WORLD
France announces minimum wage increase, tax relief after repeated protests in Paris
France announces minimum wage increase, tax relief after rep...
PARIS, Dec 11: French President Emmanuel Macron announced late Monday that he will increase France's minimum wage by 100 euros - about $114 - a month and slash overtime and some pension taxes in an effort to curb a wave of violent protests that have rocked the country for nearly a month and undermin...
Dec 11, 2018
SOCIETY
A massive fire in Itahari guts property worth millions
A massive fire in Itahari guts property worth millions
ITAHARI, Dec11: Goods, raw materials and equipment worth over Rs 20 million were gutted when a fire broke out at the Laxmi Foam Industry at Khanar of Itahari Sub-metropolitan City-10 in Sunsari district this morning.
Dec 11, 2018
WORLD
India's BJP trails in vote count of three state polls, in setback for Modi
India's BJP trails in vote count of three state polls, in se...
NEW DELHI, Dec 11: India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party was trailing on Tuesday in three big heartland states, two TV networks said, as counting began from local elections seen as a final trial of strength for Prime Minister Narendra Modi before general elections next year.
Dec 11, 2018
ECONOMY, WORLD
Trade war counter attack? China slams Apple with iPhone sale ban over ‘patent violations’
Trade war counter attack? China slams Apple with iPhone sale...
WASHINGTON DC, Dec 11: Chinese courts have granted a preliminary injunction to US chip-maker Qualcomm which would effectively ban the majority of older iPhone models from sale in China, in a possible trade war counter attack.
Dec 11, 2018
POLITICS
Unnecessary comments weaken judiciary-CJ Mishra
Unnecessary comments weaken judiciary-CJ Mishra
BANIYANI, Dec 11: Chief Justice Om Prakash Mishra said baseless comments and criticism would weaken the judiciary.
Dec 11, 2018
ECONOMY
Chinese side submits preliminary study report for Kerung-Kathmandu Railway
Chinese side submits preliminary study report for Kerung-Kat...
KATHMANDU, Dec 11: The National Railway Authority of China has submitted its preliminary study report of the Kerung-Kathmandu Railway to the government of Nepal on Monday, paving the way to furthering construction process of the Railway expected to increase connectivity and accessibility between Nep...
Dec 11, 2018
POLITICS
PM to convene Constitutional Council meeting today
PM to convene Constitutional Council meeting today
KATHMANDU, Dec 2: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has called a meeting of the Constitutional Council today afternoon to pick the new chief justice of the Supreme Court.
Dec 11, 2018
My City
Souls of My City: Over three decades of selling vegetables
Souls of My City: Over three decades of selling vegetables
The clock strikes 3 in the morning. It is very dark outside. He gets ready and boards the bus from Madhyapur Thimi. His final stop is Khasi Bazar in Kathmandu. Shyam Krishan Kayastha is a 50-year-old farmer. For over 30 years he has been following that monotonous routine. He travels around Machindra...
Dec 11, 2018
My City
Students learn to share love by giving
Students learn to share love by giving
Students of Trungram International Academy (TIA) based in Hattigauda, Kathmandu, donated stationery, warm caps, and chocolates to students of Jaya Bhadrakali Adharbhut Vidyalaya, a low-funded community school in Budhanilkantha, Kathmandu, on Sunday.
Dec 11, 2018
My City
One day workshop on ‘School Governance in Nepal’
One day workshop on ‘School Governance in Nepal’
Kathmandu University School of Education organized a one-day workshop on ‘School Governance in Nepal” on Friday at its premises at Hattiban, Lalitpur. The workshop was supported by Danish Fellowship Center of Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. According to a press statement released by Kathmandu Un...
Dec 11, 2018