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The flag bearer
The flag bearer
KATHMANDU: Laxmi Narayan Shilpakar (62) wakes up every morning, takes a walk from his residence in Kalimati and travels along the streets of Kathmandu Valley with the national flag in his hands.
Jun 26, 2017
SOCIETY
Eid being observed across the nation
Eid being observed across the nation
KATHMANDU, June 26: Muslims across the country are celebrating Edi-ul-Fitr with zest and zeal today. The great festival of the Islamic community is being observed with great gaiety and gusto by reciting special Namaz, offering prayers in mosque, receiving blessings from the elders and giving blessi...
Jun 26, 2017
VALLEY POLLUTION INDEX
Valley Pollution Levels
Valley Pollution Levels
The graph above is based on the pollutant of fine particulate matter, PM2.5 (PM less than 2.5 microns) of Kathmandu Valley in a day.
Jun 26, 2017
WORLD
Gay pride parades sound a note of resistance
Gay pride parades sound a note of resistance
SAN FRANCISCO, June 26: Tens of thousands of people waving rainbow flags lined streets for gay pride parades Sunday in coast-to-coast events that took both celebratory and political tones, the latter a reaction to what some see as new threats to gay rights in the Trump era.
Jun 26, 2017
WORLD
9 dead, 28 missing after tourist boat sinks in Colombia
9 dead, 28 missing after tourist boat sinks in Colombia
GUATAPE, June 26: A tourist boat packed with about 170 passengers for the holiday weekend capsized Sunday on a reservoir near the Colombian city of Medellin, leaving nine people dead and 28 missing, officials said.
Jun 26, 2017
SPORTS
Chile draws with Australia to reach semis
Chile draws with Australia to reach semis
MOSCOW, June 26: Chile salvaged a 1-1 draw against a tenacious Australian side on Sunday to ensure progress to the last four of the Confederations Cup.
Jun 26, 2017
SPORTS
Germany reaches semis amid more replay confusion
Germany reaches semis amid more replay confusion
SOCHI, June 26: World champion Germany reached the Confederations Cup semifinals on Sunday with a 3-1 victory over a Cameroon side reduced to ten men after further confusion with experimental video replays.
Jun 26, 2017
WORLD
Government websites in Ohio hacked with pro-Islamic State rant
Government websites in Ohio hacked with pro-Islamic State ra...
COLUMBUS, June 26: Government websites, many of them in Ohio, were hacked Sunday with a message that purports to be supportive of the Islamic State terrorist group.
Jun 26, 2017
SPECIAL
29 places on Narayanghat-Mugling road highly prone to landslides
29 places on Narayanghat-Mugling road highly prone to landsl...
CHITWAN, June 25: With the onset of the monsoon rains, as many as 29 places along the under-construction Narayanghat-Mugling road section have been flagged as potentially risky due to possible landslides. The Narayanghat-Mugling Road Section Project Office, construction officials and security person...
Jun 26, 2017
ELECTION
Big parties fooling voters with conflicting promises
Big parties fooling voters with conflicting promises
DANG, June 26: The three main parties are selling a self-contradicting promise to voters in Butwal, Ghorahi-Tulsipur and Nepalgunj: to make the respective cities the administrative capital of Province 5.
Jun 26, 2017