LISTICLES, WORLD
Johnson & Johnson wins trial over cancer claims linked to baby powder
Johnson & Johnson wins trial over cancer claims linked to ba...
CALIFORNIA, Nov 16: A California jury has cleared US pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson (J&J) of liability in a case involving a woman who alleged that the company’s talc-based products contain asbestos and caused her cancer.
Nov 16, 2018
WORLD
7 resignations and counting: May’s government ‘falling apart before our eyes’ over Brexit...
7 resignations and counting: May’s government ‘falling apart...
LONDON, Nov 16: Seven high profile resignations have followed on the heels of Theresa May’s announcement that her cabinet has settled on a Brexit deal, with Labour claiming that the Conservative government is at risk of completely dissolving.
Nov 16, 2018
WORLD
David Hockney painting fetches record $90M at NYC auction
David Hockney painting fetches record $90M at NYC auction
NEW YORK, Nov 16 : A painting by the British artist David Hockney fetched $90.3 million at Christie’s on Thursday night, easily breaking the record for a work by a living artist sold at auction.
Nov 16, 2018
POLITICS
Former Prime Minister Nepal arrives in London
Former Prime Minister Nepal arrives in London
LONDON, Nov 16: Former Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal has arrived in London on Thursday evening.
Nov 16, 2018
SPORTS
National women cricket team to play T20 Smash in Thailand
National women cricket team to play T20 Smash in Thailand
KATHMANDU, Nov 16: Nepal national women’s cricket team is set to participate in the Woman T20 Smash organized by the Cricket Association of Thailand (CAT) from 11 to 19 January in Thailand.
Nov 16, 2018
SPORTS
13th Valley Public Basketball starts today
13th Valley Public Basketball starts today
KATHMANDU, Nov 16: The 13th Valley Public Cup Inter-school Basketball Tournament is set to start today.
Nov 16, 2018
SPORTS
Ratnajit, Nabin, Rukesh, Deepesh into Pushpalal semis
Ratnajit, Nabin, Rukesh, Deepesh into Pushpalal semis
KATHMANDU, Nov 16: Tribhuvan Army Club’s Ratnajit Tamang, Nabin Shrestha and Rukesh Maharjan have advanced into the semifinals of the ongoing Yonex Sunrise eighth Pushpalal Memorial National Open Badminton Tournament on Thursday.
Nov 16, 2018
SPORTS
ICC grants approval for EPL’s second season
ICC grants approval for EPL’s second season
KATHMANDU, Nov 16: The Everest Premier League (EPL)’s second season has been sanctioned by the apex body of cricket International Cricket Council (ICC) after the necessary documents and the approval amount of USD 20,000 (NRs 27,50,000) was forwarded in advance.
Nov 16, 2018
The Week
The charm of tassels: “We made what we couldn’t find.”
The charm of tassels: “We made what we couldn’t find.”
Tassel Kingdom caters to this very need of customized designs. They take in personal requests for customizing earrings and also produce ones that are mostly in demand. An undertaking of longtime friends Stela Shakya, Krisha Bajracharya, and Sulakchhana Shakya, Tassel Kingdom is a small-scale initiat...
Nov 16, 2018
The Week
The art of creative reuse : Upcycling waste and upscaling the economy
The art of creative reuse : Upcycling waste and upscaling th...
Waste management is a huge problem in Nepal. Rampant and haphazard urbanization and unplanned waste management system often result in piles of garbage everywhere you look and that affects the country’s environmental health as well as the economy. Doko Recyclers is a social venture started to streaml...
Nov 16, 2018