SPORTS
India 235-3 at tea on Day 1 of 3rd test vs. Sri Lanka
India 235-3 at tea on Day 1 of 3rd test vs. Sri Lanka
PALLEKELE, Sri Lanka, August 12: Opener Shikhar Dhawan scored his sixth test century Saturday before Sri Lankan spinners hit back with three wickets in the middle session as India reached 235-3 at tea on the opening day of the third and final cricket test.
Aug 12, 2017
WORLD
Xi calls for calm after Trump says US is 'locked and loaded'
Xi calls for calm after Trump says US is 'locked and loaded'
SEOUL, South Korea, August 12: Chinese President Xi Jinping made a plea for cool-headedness over escalating tensions between the U.S. and North Korea in a phone conversation with U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday, urging both sides to avoid words or actions that could worsen the situation.
Aug 12, 2017
SPORTS
Giroud header seals Arsenal win in season-opening thriller
Giroud header seals Arsenal win in season-opening thriller
LONDON, August 12: Arsenal had to come from behind twice to beat Leicester City 4-3 in a thriller as the Premier League season got off to a flying start on Friday with Arsene Wenger's substitutions turning the match around at The Emirates.
Aug 12, 2017
SOCIETY
Monsoon floods displace 146 families, destroy 12 houses in Bardiya
Monsoon floods displace 146 families, destroy 12 houses in B...
BARDIYA, August 12: The Babari River swollen by monsoon rains has entered Balapur settlement, posing a risk to the district headquarters Gulariya in the district.
Aug 12, 2017
SOCIETY
Increase investment in youth: President Bhandari
Increase investment in youth: President Bhandari
KATHMANDU, August 12: President Bidya Devi Bhandari has called for increased investment in empowerment of the youth, who are the medium of socio-economic and political change of the society.
Aug 12, 2017
SOCIETY, PHOTO FEATURE/Video
Rally in support of Dr KC (Photo feature and video)
Rally in support of Dr KC (Photo feature and video)
KATHMANDU, August 12: Hundreds of people marched on Saturday in support of Dr Govinda KC, who is in hunger strike since 20 days demanding that the government bring in the Medical Education Act, slash the fees for postgraduate studies in medicine from Rs 3.1 million to 2.2 million, appoint four assis...
Aug 12, 2017
WORLD
North Korea still mastering how to deliver a nuke to US
North Korea still mastering how to deliver a nuke to US
WASHINGTON, August 12: No need to duck and cover just yet. While U.S. intelligence officials are pretty sure North Korea can put a nuclear warhead on an intercontinental missile that could reach the United States, experts aren't convinced the bomb could survive the flight to America.
Aug 12, 2017
SOCIETY
Passengers stranded due to block in East-West highway
Passengers stranded due to block in East-West highway
NAWALPARASI, August 12: Transportation service has been halted as the road section at Bardaghat Municipality-4 in Nawalparasi of East-West Highway has been damaged due to the continuous rain since Friday morning.
Aug 12, 2017
WORLD
World's oldest man, Holocaust survivor, dies in Israel aged 113
World's oldest man, Holocaust survivor, dies in Israel aged...
JERUSALEM, August 12: Holocaust survivor Israel Kristal, who last year was recognized by Guinness World Records as the world's oldest living man, died in Israel on Friday, aged 113, local news media reports said.
Aug 12, 2017
SOCIETY
PM's directive to rescue and provide relief to survivors
PM's directive to rescue and provide relief to survivors
KATHMANDU, August 12: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has directed all concerned district authorities to immediately shift the people who have been caught in floods and landslides in various parts of the country to safer locations, and provide relief to the survivors.
Aug 12, 2017