POLITICS
Employee adjustment after a month, local-level top priority
Employee adjustment after a month, local-level top priority
KATHMANDU, July 29: The government has put in priority the adjustment of employees at center, provinces and local levels. Among the three-tiers, local-level is further prioritized because local levels are directly linked with the people's activities.
Jul 29, 2018
SOCIETY
Writ filed at SC against merciless trading of livestock
Writ filed at SC against merciless trading of livestock
KATHMANDU, July 29: Animal rights activists have filed a writ petition at Supreme Court against the merciless transport of the livestock used for the meat products.
Jul 29, 2018
SOCIETY
Blood donation is predominantly done by men
Blood donation is predominantly done by men
KATHMANDU, July 29: Despite an increase from last year, the number of women donating blood is comparatively low than that of male donors. One of the reasons behind this is the inability to break away from a misconception: 'blood donation risks one’s health’.
Jul 29, 2018
SPORTS
MCC announces partnership to support cricket in Nepal
MCC announces partnership to support cricket in Nepal
MCC has announced its intention to introduce into its overseas touring programme a series of Legacy Tours, aimed at leaving a sustainable and meaningful impact in developing cricket nations. The first country that MCC will visit as part of the new initiative is Nepal.
Jul 29, 2018
WORLD
Anna Hazare to go on hunger strike from Oct 2 over delay in Lokpal appointment
Anna Hazare to go on hunger strike from Oct 2 over delay in...
NEW DELHI, July 29: Expressing dissatisfaction over the delay in the appointment of Lokpal at the Centre, social activist Anna Hazare on Sunday said he will launch a hunger strike from October 2 against the Union Government.
Jul 29, 2018
WORLD
UPDATE: Powerful quake hits Indonesia's Lombok, 12 killed, houses damaged
UPDATE: Powerful quake hits Indonesia's Lombok, 12 killed, h...
SEMBALUN, July 29: A powerful 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck the popular tourist island of Lombok in Indonesia on Sunday killing 12 people and sending villagers fleeing from their beds into open fields to avoid collapsing buildings.
Jul 29, 2018
WORLD
Zimbabwe: First post-Mugabe presidential elections due July 30
Zimbabwe: First post-Mugabe presidential elections due July...
HARARE, July 29: Emmerson Mnangagwa and Nelson Chamisa will face off in Zimbabwe's presidential election on July 30.
Jul 29, 2018
WORLD
Cambodians vote in polls with main opposition party silenced
Cambodians vote in polls with main opposition party silenced
PHNOM PEHN, July 29: With the main opposition silenced, Cambodians were voting in an election Sunday virtually certain to return to office Prime Minister Hun Sen and his party who have been in power for more than three decades.
Jul 29, 2018
Lifestyle
Kendrick Lamar is ‘fearless’ in tackling Power guest role
Kendrick Lamar is ‘fearless’ in tackling Power guest role
BEVERLY HILLS, July 29: It was Kendrick Lamar’s friendship with 50 Cent that helped him get a guest role on Starz’s “Power,” but Lamar came ready to work.
Jul 29, 2018
WORLD
Palestinians protest planned demolition of Khan al-Ahmar
Palestinians protest planned demolition of Khan al-Ahmar
WEST BANK, July 29: Protesters waved Palestinian flags and condemned Israel’s attempt to remove Palestinians from their lands forcibly. Palestinians protested Friday against Israel’s planned demolition of the Bedouin community Khan al-Ahmar, located east of Jerusalem in the occupied West Bank.
Jul 29, 2018