Sunny Leone 'super excited' for 'Bigg Boss'
- by IANS
MUMBAI, Nov 22: Actress Sunny Leone, who was once a contestant in the "Bigg Boss" TV show, is looking forward to entering the house of the controversial reality show for a special task.
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Syrian refugee transitions from child bride to sole provider
- by Associated Press
BEIRUT, Nov 22: For the first few weeks of her job recycling garbage, Haela Kalawi often went home crying.It wasn't just the grungy setting — a dimly lit, airless basement where the 31-year-old refugee with a cherubic face slips on plastic gloves and digs into trash-filled containers. It was that as a traditional housewife in Syria, Kalawi grew up believing it was shameful for women to work outside the house. In those days, she wasn't even allowed to shop for her own clothes or choose what to watch on TV.
Land surveyor arrested with Rs 100,000 in bribe
- by Republica
GAUSHALA, Nov 22: The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA), Office Bardibas on Monday arrested a land surveyor with the Mahottari District Land Survey Office along with a bribe amounting to Rs 100,000.
One out of four vacations includes a trip to hospital: Survey
- by PTI
Have ever had to seek medical attention during a vacation? You are not alone as a new US survey has found that one in four trips include a visit to hospital and many are simply not prepared for the situation.
Paudel calls for nat’l consensus to amend constitution
- by Republica
JANAKPUR, Nov 22: Senior leader of the Nepali Congress Ram Chandra has Paudel said that the constitution amendment process will be taken forward by forging national consensus among the political parties.
2 strong quakes strike New Zealand; no reports of damage
- by Associated Press
WELLINGTON, New Zealand, Nov 22: Two strong earthquakes rattled different parts of New Zealand on Tuesday but there were no initial reports of serious damage or injuries.
Naya Shakti leader Khadka's general membership cancelled
- by Republica
KAILALI, Nov 22:Provincial member of Naya Shakti Nepal Deepak Bahadur Khadka has been removed from the post on the charge of his involvement in swindling people out of thousands of rupees.
Nokia to re-enter the smartphone business in 2017
- by IANS
Nokia is planning to re-enter the smartphone business in 2017, a slide from Nokia's capital markets day 2016 has revealed.
Japan earthquake an aftershock of 2011 quake
- by Associated Press
TOKYO, Nov 22: The Latest on the earthquake that struck off the coast of Japan. The Japan Meteorological Agency says the strong earthquake that struck Tuesday off the coast of Fukushima prefecture was an aftershock of the magnitude 9.0 earthquake that spawned a deadly tsunami in the same region in 2011.
Official game of Force 2, starring John Abraham, Sonakshi Sinha launched
- by IANS
The official game of the action thriller film Force 2, starring John Abraham, Sonakshi Sinha and Tahir Raj Bhasin, has been launched.
Child marriage rate down in south Rolpa
- by Republica
ROLPA, Nov 22: The rate of child marriage in south Rolpa has been found decreasing. A study report carried out recently by the Human Rights Awareness Centre, Rolpa, shows this.
Plants of Lalupate flower planted at Fewa lake area
- by Republica
POKHARA, Nov 22: One hundred twenty plants of Poinsettia (Lalupate) flower at the bank of Fewa Lake, Hallanchowk.
Kidney-ailing girl get financial support
- by Republica
PARBAT, Nov 22: Nepali Migrant workers in Qatar have provided financial assistance to a kidney-ailing girl.
Vehicle pile-up in China leaves 17 people dead, 37 injured
- by Associated Press
BEIJING, Nov 22: Dozens of vehicles collided amid snowy weather in northern China, leaving 17 dead and 37 injured, state media reported Tuesday.
Eye Care Centre, Gaighat, begins ambulance service
- by Republica
UDAYPUR, Nov 22: Eye Care Centre at Triyuga Municipality-2, Gaighat, has started providing ambulance service.
Tsunami hits Japan after strong quake, nuclear plant briefly disrupted
- by Reuters
A powerful earthquake rocked northern Japan on Tuesday, briefly disrupting cooling functions at a nuclear plant and generating a tsunami that hit the same region devastated by a massive quake, tsunami and nuclear disaster in 2011.
Chairman, CEO not to get more than two four-year terms
- by Sagar Ghimire
KATHMANDU, Nov 22: The Finance Committee of the parliament has approved a bill to amend the Bank and Financial Institution Act (BAFIA), reducing tenure of board directors and chief executive officers (CEOs) of bank and financial institutions (BFIs) to four years.
Ktm Valley factories mull expansion on low power cuts
- by Rudra Pangeni
KATHMANDU, Nov 22: Uninterrupted power supply in the Kathmandu Valley since past couple of weeks has boosted the confidence of industrialists and hoteliers. With their operating cost coming down significantly, they are already chalking out expansion plans.
Need for collective effort underlined to meet SDGs
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, Nov 22: Sophie Kemkhadge, the deputy country director of United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), has said that the government, private sector and all stakeholders should be on board to make sure that the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are met.
NBA felicitates Shambhu Poudel
KATHMANDU, Nov 22: Nepal Bankers Association (NBA) has felicitated Chairman of Nepal Bank Ltd, Shambhu Prasad Poudel, in recognition of his contribution for promoting banking and corporate sector of the country.