WORLD
Ukraine war creating a child refugee 'almost every second'
Ukraine war creating a child refugee 'almost every second'
KYIV, March 16: Almost one child per second in Ukraine is becoming a refugee of the war, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday, as the total number of people who have now fled the eastern European country since the Russian invasion began, passed three million.
Mar 16, 2022
POLITICS
US chargé d'affaires Micaller calls on Minister Ale
US chargé d'affaires Micaller calls on Minister Ale
KATHMANDU, March 16: Deputy Chief of Mission at the US Embassy in Kathmandu, Manuel P. Micaller paid a courtesy call on Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, Prem Bahadur Ale at the latter's office in Singha Durbar today
Mar 16, 2022
My City, Lifestyle, Travel
The Eiffel Tower grows even higher, thanks to new antenna
The Eiffel Tower grows even higher, thanks to new antenna
The Eiffel Tower grew by six meters (nearly 20 feet) on Tuesday after engineers hoisted a new communications antenna at the very top of France’s most iconic landmark.
Mar 16, 2022
ECONOMY
Campaign to minimize usage of LPG gas launched in Madhesh Province
Campaign to minimize usage of LPG gas launched in Madhesh Pr...
JANAKPUR, March 16: A campaign to encourage as many people to opt for electric ovens has been launched in Madhesh Province.
Mar 16, 2022
WORLD
Ukraine says 20,000 escape besieged Mariupol; UK says Russian forces struggling
Ukraine says 20,000 escape besieged Mariupol; UK says Russia...
LVIV/KYIV, Ukraine, March 16: About 20,000 people have managed to escape the besieged port of Mariupol in private cars, the Ukrainian interior ministry said on Wednesday, but hundreds of thousands remain trapped by Russian shelling, many without heating, power or running water.
Mar 16, 2022
SOCIETY
Rights activists meet family of toddler murdered after rape
Rights activists meet family of toddler murdered after rape
BIRATNAGAR, March 16: Representatives of some human rights organizations today reached out to the family of an 18-month child who was raped and murdered in Morang district. The family was also provided with a financial assistance of Rs 10,000.
Mar 16, 2022
SOCIETY
KMC Mayor Shakya inaugurates pedestrian bridge in Maitighar
KMC Mayor Shakya inaugurates pedestrian bridge in Maitighar
KATHMANDU, March 16: Kathmandu Metropolitan City Mayor Bidya Sundar Shakya has inaugurated a newly-constructed pedestrian bridge at Maitighar on Wednesday. The construction of the bridge was completed over a year ago but it was inaugurated today by Kathmandu’s Mayor Shakya.
Mar 16, 2022
ECONOMY
Gold price declines by Rs 1200
Gold price declines by Rs 1200
KATHMANDU, March 16: Gold price decreased by Rs 1200 per tola in the Nepali market on Wednesday.
Mar 16, 2022
My City, Lifestyle
Masterpiece leaves storage as Antwerp museum nears reopening
Masterpiece leaves storage as Antwerp museum nears reopening
Moving a masterpiece is never easy, even more so when it measures 4.11 by 6.75 meters (13.5 feet by 22.1 feet) and weighs 560 kilograms (1,225 pounds). Such is the size of the “Baptism of Christ,” by Baroque painter Peter Paul Rubens (1605), the jewel in the crown of the Royal Museum of Fine Arts An...
Mar 16, 2022
My City, Entertainment
Dwayne Johnson credits females in his life for shaping him
Dwayne Johnson credits females in his life for shaping him
Dwayne Johnson’s two younger daughters, Jasmine and Tiana, love to play a game where they make him close his eyes. They go into the kitchen and dump ingredients into a bowl.
Mar 16, 2022