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
My City
Drumming his way to success
Drumming his way to success
KATHMANDU, Dec 23: It is difficult for any musician to follow their passion for music, if he/she has to earn for the family in Nepal. As such one can barely give time to the music where the parents prefer their children to pursue secured jobs over music. Like common middle-class families in Nepal, t...
Dec 23, 2018
WORLD
Japan emperor marks last birthday on throne, prays for peace
Japan emperor marks last birthday on throne, prays for peace
TOKYO, JAPAN, Dec 23 : Japan’s Emperor Akihito, marking his 85th birthday — his last before his upcoming abdication — said he feels relieved that his reign is coming to an end without having seen his country at war and that it is important to keep telling younger people about his nation’s wartime hi...
Dec 23, 2018
My City
Souls of My City: Life behind the red scarf
Souls of My City: Life behind the red scarf
Behind the red scarf is a wrinkle-faced woman with dark eyes, slightly pointed nose and a sandalwood tika on her forehead. The tip of the scarf covers her mouth. Maili, a 60-year-old woman from Kavre, has been doing tailoring near the Dabali at Hadigaun.
Dec 23, 2018