WORLD
China offers help to Venezuela to restore power
China offers help to Venezuela to restore power
BEIJING, March 13: China offered on Wednesday to help Venezuela restore its power grid, after President Nicolas Maduro accused U.S. counterpart Donald Trump of cyber “sabotage” that plunged the South American country into its worst blackout on record.
Mar 13, 2019
My City, Entertainment, Movies
Foo Fighters, The Killers, Keith Urban lead Pilgrimage Fest
Foo Fighters, The Killers, Keith Urban lead Pilgrimage Fest
After rain and lightning caused a cancellation last year, the Pilgrimage Music and Cultural Festival is hoping for a rebound in its fifth year with headliners Foo Fighters, The Killers and Keith Urban.
Mar 13, 2019
SOCIETY
Kanchanpur District Court issues warrant against Dilli Bista, Angur GC
Kanchanpur District Court issues warrant against Dilli Bista...
KATHMANDU, March 13: The District Court of Kanchanpur has issued a 35 days warrant to the then SP Dilli Bista and DSP of Central Investigation Bureau, Angur GC to be present before the court after the duo ignored the court’s order to record their statement.
Mar 13, 2019
POLITICS
HoR instructs gov't to make public probe report on Madhes movement
HoR instructs gov't to make public probe report on Madhes mo...
KATHMANDU, March 13: Speaker of the House of Representatives Krishna Bahadur Mahara has instructed the government to make public a report produced by a high-level commission led by former justice Girish Chandra Lal, which was formed to investigate the atrocities during the Madhes movement in 2015.
Mar 13, 2019
WORLD
Political power of women suffering ‘serious regression’, General Assembly President warns
Political power of women suffering ‘serious regression’, Gen...
The former Ecuadorian Minister of Foreign Affairs who leads the 193-member world body, pointed out that in 2105 it would have taken 30 years to close the gender gap, but now, she told the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), if current trends continue, gender parity will not be reached for “107...
Mar 13, 2019
SOCIETY
Two killed, seven injured in road accident in Lahan
Two killed, seven injured in road accident in Lahan
LAHAN, March 13: Two people were killed and seven others injured when a bus hit motorcycle over the Surunga Bridge of Surunga Municipality-5 in Jhapa district along the East-West Highway today morning.
Mar 13, 2019
My City, Entertainment, Movies
Anna Sharma: ‘The Man from Kathmandu’ is an important film of my career
Anna Sharma: ‘The Man from Kathmandu’ is an important film o...
Actress Anna Sharma is busy in the post production of ‘The man from Kathmandu’, scheduled for release on March 15.
Mar 13, 2019
WORLD
Iran warns of firm response if Israel acts against its oil shipments
Iran warns of firm response if Israel acts against its oil s...
LONDON, March 13: Iran will respond firmly to any Israeli naval action against its oil shipments, Iran’s defense minister said on Wednesday, in comments that came a week after Israel’s prime minister said its navy could act against Iranian oil “smuggling” to enforce U.S. sanctions.
Mar 13, 2019
WORLD
Japan not to submit U.N. resolution condemning North Korean rights abuses
Japan not to submit U.N. resolution condemning North Korean...
TOKYO, March 13: Japan has decided for the first time in years not to submit to the United Nations a joint resolution condemning North Korea’s human rights abuses, given U.S. efforts to end North Korea’s weapons program and other factors, Japan said on Wednesday.
Mar 13, 2019
SOCIETY
Gandaki State to provide sanitary pads to girls attending SEE
Gandaki State to provide sanitary pads to girls attending SE...
PARBAT, March 13: The Ministry of Social Development of Gandaki State will provide sanitary pads to girls attending Secondary Education Examination (SEE) scheduled to take place from March 24. Of the total 2,874 community school students taking the test from Parbat district, 1,437 are girls.
Mar 13, 2019