POLITICS, Latest Updates
Hearing on 12 writ petitions against HoR dissolution under single bench of Chief Justice R...
Hearing on 12 writ petitions against HoR dissolution under s...
KATHMANDU, Dec 23: Hearing on the 12 writ petitions filed at the Supreme Court against the dissolution of House of Representatives (HoR) has begun under the single bench of Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher JB Rana.
Dec 23, 2020
POLITICS, Latest Updates
Hearing on writ petitions filed against HoR dissolution today
Hearing on writ petitions filed against HoR dissolution toda...
KATHMANDU, Dec 23: Hearing on writ petitions filed in the Supreme Court (SC) against the dissolution of the House of Representative (HoR) is scheduled for today.
Dec 23, 2020
My City, Lifestyle, Social
Archaeologists recreate tiles of temple where Jesus walked
Archaeologists recreate tiles of temple where Jesus walked
When Jesus strode through the ancient Jewish temple in Jerusalem, his feet met hewn-stone, earth-tone tiles that were geometric in design and cool, dappled and scuffed to the touch
Dec 23, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Public vehicles are breaching health safety protocols, but there is no authority to monito...
Public vehicles are breaching health safety protocols, but t...
KATHMANDU, Dec 21: Sarita Koirala of Chandragiri Municipality commutes to work on a public vehicle. Though Koirala follows all health safety protocols to stay safe from COVID-19, she fears that she might get infected from the public vehicles not following the safety measures.
Dec 23, 2020
WORLD
Pollution deaths in India rose to 1.67 million in 2019 -Lancet
Pollution deaths in India rose to 1.67 million in 2019 -Lanc...
NEW DELHI, Dec 23: Toxic air killed more people in India in 2019 than in 2017, The Lancet said in a report shared by the government on Tuesday, with 1.67 million deaths accounting for 18% of all fatalities.
Dec 23, 2020
WORLD
Exclusive: India likely to approve AstraZeneca vaccine by next week - sources
Exclusive: India likely to approve AstraZeneca vaccine by ne...
NEW DELHI, Dec 23: India is likely to approve Oxford/AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine for emergency use by next week after its local manufacturer submitted additional data sought by authorities, two sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Tuesday.
Dec 23, 2020
SPORTS
Messi breaks Pele's record goal haul by scoring 644th for Barca
Messi breaks Pele's record goal haul by scoring 644th for Ba...
VALLADOLID, Spain, Dec 23: Lionel Messi became the all-time top scorer for a single soccer club on Tuesday after scoring his 644th goal for Barcelona during their La Liga match against Real Valladolid, surpassing Pele’s record goal haul for Brazilian side Santos.
Dec 23, 2020
My City, Lifestyle, Fashion
Lights! Models! Garbage! Taiwan designer turns waste into fashion
Lights! Models! Garbage! Taiwan designer turns waste into fa...
Inspiration for high fashion can come from strange places. For one Taiwanese designer, it’s upcycling old wires and bolts from the power industry.
Dec 23, 2020
ECONOMY
Rate of overall import slows, but food import soars at alarming rate
Rate of overall import slows, but food import soars at alarm...
KATHMANDU, Dec 22: The import of rice soared more than double to Rs 13.57 billion in the first four months of the current fiscal year as compared to the same period of fiscal year 2019/20.
Dec 23, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Father sentenced to life imprisonment for raping daughter
Father sentenced to life imprisonment for raping daughter
UDAYAPUR, Dec 23: District Court, Udayapur has slapped life imprisonment to a man, 45, convicted of raping his own daughter on Tuesday.
Dec 23, 2020