POLITICS, SOCIETY, DIASPORA
Two Nepali nationals evacuated in an IAF aircraft from Kabul
Two Nepali nationals evacuated in an IAF aircraft from Kabul
KATHMANDU, August 22: Two Nepali nationals have been evacuated in an Indian Air Force (IAF) aircraft from Afghanistan on Sunday.
Aug 22, 2021
SOCIETY
Jyapu Samaj Jestha Nagarik Ananda Niketan Bhawan in Lalitpur inaugurated
Jyapu Samaj Jestha Nagarik Ananda Niketan Bhawan in Lalitpur...
KATHMANDU, August 22: The new building of Jyapu Samaj Jestha Nagarik Ananda Niketan Bhawan at Bagdole, Lalitpur,was inaugurated on Saturday.
Aug 22, 2021
SOCIETY
Cannabis destroyed
Cannabis destroyed
JUMLA: August 22: Security personnel have destroyed cannabis grown in an area around Khalanga, the district headquarters of Jumla. A joint team of Nepal Police, Armed Police Force and Nepal Army destroyed the marijuana that grew naturally there.
Aug 22, 2021
My City, Entertainment
R Kelly latest: ex-aides testify about Aaliyah bribe and 'twilight zone' work environment
R Kelly latest: ex-aides testify about Aaliyah bribe and 'tw...
A former tour manager for R Kelly told jurors at the R&B singer's sex abuse trial on Friday that Kelly paid a $500 bribe to obtain a licence to marry singer Aaliyah when she was just 15, after fearing he had gotten her pregnant.
Aug 22, 2021
My City, Entertainment
Country singer Tom T. Hall dies; wrote ‘Harper Valley PTA’
Country singer Tom T. Hall dies; wrote ‘Harper Valley PTA’
Tom T. Hall, the singer-songwriter who composed “Harper Valley P.T.A.” and sang about life’s simple joys as country music’s consummate blue collar bard, has died. He was 85. His son, Dean Hall, confirmed the musician’s death on Friday at his home in Franklin, Tennessee. Known as “The Storyteller” fo...
Aug 22, 2021
My City, Entertainment
Not just K-pop: Korean TV shows gaining US popularity
Not just K-pop: Korean TV shows gaining US popularity
Most nights around 10 p.m. when her family heads off to bed, Carol Holaday signs onto her computer. She’s not falling down Internet rabbit holes of random information or combing through social media at her San Diego home. Holoday is signing on to volunteer with the subtitle translation of Korean TV...
Aug 22, 2021
SOCIETY
34 houses at risk of landslides in Melamchi
34 houses at risk of landslides in Melamchi
KATHMANDU, August 22: Incessant rain in Sindhupalchowk district has put 34 homes in Melamchi Municipality-8 at the risk of landslides. The ongoing risk of landslides has put human settlements in the region at risk.
Aug 22, 2021
POLITICS
Lawmakers Sahai and Oli cannot be sacked: Lumbini Province Secretariat
Lawmakers Sahai and Oli cannot be sacked: Lumbini Province S...
KATHMANDU, August 22: The Lumbini Province Secretariat has maintained that lawmakers Ajay Sahai and Bimal Kumari Khatri Oli cannot be dismissed from their posts.
Aug 22, 2021
POLITICS
Bam Dev Gautam: Why is my image on Socialist party’s banner? I am still with CPN-UML
Bam Dev Gautam: Why is my image on Socialist party’s banner?...
KATHMANDU, August 22: Vice-chairman of the main opposition CPN-UML, Bamdev Gautam has objected to the posting of his picture on the banner of CPN (Unified Socialist). Stating that he is still with the UML, Gautam’s secretariat has objected to the pasting of Gautam's picture on the banner of the CPN-...
Aug 22, 2021
ECONOMY, SOCIETY
Prime Minister Employment Program fails to reach target
Prime Minister Employment Program fails to reach target
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KATHMANDU, August 22: The Prime Minister Employment Program launched as per the constitution provisions to create job opportunities for eligible Nepali citizens has failed to reach its target. So far, the program has not even achieved the desired result.
Aug 22, 2021