My City, Entertainment, Movies
Movies with a message make impact beyond Oscars glitz
Movies with a message make impact beyond Oscars glitz
The movie “Green Book” explores racial inequality, “Roma” reveals the emotional toll placed on domestic workers, and “RBG” chronicles the fight for women’s rights.
Feb 23, 2019
WORLD
50 die from tainted liquor in India: Police
50 die from tainted liquor in India: Police
GAUHATI, Feb 23: At least 50 people died and another 50 were sickened after drinking tainted liquor in two separate incidents in India’s remote northeast, a government official said Friday.
Feb 23, 2019
My City, Entertainment, Music
Case against R. Kelly may be stronger this time
Case against R. Kelly may be stronger this time
Tears streamed down R. Kelly’s cheeks as a court official read a jury’s not guilty verdict to all 14 counts of child pornography at his 2008 trial in Chicago. The R&B superstar had successfully dodged up to 15 years in prison and likely financial ruin.
Feb 23, 2019
SPORTS
Dauphins into Tilottama final
Dauphins into Tilottama final
RUPANDEHI, Feb 23: Ten-man Cameroon’s Dauphins Football Club has advanced into the final of the ongoing 21st Tilottama Gold Cup with a 2-0 win over the host Rupandehi XI in Butwal on Friday.
Feb 23, 2019
WORLD
As tensions over aid rise, Venezuelan troops fire on villagers, kill two
As tensions over aid rise, Venezuelan troops fire on village...
KUMARAKAPAY, Feb 23: Venezuelan soldiers opened fire on indigenous people near the border with Brazil on Friday, killing two, as President Nicolas Maduro sought to block U.S.-backed efforts to bring aid into his economically devastated nation.
Feb 23, 2019
ECONOMY
NAC hiring 50 pilots, aiming to operate its fleet to full capacity
NAC hiring 50 pilots, aiming to operate its fleet to full ca...
KATHMANDU, Feb 23: National flag carrier Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) has announced 50 vacancies for pilots. In July last year, the corporation had said that it had only 85 pilots on its roll, whereas the total requirement was 143. The corporation had said that the deficiency was the reason behi...
Feb 23, 2019
ECONOMY
Two years on, 4.5-km bypass road sees no sign of completion
Two years on, 4.5-km bypass road sees no sign of completion
CHITWAN, Feb 22: Even after two years of commencement, the expansion work for 4.49-kilometer-long bypass road connecting Aaptari to the Central Bus Terminal in Bharatpur is yet to complete. The project had started with a 15-month deadline for completion.
Feb 23, 2019
My City, Gen-Next, Slammed
I wonder why
I wonder why
In spite of their eyes
On your beautiful smile
It’s on your uncovered skin
And still, the blame is on you
Feb 23, 2019
WORLD
Trump picks envoy to Canada Kelly Craft for U.N. ambassador
Trump picks envoy to Canada Kelly Craft for U.N. ambassador
WASHINGTON, Feb 23: President Donald Trump said on Friday he was nominating Kelly Craft, currently the U.S. ambassador to Canada, to replace Nikki Haley as his envoy to the United Nations after a four-month search.
Feb 23, 2019
SOCIETY
Nirmala Panta's parents call off sit-in
Nirmala Panta's parents call off sit-in
BHIMDATTANAGAR, Feb 23: The parents of Nirmala Panta of Bhimdattanagar municipality-2, who had been staging a sit-in for long, demanding action against the culprits behind the rape and murder of their daughter, have called off the sit-in.
Feb 23, 2019