SOCIETY
Electric structures to be laid underground in Capital
Electric structures to be laid underground in Capital
KATHMANDU, June 23: The government is planning to lay the electric devices and structures including the cables underground as such unplanned infrastructures are worsening the beauty of the metropolis.
Jun 23, 2017
POLITICS
Suicide car bomb in southwest Pakistan kills 11, wounds 20
Suicide car bomb in southwest Pakistan kills 11, wounds 20
QUETTA, Pakistan, June 23: A suicide car bomber struck near the office of the provincial police chief in southwestern Pakistan on Friday, killing at least 11 people and wounding 20, officials said. A breakaway Taliban faction later claimed responsibility for the attack.
Jun 23, 2017
SOCIETY
Corruption should end for development: Naya Shakti coordinator Bhattarai
Corruption should end for development: Naya Shakti coordinat...
URLABARI (Morang), June 23: Naya Shakti Party, Nepal coordinator Dr Baburam Bhattarai today said the country could not pursue development until thriving corruption ends.
Jun 23, 2017
SPORTS
Nepali woman wins mountain bike race in Sri Lanka
Nepali woman wins mountain bike race in Sri Lanka
KATHMANDU, June 23: A Nepali woman has won the 'Sri Lanka Holidays Rumble In The Jungle 2017' – a premier mountain bike race.
Jun 23, 2017
The Week
Crazy about ideas
Crazy about ideas
All good things start with an idea. Manish Shrestha and Kreeti Shakya, both of whom are in their 30s now, came to Kathmandu with a dream to bring a creative edge to marketing in Nepal. After working for a few years in the U.S they realized that there was a need for a ‘paradigm shift’ in the marketin...
Jun 23, 2017
SOCIETY
2 section officers caught with Rs 500,000 bribe
2 section officers caught with Rs 500,000 bribe
KATHMANDU, June 23: The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) on Friday arrested two section officers with Rs 500,000 bribe in the Banke district.
Jun 23, 2017
The Week
The young dreamer
The young dreamer
She entered the court for the first time when she was seven. This young dreamer knew exactly what she wanted when she was in grade two. “Like any other kid I loved playing”, says Pratibha Mali, “but I took my game a bit too seriously”. At the young age of thirteen, she joined the national volleyball...
Jun 23, 2017
SPORTS
Liverpool sign Salah from AS Roma
Liverpool sign Salah from AS Roma
LIVERPOOL, June 23: Merseyside club Liverpool completed the signing of Egyptian winger Mohamed Salah from AS Roma on Thursday for a fee reported to be 39 million euros ($43.5 million).
Jun 23, 2017
The Week
A different kind of hero
A different kind of hero
Over the past few years, we have all come to know and love Dayahang Rai. Whether it be as Gofle in Loot, Batase in Purano Dunga or Kaji in Kabaddi Kabaddi, Rai has managed to win us over with his effortless acting skills and great comic timing. Here, we get a glimpse of the man behind the actor.
Jun 23, 2017
POLITICS, ELECTION
18 polling stations highly-sensitive, 40 sensitive in Palpa
18 polling stations highly-sensitive, 40 sensitive in Palpa
RAMPUR (Palpa), June 23: As many as 18 polling stations in the district have been listed as highly-sensitive that might witness violence and other anti-election activities during the second phase of the local level elections taking place on June 28, the local administration said.
Jun 23, 2017