WORLD
UN official welcomes indigenous input in next global biodiversity policy
UN official welcomes indigenous input in next global biodive...
UNITED NATIONS, April 23: The head for the UN Convention on Biological Diversity pledged Monday "a wide open door" for input form the indigenous community in the next global policy for biodiversity.
Apr 23, 2019
WORLD
Sri Lanka wakes to emergency law after Easter bombing attacks
Sri Lanka wakes to emergency law after Easter bombing attack...
COLOMBO, April 23: Sri Lankans woke to emergency law on Tuesday as authorities searched for those behind suicide bomb attacks on churches and luxury hotels that killed 290 people at the weekend, with the focus turning to militants with links to foreign groups.
Apr 23, 2019
WORLD
North Korea confirms leader Kim Jong Un to visit Russia for summit with Putin
North Korea confirms leader Kim Jong Un to visit Russia for...
SEOUL, April 23: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will visit Russia for a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, North Korean state media confirmed.
Apr 23, 2019
SOCIETY
Reconstruction of 4,476 schools completes
Reconstruction of 4,476 schools completes
Kathmandu, April 23: The reconstruction of 4,476 schools that were damaged by the April 25, 2015 Gorkha Earthquake and its subsequent aftershocks has been completed so far.
Apr 23, 2019
SOCIETY
FNJ calls for upholding press freedom
FNJ calls for upholding press freedom
KATHMANDU, April 23: Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) has urged the government not to arrest journalists and hamper their work at the workplace. FNJ, the umbrella organization of journalists across the country, complained that of late journalists were being arrested and their work obstructed a...
Apr 23, 2019
My City, Entertainment, Music
Killswitch Engage reveal 2019 release plan
Killswitch Engage reveal 2019 release plan
Late last year, Killswitch Engage announced that they had finished recording their next album, and while details have been sparse about the recording, we now know that it will arrive this fall.
Apr 23, 2019
Lifestyle
Samsung delays folding phone launch after breaking issues
Samsung delays folding phone launch after breaking issues
SAN FRANCISCO, April 23: Samsung is pushing back this week’s planned public launch of its highly anticipated, $2000 folding phone after reports that reviewers’ phones were breaking.
Apr 23, 2019
WORLD
Voting begins in third phase of India's mammoth general election
Voting begins in third phase of India's mammoth general elec...
NEW DELHI, April 23: Voting began in the third and largest phase of India’s staggered general election on Tuesday, including in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home state of Gujarat and Kerala, where opposition Congress party chief Rahul Gandhi is contesting.
Apr 23, 2019
My City, Entertainment, Music
Tony Iommi finds 500 riffs while working on new music
Tony Iommi finds 500 riffs while working on new music
Since Black Sabbath wrapped their final concert in February 2017, guitarist Tony Iommi has taken his time determining his next musical step.
Apr 23, 2019
POLITICS
Government to hold dialogue with RPP today
Government to hold dialogue with RPP today
KATHMANDU, April 23: The government is holding talks with the agitating Kamal Thapa-led Rashtriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) today.
Apr 23, 2019