Work on Gautam Buddha International Airport sluggish
Work on Gautam Buddha International Airport sluggish
The Gautam Buddha International Airport (GBIA) would have been a crowded airport nowadays operating multiple flights a day, if it was constructed in its first deadline. But it is still under construction and the construction is snail paced. Though it is one of the most prioritized ‘national pride pr...
Aug 20, 2018
My City
Sixty monsoon
Sixty monsoon
They say sometimes you need to go through pain
As life is not only about winning but also to lose
They say the water on the river couldn’t be steeped twice
And I couldn’t understand at the moment and remained fooled.
Aug 20, 2018
WORLD
New Pakistan PM Khan calls for austerity; wants bullet-proof cars sold
New Pakistan PM Khan calls for austerity; wants bullet-proof...
PAKISTAN, Aug 20: In his first address to the nation as premier, Khan set out his vision for a “New Pakistan” and spoke at length about the need to reshape the country by introducing an Islamic welfare system, reducing poverty and slashing high debt levels.
Aug 20, 2018
ECONOMY
Bring GBIA into operation within this fiscal year, tourism minister tells CAAN
Bring GBIA into operation within this fiscal year, tourism m...
KATHMANDU, Aug 20: Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, Rabindra Adhikari, has directed Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) to bring Gautam Buddha International Airport (GBIA) in Bhairahawa into operation within Fiscal Year 2018/19.
Aug 20, 2018
ECONOMY
NEA, API Power sign PPA
NEA, API Power sign PPA
KATHMANDU, Aug 20: Api Power Pvt Ltd has signed power purchase agreement (PPA) with Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) for selling 2 MW of solar energy generated by it to the state-owned power utility.
Aug 20, 2018
WORLD
Brazil deploys troops at Venezuela border
Brazil deploys troops at Venezuela border
Aug 20: Brazil has called in troops to its border with Venezuela after residents of the Brazilian border town of Pacaraima drove out Venezuelan immigrants from their improvised camps, amid growing regional tensions. Tens of thousands of Venezuelans have crossed the border into Brazil over the past t...
Aug 20, 2018
Lifestyle
Backstreet Boys fans treated for injuries after storm
Backstreet Boys fans treated for injuries after storm
THACKERVILLE, Aug 20: An Oklahoma casino says 14 people suffered cuts and bruises when a powerful rainstorm toppled entrance trusses and disrupted the start of an outdoor concert by the Backstreet Boys.
Aug 20, 2018
ECONOMY
Chinese traders eying Nepali cardamom
Chinese traders eying Nepali cardamom
TAPLEJUNG, Aug 20: A team of Chinese medicine producers from Sichuan have visited cardamom farms and marketplaces in the eastern districts of Nepal, showing interest to import cardamom from Nepal.
Aug 20, 2018