SOCIETY
Woman police constable dies in capital
Woman police constable dies in capital
KATHMANDU, Dec 23: A woman police constable working at Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Niraj Shahi’s home has died.
Dec 23, 2018
Lifestyle
Man finds a $10,000 surprise inside designer bag on subway
Man finds a $10,000 surprise inside designer bag on subway
NEW YORK, Dec 23: A Chanel purse left in a Manhattan subway station held a $10,000 surprise for the man who found it.
Dec 23, 2018
WORLD
Trump loses US envoy to anti-IS coalition over Syria plan
Trump loses US envoy to anti-IS coalition over Syria plan
WASHINGTON, Dec 23: Brett McGurk, the U.S. envoy to the global coalition fighting the Islamic State group, has resigned in protest over President Donald Trump’s abrupt decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria, joining Defense Secretary Jim Mattis in an administration exodus of experienced nationa...
Dec 23, 2018
POLITICS
Deliberation on joint political report at NCP meet concludes
Deliberation on joint political report at NCP meet concludes
KATHMANDU, Dec 23: The ongoing standing committee meeting of the ruling Communist Party of Nepal has concluded a deliberation on the joint political report presented by party chairs KP Sharma Oli and Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda'.
Dec 23, 2018
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