SOCIETY
Sindhupalchowk fire kills septuagenarian
Sindhupalchowk fire kills septuagenarian
MELAMCHI, Sindhupalchok, Aug 3: An elderly man was killed when a fire broke out in a cowshed at Kalimati of Sangachowkgadhi Municipality-8 in Sindhupalchok on Thursday night.
Aug 03, 2018
The Week
Summer skincare
Summer skincare
We can all agree that summer is a rough season for our skin. Not only do we have to worry about sunburns, and sun inflicted rashes but there are also excessive sweating (and sometimes dehydrated skin because of it), fungal infections, acne, and oily skin to deal with. So a good skincare regime is a...
Aug 03, 2018
Lifestyle
New Zealand PM back from maternity leave
New Zealand PM back from maternity leave
Aug 2: New Zealand’s prime minister Jacinda Ardern returned to work on Thursday just six weeks after delivering her first child. She was the first premier in the nation’s history to take maternity leave while in office.
Aug 03, 2018
WORLD
Zimbabwe’s Mnangagwa wins 1st post-Mugabe election
Zimbabwe’s Mnangagwa wins 1st post-Mugabe election
HARARE, Aug 3: Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa won election Friday with just over 50 percent of the ballots as the ruling party maintained control of the government in the first vote since the fall of longtime leader Robert Mugabe.
Aug 03, 2018
SOCIETY
Easy and fast rescue for tourists demanded
Easy and fast rescue for tourists demanded
KATHMANDU, Aug 3: The Trekking Agencies' Association of Nepal (TAAN) and the Nepal Association of Tour and Travel Agents (NATTA) have demanded that rescue operation for tourists be made easier and faster.
Aug 03, 2018
POLITICS
Accept or reject Joshee: PHSC meet underway amid Hamletian dilemma
Accept or reject Joshee: PHSC meet underway amid Hamletian d...
KATHMANDU, Aug 3: A meeting of the Parliamentary Hearing Special Committee (PHSC) is taking place in Singha Durbar on Thursday. The meeting is expected to decide the fate of Chief Justice nominee Deepak Raj Joshee today.
Aug 03, 2018
The Week
Glorious Gandaki
Glorious Gandaki
The winners of the open photography competition, organized by the Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Environment in collaboration with Nepal Tourism Board, were recently announced by Bikas Lamsal, minister of Industry, Tourism and Environment of Gandaki Province.
Aug 03, 2018
SPORTS
Franchise-based women’s volleyball league in October
Franchise-based women’s volleyball league in October
KATHMANDU, Aug 3: Nepal Volleyball Association (NVA), in a bid to commercialize the national game, is organizing women’s volleyball league including franchise clubs starting this October. The league will be organized in coordination with Aadhi Awadhi Foundation of India. The government recognized vo...
Aug 03, 2018
SPORTS
Nepal seeks first win in second ODI against the Netherlands
Nepal seeks first win in second ODI against the Netherlands
KATHMANDU, Aug 3: As Nepal scored 85 runs losing just 1 wicket, chasing the target of 190 runs, it was in strong position at this stage of Nepal’s debut One Day International (ODI) match. It was another commanding performance by Nepali bowlers in alien conditions like the Netherlands to limit the op...
Aug 03, 2018
The Week
The joys of fatherhood
The joys of fatherhood
I became a father three months ago. Since then, my life has completely changed. Many years ago, when in college, I used to tell my professors that my goal in life was to be a good houseman, whatever that meant. One day, I would get married then after that I would be a stay-at-home dad, read newspape...
Aug 03, 2018