WORLD
Bamboo-boring beetles wreak havoc in Rohingya refugee camps
Bamboo-boring beetles wreak havoc in Rohingya refugee camps
Beset by millions of bamboo-chomping beetles, almost every shelter in the vast Rohingya refugee camps of Cox’s Bazar, in Bangladesh, needs replacing.
Dec 23, 2018
SOCIETY
4.7-magnitude tremor felt in Kathmandu
4.7-magnitude tremor felt in Kathmandu
KATHMANDU, Dec 23: An earthquake measuring 4.7 on the Richter scale was recorded early on Sunday morning.
Dec 23, 2018
WORLD
NATO coalition airstrike kills 10 militants in W. Afghanistan
NATO coalition airstrike kills 10 militants in W. Afghanista...
FARAH, Afghanistan, Dec 23: Up to 10 Taliban militants have been killed following a NATO-led coalition forces' airstrike in Afghan western province of Farah, international media reports said on Sunday quoting local police.
Dec 23, 2018
SOCIETY
'Volcano' tsunami death toll climbs to 168 in Indonesia
'Volcano' tsunami death toll climbs to 168 in Indonesia
CARITA (Indonesia) (AFP), Dec 23: A tsunami following a volcanic eruption killed at least 168 people when it slammed without warning into popular beaches around Indonesia's Sunda Strait on Saturday night, cutting a swathe of destruction and triggering mass panic as it swept inland.
Dec 23, 2018
WORLD
Painting stolen in WWII is heading from US to Ukraine
Painting stolen in WWII is heading from US to Ukraine
Dec 23: A painting that was stolen during World War II and later spent decades in a Connecticut home will be returned to an art museum in Ukraine, according to U.S. and Ukrainian officials.
Dec 23, 2018
POLITICS
Mahasamiti meeting to correct past mistakes: Senior leader Poudel
Mahasamiti meeting to correct past mistakes: Senior leader P...
DAMAULI, Dec 23: Nepali Congress senior leader Ram Chandra Poudel today viewed that the ongoing Mahasamiti meeting was playing an important role in correcting shortcomings within the party and paving the way for unity.
Dec 23, 2018
Lifestyle
Audrey Geisel, widow and promoter of Dr. Seuss, dies at 97
Audrey Geisel, widow and promoter of Dr. Seuss, dies at 97
LOS ANGELES, Dec 23: As Dr. Seuss neared the end of his life, the children’s author told his wife that she would have to look after the Cat in the Hat, the Lorax, the Grinch and all the beloved characters he created.
Dec 23, 2018
My City
Gardening My Abyss
Gardening My Abyss
Gardening my abyss with mirrored thoughts
Aligned perfectly to the northernmost pole
Cold breeze sweeps the face clean, hair upright
‘Come back to reality, you don’t seem alright’.
Dec 23, 2018
SOCIETY
CPN, province 5 expresses sorrow over Dang accident
CPN, province 5 expresses sorrow over Dang accident
DANG, Dec 23: The Nepal Communist Party of province 5 has expressed sorrow over the deaths of 23 people in a bus accident at Ramri of Tulsipur sub-metropolis-3 along the Tulsipur-Salyan road section last Friday
Dec 23, 2018
My City
Eating junk food is bad for health!
Eating junk food is bad for health!
KATHMANDU, Dec 23: Food plays a big role in our life because we need food to live. In addition, it affects the shape of our body and helps us grow into an adult. Unfortunately, not all foods are good for health. Such food is known as junk food. For the past many years, junk food has been a part of o...
Dec 23, 2018