WORLD
Bomb kills 11 near judge’s home, hotel in Somali capital
Bomb kills 11 near judge’s home, hotel in Somali capital
NAIROBI, March 1: A powerful explosion killed at least 11 people in the Somali capital Thursday, police said. An Islamic extremist group claimed that a Mogadishu hotel was the intended target, but a police officer said militants detonated a bomb while trying to assassinate a judge.
Mar 01, 2019
SOCIETY
Public condolence event for chopper crash victims held at Tudikhel (with video)
Public condolence event for chopper crash victims held at Tu...
KATHMANDU, March 1: Top political figures, cabinet ministers, high-ranking government officials, tourism entrepreneurs, family members, relatives and thousands of grieving people were assembled at Tudikhel for paying last respects to Tourism Minister Rabindra Adhikari and six others who died in the...
Mar 01, 2019
The Week
Reaching out through doodles
Reaching out through doodles
When the 2015 earthquake hit Nepal, Julia Bajracharya Dahal was just minutes away from climbing the Dharahara. “I was walking behind the Dharahara with my friend when it fell,” she says. The scare was such that she had an asthma attack and had to be taken to Bir Hospital and there she witnessed the...
Mar 01, 2019
My City, Entertainment
Young adult novel pulled amid online criticisms
Young adult novel pulled amid online criticisms
The author of a debut young adult novel has pulled his book amid criticism of how it portrayed the Kosovo War of the late 1990s.
Mar 01, 2019
The Week
Good food habits for good health
Good food habits for good health
If you have pledged to get fitter and develop healthy habits this year, you are not alone. Adopting healthy eating habits is perhaps one of the most common new year resolutions but two months into the new year you might be realizing that it’s not as easy as you thought it would be. The thing is that...
Mar 01, 2019
My City, Entertainment
George RR Martin turned down cameo in 'GOT' final season
George RR Martin turned down cameo in 'GOT' final season
"Game of Thrones" creator George RR Martin has revealed that show runners of the hit HBO show had offered him a cameo in the much anticipated season finale, which he was "tempted" to take up.
Mar 01, 2019
TECHNOLOGY
YouTube suspends comments on videos of kids
YouTube suspends comments on videos of kids
SAN FRANCISCO, March 1: YouTube said Thursday it will turn off comments on nearly all videos featuring kids — potentially affecting millions of posts on the site — after reports last week that pedophiles were leaving inappropriate comments on innocuous videos of children.
Mar 01, 2019
WORLD
IMF agrees to extend Sri Lanka loan program, disburse delayed tranche - sources
IMF agrees to extend Sri Lanka loan program, disburse delaye...
COLOMBO, March 1: The International Monetary Fund has agreed to extend Sri Lanka’s $1.5 billion loan program by one year and has reached staff level agreement to disburse the sixth tranche of the loan, government and diplomatic sources told Reuters on Friday.
Mar 01, 2019
The Week
A crown of responsibilities
A crown of responsibilities
Life has never been easy for Angel Lama. From struggling to come to terms with her parents’ divorce and her mother’s illness to being consumed by suicidal thoughts, it’s always been difficult. But above all is perhaps her life long struggle for acceptance and respect. Born Sabin Lama, Angel always f...
Mar 01, 2019
SOCIETY
Snowfall hits life in west Nepal
Snowfall hits life in west Nepal
SURKHET, March 1 : Lives in mid and far-west Nepal have become tougher due to incessant snowfall.
Mar 01, 2019