ECONOMY, WORLD
Morocco’s ‘mule’ women scratch a living on Spanish enclave border
Morocco’s ‘mule’ women scratch a living on Spanish enclave b...
MELILLA, August 27: In a winding early-morning queue, Jemaa Laalaoua hunches over with 50 kg (110 lb) of kitchenware on her back, waiting to cross back into Morocco from the Spanish enclave of Melilla.
Aug 27, 2017
WORLD
Thailand’s ex-PM Yingluck flees to Dubai: senior party members
Thailand’s ex-PM Yingluck flees to Dubai: senior party membe...
BANGKOK, August 27: Thailand’s former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has fled to Dubai, senior members of her party said on Saturday, a day after she failed to show up for a negligence ruling in which she faced up to 10 years in prison.
Aug 27, 2017
WORLD
India detains hundreds, after deadly ‘godman’ protests
India detains hundreds, after deadly ‘godman’ protests
PANCHKULA, August 27: Indian authorities have arrested hundreds of people and canceled more than 300 trains passing through two northern states after at least 29 people were killed in violent protests following the conviction of a self-styled ‘godman’.
Aug 27, 2017
WORLD
N Korea fires short-range missiles in latest test
N Korea fires short-range missiles in latest test
SEOUL, August 27: North Korea fired several rockets into the sea Saturday in the continuation of its rapid nuclear and missile expansion, prompting South Korea to press ahead with military drills involving US troops that have angered Pyongyang.
Aug 27, 2017
WORLD
Worst monsoon floods in years kill more than 1,200 across South Asia
Worst monsoon floods in years kill more than 1,200 across So...
BHUBANESWAR, August 27: The death toll from floods in India, Bangladesh and Nepal has climbed above 1,200, officials said on Friday, as rescue workers scramble to provide aid to millions of people stranded by the worst such disaster in years.
Aug 27, 2017
SOCIETY
Bardibas police intercepts truck transporting cows to India
Bardibas police intercepts truck transporting cows to India
MAHOTTARI, August 27: At least 29 cows being illegally transported to India by dodging the customs have been taken under control.
Aug 27, 2017
SOCIETY
Teenage driver killed after tractor plunges 50 metres
Teenage driver killed after tractor plunges 50 metres
GORKHA, August 27: A 20 – year – old youth was killed and another injured after a tractor plunged 50 metres below the road at Khoploang Sundarkhola of Palungtar municipality – 1 in Gorkha on Saturday.
Aug 27, 2017
SOCIETY
Six – year – old missing boy found dead in a pond
Six – year – old missing boy found dead in a pond
KALAIYA, August 27: A six – year – old boy missing for the past 14 hours has been found dead in a pond.
Aug 27, 2017
My City
Ensuring Welfare of Street Dogs
Ensuring Welfare of Street Dogs
KATHMANDU, August 27: While many of us seek peace by paying a daily visit to temples and offering respect to the idols that rule as a form of god, 36-year-old Manoj Shakya finds solace in feeding more than a hundred of stray dogs daily. He has been doing this for the past eight years.
Aug 27, 2017
My City
Learning Humility through Travel
Learning Humility through Travel
KATHMANDU, August 27: Sanjay Kafle had met a guy on a chance encounter. The guy, a middle-aged man, said he lived alone in the woods, collected medicinal herbs and was notorious for making friendships with the wildlife. “He told me he preferred to be friends with elephants and lions instead of human...
Aug 27, 2017