OPINION
Bungling on budget
Bungling on budget
Federal government was much criticized for exercising centralized attitude in allocation of budget. Provincial governments repeated that mistake
Jul 12, 2018
Infographic
Infographics: World feels the heat as temperatures soar
Infographics: World feels the heat as temperatures soar
From Denver in North America to Tbilisi in Georgia, the past one week saw temperatures being shattered all across the world, as global warming added an edge to heatwaves.
Jul 12, 2018
SOCIETY
PM directs concerned authorities to upgrade road condition
PM directs concerned authorities to upgrade road condition
KATHMANDU, July 11: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has directed concerned authorities to upgrade the road condition of the capital.
Jul 11, 2018
WORLD
Israeli forces seize anti-blockade humanitarian Gaza fleet
Israeli forces seize anti-blockade humanitarian Gaza fleet
GAZA, July 11: This is the second attempt to go out of the blockade since Palestinians started to hold regular demonstrations along the security fence that is located between Israel and The Gaza, on March 30. The first fleet had tried to set out from The Gaza on May 29.
Jul 11, 2018
WORLD
New report finds no trace of nerve agent at site of suspected chemical attack in Syria
New report finds no trace of nerve agent at site of suspecte...
THE HAGUE, July 11: A newly published report from the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) found no traces of any nerve agent at the site of a suspected chemical attack in the Syrian city of Douma. However, mixed messages are being spread as “mainstream” corporate media outlet...
Jul 11, 2018
WORLD
German Bundestag committee: Russia's Syria campaign is legal, US should leave
German Bundestag committee: Russia's Syria campaign is legal...
BONN, July 11: The US-led coalition’s military intervention in Syria is under increasing levels of scrutiny, with critics arguing that the coalition has no mandate to conduct military operations in the Arab Republic as it doesn’t have Damascus’ approval to do so.
Jul 11, 2018
WORLD
NATO head Stoltenberg urges not to isolate Russia over reunification with Crimea
NATO head Stoltenberg urges not to isolate Russia over reuni...
BRUSSELS, July 11: As NATO began its two-day summit, the alliance's Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg expressed his view on relation with Russia, stressing that some problems existing between Moscow and NATO member-states cannot be a motive for the country's isolation.
Jul 11, 2018
SPORTS
‘There were stories I knew wouldn’t be true’ – England boss Southgate on World Cup hosts R...
‘There were stories I knew wouldn’t be true’ – England boss...
RUSSIA, July 11: England manager Gareth Southgate says he knew that the negative press about Russia leading up to this summer’s World Cup would not turn out to be true.
Jul 11, 2018
WORLD
Contesting America? China pumps reconstruction money into Middle East amid US trade war
Contesting America? China pumps reconstruction money into Mi...
BEIJING, July 11: Chinese President Xi Jinping has promised a massive financial package of loans and aid to Middle Eastern nations, aimed at boosting the region's economy and stability, while US influence in the region is seemingly fading.
Jul 11, 2018
TECHNOLOGY
UK's privacy watchdog wants to fine Facebook £500,000 over Cambridge Analytica scandal
UK's privacy watchdog wants to fine Facebook £500,000 over C...
CHESHIRE, July 11: The UK's Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham has announced that she intends to fine Facebook up to £500,000 (US$664,000) over the Cambridge Analytica Scandal, in which the social media giant failed to safeguard user's information.
Jul 11, 2018