SOCIETY
Security beefed up along Nepal-India border
Security beefed up along Nepal-India border
NAWALPARASI, May 11: The Indian security forces have adopted high alertness at various places along the Nepal-India border in Nawalparasi district in view of the Lok Sabha (parliamentary) elections in India.
May 11, 2019
SOCIETY
12 Indian nationals arrested for operating illegal networking business in Nepal
12 Indian nationals arrested for operating illegal networkin...
KATHMANDU, May 11: At least twelve Indian nationals have been arrested for their alleged involvement in operating illegal networking business in Nepal.
May 11, 2019
WORLD
U.S. warns merchant ships of possible Iranian attacks; cleric threatens U.S. fleet
U.S. warns merchant ships of possible Iranian attacks; cleri...
LONDON/DUBAI, May 11: Iran could target U.S. commercial ships including oil tankers, the U.S. Maritime Administration said on Friday, as a senior Iranian cleric said a U.S. Navy fleet could be “destroyed with one missile.”
May 11, 2019
WORLD
Hong Kong reports African swine fever case
Hong Kong reports African swine fever case
HONG KONG, May 11: A case of African swine fever has been detected in a Hong Kong slaughterhouse, prompting the culling of all 6,000 pigs at the facility.
May 11, 2019
SOCIETY
200 families get solar lamps on subsidy
200 families get solar lamps on subsidy
RUKUM, May 11: These days some 200 families of Sanibheri rural municipality-10 need to not depend on traditional means of fuel or kerosene for light as they have access to solar lamps.
May 11, 2019
WORLD
37 spotted seal pups rescued from China traffickers released
37 spotted seal pups rescued from China traffickers released
BEIJING, May 11: Animal rights groups have cheered the release of 37 spotted seal pups rescued from traffickers into the wild in northern China.
May 11, 2019
WORLD
Washington state limits exemptions for measles vaccine
Washington state limits exemptions for measles vaccine
VANCOUVER, May 11: Parents in Washington state will no longer be able to claim a personal or philosophical exemption for their children from receiving the combined measles, mumps and rubella vaccine before attending a day care center or school under a measure signed Friday by Gov. Jay Inslee.
May 11, 2019
Lifestyle
Facebook's Zuckerberg hails French hate speech plan as EU model
Facebook's Zuckerberg hails French hate speech plan as EU mo...
PARIS, May 11: Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg hailed France’s efforts to regulate hateful content online as a model for the European Union after meeting President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on Friday.
May 11, 2019
WORLD
Taliban fighters double as reporters to wage Afghan digital war
Taliban fighters double as reporters to wage Afghan digital...
KABUL, May 11: Zabihullah Mujahid, the Taliban’s chief spokesman and editor-in-chief of the insurgent group’s daily news bulletin, starts every day by collecting reports of overnight fighting with U.S. and Afghan forces.
May 11, 2019
SOCIETY
Prime Minister Oli releases book ‘Nepal, peace is at hand’
Prime Minister Oli releases book ‘Nepal, peace is at hand’
HANOI, May 11: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has released a book amid a programme organized here on Friday evening. The book titled “Nepal, peace is at hand” penned by Nha Xuat Ban Hong Duc.
May 11, 2019