Lifestyle
A local Pakistani house painter, Mohammad Arif is the new internet sensation
A local Pakistani house painter, Mohammad Arif is the new in...
Internet has a lot of power, it can either make you or break you. It was earlier that a local tea stall person gained fame over night as Chai Wala, and this time it’s a local house painter. It all started when a short video of a local painter named Muhammad Arif was shared on a Facebook page and lat...
Aug 12, 2018
SOCIETY
Haphazard digging of roads poses risk of landslides, soil erosion in Myagdi
Haphazard digging of roads poses risk of landslides, soil er...
MYAGDI, Aug 12: Haphazard digging of the roads in the district has posed risk of landslides and soil erosion. Many roads have been dug by using excavators and backhoe loaders without taking environmental and technical aspects into account, said district soil conservation officer Diwakar Poudel. "As...
Aug 12, 2018
Lifestyle
Amitabh Bachchan pens an emotional note on his mother’s birthday, shares rare family pics
Amitabh Bachchan pens an emotional note on his mother’s birt...
Amitabh Bachchan’s note on his mother Teji will brings tears to your eyes.
Aug 12, 2018
My City
Breaking the stereotype
Breaking the stereotype
Though sports is considered a male-dominated domain, many women have excelled showcasing equal might. Nepal is also witnessing a similar change. For instance, in July this year, a group of Nepali teenagers from the remote Mugu participated in Donosti Cup in Spain. Similarly, many more female athlet...
Aug 12, 2018
WORLD
Millions in limbo as nativist anger roils Indian state
Millions in limbo as nativist anger roils Indian state
INDIA, Aug 12: The rice farmer doesn't know how it happened. Abdul Mannan just knows a mistake was made somewhere. But what can you say when the authorities suddenly insist one of your five children isn't an Indian? What do you do when your wife and daughter-in-law are suddenly viewed as illegal imm...
Aug 12, 2018
My City
Souls of My City: Four sturdy pillars
Souls of My City: Four sturdy pillars
Anil Nakarmi was in the middle of a conversation with his friends when I spotted him in a shelter in Basantapur. The 44-year-old Sindhupalchowk native works as a rickshaw puller. He heads a family of that consists of his spouse, and four daughters. He says he first set foot in Kathmandu 22 years bac...
Aug 12, 2018
POLITICS
Call for naming Province 7 after martyr Dasharath Chand
Call for naming Province 7 after martyr Dasharath Chand
BAITADI, Aug 12: Local people and political leaders have suggested naming Province 7 Dasharath Chand which goes after martyr Dasharath Chand. The proposal was made at the 24th anniversary of Martyr Dasharath Chand Memorial Trust in the district on Saturday that was attended by local people and vario...
Aug 12, 2018
SOCIETY
Dharan and Itahari dumping waste recklessly
Dharan and Itahari dumping waste recklessly
DHARAN, Aug 12: Solid waste collected from the two sub-metropolitan city of Province 2, Itahari Sub-Metropolitan City (ISMC) and Dharan Sub-Metropolitan City (DSMC) is being dumped directly in forest. Along with affecting wildlife, it has also led to increase in environmental pollution in the area.
Aug 12, 2018
WORLD
New wildfires in California bring total to over 100 active fires
New wildfires in California bring total to over 100 active f...
CALIFORNIA, Aug 12: Six new large wildfires have sparked and erupted in the United States, bringing the number of current active wildfires to more than 100.
Aug 12, 2018
My City
Staying clear from allergies during monsoon
Staying clear from allergies during monsoon
KATHMANDU,Aug 12: Monsoon brings joy with rain. On the contrary, it also turns as ugly when the same rain is contaminated by harmful bacteria and cause skin problems. Dermatologist Dr Smriti Shrestha says it is the time of the year people face a lot of dreadful skin allergies and infections. Shresth...
Aug 12, 2018