WORLD
China tells US, North Korea to 'hit the brakes' on threats
China tells US, North Korea to 'hit the brakes' on threats
BEIJING, August 16: China is telling the U.S. and North Korea to "hit the brakes" on threatening words and actions and work toward a peaceful resolution of their dispute, in a sign of growing concern over the standoff on the part of Pyongyang's only major ally.
Aug 16, 2017
Lifestyle
Taylor wins groping trial against DJ
Taylor wins groping trial against DJ
Singer Taylor Swift won her trial against a Colorado radio personality on Monday after a jury found that the former DJ assaulted and battered the pop star by groping her bare bottom, and awarded her the symbolic $1 in damages she had sought.
Aug 16, 2017
SOCIETY
Eastern region records 47 casualties in landslide and flood
Eastern region records 47 casualties in landslide and flood
BIRATNAGAR, Aug 16: A total of 47 people lost their lives and 15 people have gone missing in the flood and landslide in the eastern region till Wednesday morning.
Aug 16, 2017
POLITICS
Constitution Amendment Bill (2nd amendment)-2073 being tabled in parliament today
Constitution Amendment Bill (2nd amendment)-2073 being table...
KATHMANDU, Aug 16: The Constitution Amendment Bill (second amendment)-2073 is being tabled in the Legislature-Parliament today.
Aug 16, 2017
ECONOMY, SOCIETY
Flights in Tenzing-Hillary Airport disrupted for 8 days
Flights in Tenzing-Hillary Airport disrupted for 8 days
SOLUKHUMBU, Aug 16: Flights to and from Tenzing-Hillary Airport at Lukla in Solukhumbu district have been disrupted for the past eight days, leaving hundreds of tourists stranded.
Aug 16, 2017
POLITICS
NSPN expels Ram Chandra Jha from party
NSPN expels Ram Chandra Jha from party
KATHMANDU, August 16: Naya Shakti Party Nepal (NSPN) has expelled leader Ram Chandra Jha.
Aug 16, 2017
SOCIETY
Muna sold for Rs 3 lakh rescued from Dubai airport
Muna sold for Rs 3 lakh rescued from Dubai airport
UAE, August 16: Muna Dangi was at the Dubai Airport on Sunday evening. She was going to leave for Kuwait. She arrived in Dubai on August 6, 2017. She was kept at a room in the house of one local by the human trafficker for seven days. Fortunately, she met one Nepali sister Dipika Bhandari while she...
Aug 16, 2017
My City
New Law assures abolition of menstrual taboo
New Law assures abolition of menstrual taboo
The banishment of bleeding women and girls to cattle shed or makeshift hut best defines the custom of Chaupadi. The practice is extensively followed in the Far west region of the country as women and girls on period are considered impure. The new law that criminalizes Chaupadi, which will come into...
Aug 16, 2017
My City
Heart to Heart with Malvika
Heart to Heart with Malvika
‘Keep your dignity intact and your head held high’
Aug 16, 2017
My City
Beautiful thoughts make you beautiful
Beautiful thoughts make you beautiful
There are around seven billion people on this planet and if even 50 percent of them are women that would mean around 3.5 billion girls roam in this planet. But I found her the most beautiful though the definition of beauty differs from one person to another.
Aug 16, 2017