SOCIETY
Landslides and floods obstruct three road sections in Manang
Landslides and floods obstruct three road sections in Manang
KATHMANDU, Aug 16: Manang road faces obstruction in Dishyang-1 Pishang, Chameko Koto, and Timang Khola road sections due to landslide and flood.
Aug 16, 2018
VALLEY POLLUTION INDEX
Valley pollution levels for August 15
Valley pollution levels for August 15
Valley pollution levels for August 15
Aug 16, 2018
WORLD
At least 24 school children drown after boat capsizes in Nile
At least 24 school children drown after boat capsizes in Nil...
SUDAN, Aug 16: At least 24 children have drowned as their boat sank in the middle of the Nile River in Sudan, according to state media, SUNA. The kids were on their way to school when their boat’s engine failed then capsized owing to heavy rains and a strong current where the vessel was trying to cr...
Aug 16, 2018
SOCIETY, PHOTO FEATURE/Video
IN PICTURES: Naagpanchami
IN PICTURES: Naagpanchami
KATHMANDU, Aug 16: Hindus are observing the Naagpanchami festival today as per the time-honored tradition at Naagpokhari, Kathmandu.
Aug 16, 2018
POLITICS
Call to implement social security act
Call to implement social security act
KATHMANDU, Aug 16: The trade unions of the country have called on the government and employers to implement the workforce Contribution-based Social Security Act.
Aug 16, 2018
ECONOMY
Struggle against tax rise put off after consensus
Struggle against tax rise put off after consensus
RATNANAGAR, Aug 16: The Ratnanagar municipality and agitating seven parties led by Nepali Congress (NC) have reached an 11-point charter of consensus on tax adjustment, putting to an end to the struggle waged to protest rise in tax.
Aug 16, 2018
WORLD
Cereal killers: Monsanto weedkiller that can ‘probably’ cause cancer found in children’s b...
Cereal killers: Monsanto weedkiller that can ‘probably’ caus...
CALIFORNIA, Aug 16: Glyphosate is the active ingredient in Roundup, a weedkiller manufactured by Monsanto. Roundup is the most popular weedkiller in the US, and last week a court in California ordered the company to pay $39 million in compensation and $250 million in punitive damages to a school gro...
Aug 16, 2018
SPORTS
70 years after Babe Ruth’s death, fans still flock to grave
70 years after Babe Ruth’s death, fans still flock to grave
HAWTHORNE, N.Y., Aug 156: Amid the serene graves at Gate of Heaven Cemetery sits the one where visitors leave baseballs and bats instead of bouquets, tributes to a baseball superstar who still outshines others seven decades after his death.
Aug 16, 2018
WORLD
Paraguay: Mario Abdo Benitez sworn-in as President, seeks agreements with opposition
Paraguay: Mario Abdo Benitez sworn-in as President, seeks ag...
ASUNCION, Aug 16: Mario Abdo Benitez was sworn in Tuesday morning in Asuncion; the 46-years-old former senator was elected in April with 46 percent of the vote representing the right-wing Colorado Party.
Aug 16, 2018
WORLD
German cabinet approves third gender legal designation
German cabinet approves third gender legal designation
BERLIN, Aug 16: Germany’s Cabinet approved a bill Wednesday that would allow people to register as a third gender in official records, making the country one of only a few that legally recognize non-binary people’s identities.
Aug 16, 2018