SOCIETY
SSB constable beats up Nepali man
SSB constable beats up Nepali man
DARCHULA, June 8:Nepali migrants and locals continue to suffer ill treatment and humiliation at the hands of Indian Border Security Force (SSB) personnel at border points near Darchula district headquarters Khalanga due to the Nepal government’s apathy toward raising the issue with Indian authoritie...
Jun 08, 2018
SPORTS
Guedes scores twice to stake claim for Portugal place
Guedes scores twice to stake claim for Portugal place
LISBON, June 8: Portugal forward Goncalo Guedes made a strong claim for a place in their World Cup team by scoring twice in a comfortable 3-0 friendly win over Algeria in their final warm-up match on Thursday.
Jun 08, 2018
The Week
Our urban hustle
Our urban hustle
I can’t remember the last time I queued to pay my electricity or water bill and this weekend is going to be my last (fingers crossed) trip to the fruit and vegetable market because online deliveries apparently work. Unlike the previous generation, I don’t really feel the need to molest and grope my...
Jun 08, 2018
SPORTS
Rashford stars as England beat Costa Rica in warm-up
Rashford stars as England beat Costa Rica in warm-up
ENGLAND, June 8: A stunning strike from Marcus Rashford and a Danny Welbeck header gave a confident-looking England a 2-0 win over Costa Rica in their World Cup warm-up friendly at Elland Road on Thursday.
Jun 08, 2018
The Week
Your body your rights
Your body your rights
My mind often wanders back to that one ex-boyfriend that had the gall to hit me. It’s been more than eight years now but I sometimes still find myself thinking about how I let it happen in the first place. No matter how hard I try, I can never seem to recall how it started and how it escalated. All...
Jun 08, 2018
SPORTS
Court gives clean chit to football ex-captain Sagar Thapa, 5 others
Court gives clean chit to football ex-captain Sagar Thapa, 5...
Appeal to Asian Football Confederation planned
Jun 08, 2018
POLITICS
NCP registered with EC
NCP registered with EC
KATHMANDU, June 8: A day after the board of the Election Commission decided to register the newly-formed Nepal Communist Party (NCP), the election body on Thursday formally registered the party.
Jun 08, 2018
WORLD
Guatemala volcano rescues suspended as death toll hits 109
Guatemala volcano rescues suspended as death toll hits 109
GUATEMALA, June 8: The search for survivors from deadly eruptions of Guatemala’s Fuego volcano was temporarily suspended on Thursday due to dangerous conditions for rescue workers, as the death toll from the disaster climbed to 109, authorities said.
Jun 08, 2018
SOCIETY
Gopal Khadka steps down after failed bids at comeback
Gopal Khadka steps down after failed bids at comeback
KATHMANDU, June 8: After his attempts to return to his previous position failed, the managing director of Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) Gopal Khadka, who has been accused of embezzling over a billion rupees while procuring land plots to set up oil storage facilities in various districts, relinquished...
Jun 08, 2018
SOCIETY
Valley folks to inhale dust for five more years
Valley folks to inhale dust for five more years
KATHMANDU, June 8: The four million or so denizens of Kathmandu Valley will have to put up with dust pollution for at least the next five years, thanks to the sewerage development projects and the underground installation of power lines that are to be carried out without any coordination between the...
Jun 08, 2018