SOCIETY
Elephant dies due to electrocution
Elephant dies due to electrocution
KATHMANDU, Oct 3: A native elephant named ‘Makuna’ of the Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve has died due to electric shock.
Oct 03, 2021
My City, Art & Culture
Danish artist makes off with pile of cash intended to be art
Danish artist makes off with pile of cash intended to be art
A Danish artist who was was given a pile of money by a museum with which to create a piece of artwork, submitted two empty canvases — titled “Take the Money and Run.” Jens Haaning was given the equivalent of nearly $84,000 in Danish kroner and euro bank notes by the Kunsten Museum of Modern Art in A...
Oct 03, 2021
My City, Gen-Next, Slammed
Sometimes fairy tales are from heavens
Sometimes fairy tales are from heavens
You know you matter
Either to me or to some others
Your presence is all I appreciate
That makes me feel better
Oct 03, 2021
My City, Entertainment
Home that inspired ‘The Conjuring’ movie for sale for $1.2M
Home that inspired ‘The Conjuring’ movie for sale for $1.2M
Not afraid of ghosts and things that go bump in the night? The purportedly haunted Rhode Island farmhouse where the spooky happenings that inspired the 2013 horror movie “The Conjuring” occurred hit the market Thursday for the scary price of $1.2 million.
Oct 03, 2021
POLITICS
Upendra Yadav eyeing post of Deputy Prime Minister
Upendra Yadav eyeing post of Deputy Prime Minister
KATHMANDU, Oct 3: Janata Samajwadi Party (JSP) Chairperson Upendra Yadav has shown interest in joining the government by taking over the post of the Deputy Prime Minister of the country.
Oct 03, 2021
My City, Entertainment, Music
Forever a rolling stone: Dylan going on tour — through 2024
Forever a rolling stone: Dylan going on tour — through 2024
Bob Dylan is nothing if not confident. The music legend has quietly put concert tickets on sale for a tour in support of last year’s album, “Rough and Rowdy Ways.” His website bills it as a “World Wide Tour 2021-2024.”
Oct 03, 2021
My City, Entertainment
Dubai Expo 2020 offers conflicting figures on worker deaths
Dubai Expo 2020 offers conflicting figures on worker deaths
Dubai’s Expo 2020 on Saturday offered conflicting figures for how many workers had been killed on site during construction of the massive world’s fair, first saying five and then later three.
Oct 03, 2021
ECONOMY
NTA urges NEA to resolve issue regarding rent hike of utility poles through dialogue
NTA urges NEA to resolve issue regarding rent hike of utilit...
KATHMANDU, Oct 3: Nepal Telecommunication Authority (NTA) has expressed its dissatisfaction over Nepal Electricity Authority’s (NEA) decision to remove optical fibre connections from utility poles in various places which resulted in disruption of internet services.
Oct 03, 2021
SOCIETY
Ward chairperson stays awake all night to chase away elephants
Ward chairperson stays awake all night to chase away elephan...
KANCHANPUR, Oct 3: Residents of Shuklaphanta Municipality have been staying awake all night to chase away the herd of wild elephants. The elephants have entered from Shuklaphanta National Park and started eating rice and paddy and causing damage.
Oct 03, 2021
POLITICS
CPN-UML statute convention concluding today, UML Chairman Oli to respond to queries
CPN-UML statute convention concluding today, UML Chairman Ol...
KATHMANDU, Oct 3: The ongoing statute convention of the main opposition party, CPN-UML is set to conclude today. The party will endorse the political report, organizational report and statute amendment proposal presented by Chairman KP Sharma Oli, General Secretary Ishwor Pokhrel and Deputy General...
Oct 03, 2021