WORLD
19 dead in Chinese chemical plant explosion
19 dead in Chinese chemical plant explosion
CHINA, July 13: At least 19 people are dead and 12 injured after an explosion at a chemical plant in the southwestern Chinese province of Sichuan, officials said.
Jul 13, 2018
WORLD
Johnson & Johnson told to pay $4.7 billion in baby powder lawsuit
Johnson & Johnson told to pay $4.7 billion in baby powder la...
The company was sued by more than 9,000 women who claimed asbestos in the talcum powder contributed to their ovarian cancer.
Jul 13, 2018
The Week
What is Kathmandu reading?
What is Kathmandu reading?
Reading has long been a popular culture, but it’s in only recent years that Nepal or Kathmandu, in particular, has embraced this culture with open arms. This has resulted in an emergence of avid readers who flock the shelves of bookstores and voraciously devour one book after another. Joining the ba...
Jul 13, 2018
The Week
Good Reads
Good Reads
The Crisis Within, House of Leaves and Erotic Stories For Punjabi Widows
Jul 13, 2018
The Week
Exhibition at Yala Mandala
Exhibition at Yala Mandala
Yala Mandala, an artisan village comprising of a gallery, cafe, and handicraft workshop, which aims to contemporize tradition, is coming up with an exhibition titled ‘Sketches by Jagdish Chitrakar’. The exhibition will see a soft opening on July 13, 2018.
Jul 13, 2018
SOCIETY
Divorce cases up in Salyan
Divorce cases up in Salyan
SALYAN, July 13: Divorce cases have gone up in the district in recent years.
Jul 13, 2018
SOCIETY
Landslide obstructs Hetauda-Kathmandu highway
Landslide obstructs Hetauda-Kathmandu highway
MAKWANPUR, July 13: Landslides at Sisneri and Fakhel has obstructed the Hetauda Kathmandu road since early morning today.
Jul 13, 2018
SOCIETY
Five killed, eight injured in Sindhupalchok Bolero mishap
Five killed, eight injured in Sindhupalchok Bolero mishap
SINDHUPALCHOWK, July 13: Five passengers were killed and eight others sustained injuries in an accident that took place at Sindhupalchok on Thursday night.
Jul 13, 2018
The Week
Trials and triumphs
Trials and triumphs
When Krishna Lal Shrestha left his village for Kathmandu about 40 years ago, he had just Rs 45 in the pockets of his trousers. He had sold a baby goat for the money, after which he left the village with his wife and child. Today, the same man has assets worth quite a substantial amount of money in K...
Jul 13, 2018
SPORTS
Nima and Nisha clinch silver medal in international taekwondo
Nima and Nisha clinch silver medal in international taekwond...
KATHMANDU, July 13: Neema Gurung and Nisha Rawal have won silver medal in the international taekwondo championship held in South Korea.
Jul 13, 2018