POLITICS
Bibeksheel Nepali Party urges government to withdraw Guthi bill
Bibeksheel Nepali Party urges government to withdraw Guthi b...
KATHMANDU, June 14: The Bibeksheel Nepali Party has urged the government to withdraw the proposed Guthi bill tabled in the Federal Parliament.
Jun 14, 2019
WORLD
New York ends religious exemption to vaccine mandates
New York ends religious exemption to vaccine mandates
ALBANY, June 14: New York eliminated the religious exemption to vaccine requirements for schoolchildren Thursday, as the nation’s worst measles outbreak in decades prompts states to reconsider giving parents ways to opt out of immunization rules.
Jun 14, 2019
POLITICS
House passes condolence motion over former minister's demise
House passes condolence motion over former minister's demise
KATHMANDU, June 14: The House of Representatives passed a condolence motion on the demise of former education minister Dhaniram Poudel, on Friday.
Jun 14, 2019
WORLD
Europol highlights Russian money as biggest laundering threat
Europol highlights Russian money as biggest laundering threa...
THE HAGUE, June 14: Europe’s Baltic states are at risk from further Russian money laundering, a top European police official said after several big banks were hit by scandals centred on the region.
Jun 14, 2019
WORLD
Tanker attack to be discussed at G20 ministerial meeting: Japan industry minister
Tanker attack to be discussed at G20 ministerial meeting: Ja...
TOKYO, June 14: Japan’s industry minister, Hiroshige Seko, said on Friday an attack on two tankers in the Gulf of Oman this week will be discussed at a meeting of G20 energy and environment ministers this weekend.
Jun 14, 2019
WORLD
US says Iran took mine off tanker; Iran denies involvement
US says Iran took mine off tanker; Iran denies involvement
DUBAI, June 14: The U.S. military on Friday released a video it said shows Iran’s Revolutionary Guard removing an unexploded limpet mine from one of the oil tankers targeted near the Strait of Hormuz, suggesting the Islamic Republic sought to remove evidence of its involvement from the scene. Iran d...
Jun 14, 2019
POLITICS
CoAS Thapa leaving for week-long visit to China on Sunday
CoAS Thapa leaving for week-long visit to China on Sunday
KATHMANDU, June 14: Chief of the Army Staff Purna Chandra Thapa is leaving for China on a week-long visit on June 16, the Nepal Army Headquarters said on Friday.
Jun 14, 2019
SPORTS
Construction of Pokhara tennis court to resume this week
Construction of Pokhara tennis court to resume this week
POKHARA, June 14: The construction works of Pokhara Stadium’s tennis court, which was stalled due to lack of budget, is set to resume this week after a hiatus of seven months.
Jun 14, 2019
The Week
Surviving summer nights
Surviving summer nights
We have all been there – tossing and turning at night, unable to sleep because it’s just too darn hot. In sweltering summer, there really can’t be anything worse than being unable to get some shut-eye in a stuffy, borderline-sauna room. Cooling down a room without installing or turning on an AC is p...
Jun 14, 2019
My City, Entertainment, Movies
Tessa Thompson shares why she joined 'Men in Black: International'
Tessa Thompson shares why she joined 'Men in Black: Internat...
"As a woman, you're so used to going into movies where the hero is a male protagonist, and you relate to it just because that's what the movie wants you to do.
Jun 14, 2019