WORLD
Bangladesh slum fire kills at least eight
Bangladesh slum fire kills at least eight
CHITTAGONG, Feb 17: A fire gutted more than 200 slum houses in the Bangladeshi port of Chittagong on Sunday, killing at least eight people and injuring more than 50, police and firefighters said.
Feb 17, 2019
SOCIETY
Two killed in a truck accident
Two killed in a truck accident
RAJBIRAJ, Feb 17: Two persons were killed when a truck skidded off the road, hitting a roadside tree at Agnisaire Krishnasawaran Rural Municipality of Saptari district along the East-West Highway today. Another one was injured.
Feb 17, 2019
My City, Entertainment, Movies
Swiss actor Bruno Ganz who played Hitler in 'Downfall' dies aged 77
Swiss actor Bruno Ganz who played Hitler in 'Downfall' dies...
Bruno Ganz, the Swiss actor who portrayed Adolf Hitler in Oscar-nominated film “Downfall” and the kindly grandfather in “Heidi”, died of cancer at his home in Zurich on Saturday aged 77, his agent said.
Feb 17, 2019
WORLD
US military planes land near Venezuela border with aid
US military planes land near Venezuela border with aid
CUCUTA, Feb 17: The U.S. military airlifted tons of humanitarian aid to a Colombian town on the Venezuelan border Saturday as part of an effort meant to undermine socialist President Nicolas Maduro and back his rival for the leadership of the South American nation.
Feb 17, 2019
Lifestyle
New fabrics grown in fermenting tanks could stop tiny plastic fibres polluting world’s oce...
New fabrics grown in fermenting tanks could stop tiny plasti...
New fabrics being grown in laboratories may provide a viable alternative to the materials currently shedding vast quantities of plastic into the world’s oceans.
Feb 17, 2019
SOCIETY
Westerly wind likely to bring rain from late this afternoon
Westerly wind likely to bring rain from late this afternoon
KATHMANDU, Feb 17: Most parts of the country today have partly cloudy sky due to the impact of westerly wind, and thundershowers have been predicted at one or two places of the western region late this afternoon, the Meteorological Forecasting Division.
Feb 17, 2019
My City, Lifestyle, Social
Floating moon-themed parade kicks off Venice Carnival
Floating moon-themed parade kicks off Venice Carnival
Venice kicked off its annual Carnival festivities on Saturday with a floating, night-time parade down the Rio di Cannaregio, one of the city’s famed canals, starting more than two weeks of celebrations that draw flocks of masked revelers.
Feb 17, 2019
SOCIETY
3,000 new leprosy patients diagnosed every year in Nepal
3,000 new leprosy patients diagnosed every year in Nepal
KATHMANDU, Feb 17: Annually, some 3,000 leprosy patients are found in Nepal despite the completion of a decade since the government announced the elimination of the disease.
Feb 17, 2019
SOCIETY, Republica Watch
117-year battle to save Thamel’s Kamalpokhari
117-year battle to save Thamel’s Kamalpokhari
KATHMANDU, Feb 17: Over 12 ropani of land belonging earlier to the well-known heritage site of Kamalpokhari at Thamel but captured by influential business people in the capital is now awaiting a major ruling from the Supreme Court. The 15-storey Chhaya Center complex has lately been built on the lan...
Feb 17, 2019
My City, Entertainment, Music
Paul and Aanchal in ‘Ghar Baar’
Paul and Aanchal in ‘Ghar Baar’
The latest music video of ‘Ghar Baar’ features adorable onscreen couple of K-town—actors Paul Shah and Aanchal Sharma.
Feb 17, 2019