SOCIETY
Macron: Europe will replace US funding for UN climate science
Macron: Europe will replace US funding for UN climate scienc...
BONN, Nov 16: French president Emmanuel Macron sent a pulse of excitement racing through the Bonn climate summit with a speech seizing the mantle of climate leadership from the US.
Nov 16, 2017
POLITICS
SC directs govt to review all public holidays
SC directs govt to review all public holidays
The Supreme Court (SC) has directed the government to review all public holidays. Giving verdict on a writ demanding public holiday on Christmas Day (December 25), a joint bench of Justices Ishwar Prasad Khatiwada and Sapana Malla Pradhan has issued the order to the government.
Nov 16, 2017
SOCIETY
1 injured in Khotang tractor accident
1 injured in Khotang tractor accident
KHOTANG, Nov 16: A tractor sustained injuries whena a tractor loaded with sand met with an accident in the district.
Nov 16, 2017
SPORTS
Lakmal rocks India before rain returns in Kolkata
Lakmal rocks India before rain returns in Kolkata
KOLKATA, Nov 16: Sri Lanka paceman Suranga Lakmal breathed fire on a green track to rock India on a stop-start opening day of the rain-hit first test on Thursday.
Nov 16, 2017
ECONOMY
CTGC and NEA forge agreement to construct West Seti Hydropower Project
CTGC and NEA forge agreement to construct West Seti Hydropow...
KATHMANDU, Nov 16: The China Three Gorges Corporation (CTGC) and Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) have signed an agreement to jointly invest in the West Seti Hydropower project.
Nov 16, 2017
WORLD
Zimbabwe calm as Mugabe is urged to go peacefully
Zimbabwe calm as Mugabe is urged to go peacefully
HARARE, Nov 16: Zimbabweans faced another day of uncertainty amid quiet talks to resolve the country’s political turmoil and the likely end of President Robert Mugabe’s decades-long rule.
Nov 16, 2017
SPORTS
Ryan Harris backs Starc as next England tormentor
Ryan Harris backs Starc as next England tormentor
MELBOURNE, Nov 16: The spirit of Mitchell Johnson could return to haunt England’s batsmen during the Ashes in the form of another left-arm paceman, Mitchell Starc, according to former Australia fast bowler Ryan Harris.
Nov 16, 2017
SOCIETY
Bomb goes off in Gorkha-2
Bomb goes off in Gorkha-2
KATHMANDU, Nov 16: A bomb has gone off near bridge of Sirdi Khola of Gorkha constituency-2.
Nov 16, 2017
SOCIETY
PMO recalls Secretary from COP 23 conference, cites poor work performance
PMO recalls Secretary from COP 23 conference, cites poor wor...
GERMANY, Nov 16: The Office of the Prime Minister has recalled Dr. Bishwanath Oli, secretary of the Ministry of Population and Environment (MoPE) for poor work performance. Oli, who is currently attending the COP 23 at Bonn, Germany, will return Nepal tomorrow.
Nov 16, 2017
SOCIETY
Bomb goes off near mass gathering attended by Oli, Dahal in Baglung
Bomb goes off near mass gathering attended by Oli, Dahal in...
BAGLUNG, Nov 16: A bomb went off near a mass gathering organized by left alliance - CPN-UML, CPN (Maoist Center) and Rastriya Janamorcha - at Hatiya in Galkot Municipality in the district.
Nov 16, 2017