SOCIETY
School teacher held on charge of link with Biplab group
School teacher held on charge of link with Biplab group
BEJHAD, April 13: Bijay Budha Magar, chair of Teachers Association Palpa, has been arrested on the charge of his alliance with the Communist Party of Nepal (CPN) led by Netra Bikram Chand ‘Biplab’.
Apr 13, 2019
My City, Entertainment, Movies
Amy Jump to write 'Tomb Raider 2' for MGM
Amy Jump to write 'Tomb Raider 2' for MGM
MGM Studios has tapped writer Amy Jump to pen the sequel of Alicia Vikander-starrer "Tomb Raider".
Apr 13, 2019
WORLD
Poll workers journey to reach India’s most remote voters
Poll workers journey to reach India’s most remote voters
NEW DELHI, April 13: The figures involved in India’s general election are staggering: 900 million voters, 83 million first-time voters, 11 million poll workers, nearly 4 million electronic voting machines, 1 million polling booths and 570 special trains for migrant laborers and security personnel.
Apr 13, 2019
WORLD
UK lawmakers: Julian Assange should face justice in Sweden
UK lawmakers: Julian Assange should face justice in Sweden
LONDON, April 13: More than 70 British legislators are urging the government to make sure WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange faces Swedish justice if prosecutors there reopen a rape allegation against him.
Apr 13, 2019
WORLD
FAA meets with U.S. airlines, pilot unions on Boeing 737 MAX
FAA meets with U.S. airlines, pilot unions on Boeing 737 MAX
WASHINGTON/CHICAGO, April 13: The Federal Aviation Administration met for three hours on Friday with representatives from the three major U.S. airlines that own now grounded Boeing 737 MAX jets and their pilots’ unions to discuss two fatal crashes and the path forward.
Apr 13, 2019
ECONOMY
'Farmer-government partnership' for Karnali development
'Farmer-government partnership' for Karnali development
SURKHET, April 13: In order to alleviate poverty, the Karnali State government has brought into operation the 'farmer-government' partnership programme.
Apr 13, 2019
SOCIETY
Motorboat to be operated in Bagmati River from tomorrow
Motorboat to be operated in Bagmati River from tomorrow
HETAUDA, April 13: After finalizing the waterway linking Sarlahi and Rautahat to Makwanpur and Sindhuli districts, a commercial motorboat is being operated in the Bagmati River from tomorrow - New Year's Day.
Apr 13, 2019
SOCIETY
Oldest man dies at 131
Oldest man dies at 131
RAJBIRAJ, April 13: The senior-most citizen Raghu Baharkher, who was 131 years old, died on Friday. The resident of Tirahut rural municipality-1 in Saptari district, Baharkher spent his life involving in livestock farming, according to a local Mukesh Yadav.
Apr 13, 2019
Lifestyle
Picture was clear, but black hole’s name a little fuzzy
Picture was clear, but black hole’s name a little fuzzy
WASHINGTON, April 13: The newly pictured supermassive black hole is a beast with no name, at least not an official one. And what happens next could be cosmically confusing.
Apr 13, 2019
My City, Entertainment, Music
Fans petition to name black hole after Soundgarden's Chris Cornell
Fans petition to name black hole after Soundgarden's Chris C...
Soon after the world got its first glimpse of a real-life image of a black hole on Wednesday, a petition started to circulate to name the black hole after the late Chris Cornell, the rock band Soundgarden's frontman.
Apr 13, 2019