SOCIETY
Over 391 thousand people below poverty line in Nepal: Govt
Over 391 thousand people below poverty line in Nepal: Govt
KATHMANDU, Oct 17: A total of 391 thousand 831 people are under the poverty line in Nepal, shows a report unveiled by the Ministry of Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation today.
Oct 17, 2017
ECONOMY
Culture of using electric lamps in place oil-fed lamps in Tihar costing more
Culture of using electric lamps in place oil-fed lamps in Ti...
CHITWAN, Oct 17: As the Tihar, also known as the festival of lights, which is celebrated for five days has already begun, people are busy purchasing electric decorative lights across the country including in Chitwan.
Oct 17, 2017
POLITICS
CPN (Maoist Center) is not in mood to quit govt immediately
CPN (Maoist Center) is not in mood to quit govt immediately
KATHMANDU, Oct 17: Ruling CPN (Maoist Center), which has forged a political alliance with the main opposition CPN-UML, has said that it will not quit the government, immediately.
Oct 17, 2017
POLITICS
Democracy challenged by leftist alliance: PM Deuba
Democracy challenged by leftist alliance: PM Deuba
KATHMANDU, Oct 17 : Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has said that democracy is challenged by the alliance forged among some leftist parties.
Oct 17, 2017
SOCIETY
Two killed, 24 injured in Doti bus mishap
Two killed, 24 injured in Doti bus mishap
DOTI, Oct 17: Two people were killed while 24 others sustained injuries in a vehicular collision at Gorani of Jorayal Rural Municipality along the Bhimdatta Highway on Tuesday.
Oct 17, 2017
SOCIETY
Unchecked inequality could spur unrest: new UNFPA report warns
Unchecked inequality could spur unrest: new UNFPA report war...
KATHMANDU, Oct 17: Unless inequality is urgently tackled and the poorest women empowered to make their own decisions about their lives, there could be unrest and threats to peace and to their development goals, according to a new report published today by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).
Oct 17, 2017
WORLD
Thunder and lightning: scientists pair gravitational waves, light
Thunder and lightning: scientists pair gravitational waves,...
CAMBRIDGE, Oct17: Scientists in the United States and Europe have for the first time paired the detection of gravitational waves, the ripples in space and time predicted by Albert Einstein, with light from the same cosmic event, according to research published on Monday.
Oct 17, 2017
My City
Varun to get his first Madame Tussauds wax figure
Varun to get his first Madame Tussauds wax figure
HONG KONG, Oct 17: Bollywood actor Varun Dhawan's first ever wax figure will be the fourth from India to join Madame Tussauds’ Hong Kong with those of Mahatma Gandhi, Narendra Modi and Amitabh Bachchan currently on display. He will unveil it in the first quarter of 2018.
Oct 17, 2017
My City
Hemsworth will do Bollywood film with great script
Hemsworth will do Bollywood film with great script
SYDNEY, Oct 17: Australian actor Chris Hemsworth is game for working in the Hindi film industry if he is offered a ‘great script’. Asked if he is open to work in a Bollywood film, Hemsworth told IANS in a round table conference, "Sure. I'd go where the fun is and then scripts are... if there was a g...
Oct 17, 2017
My City
Incidents that made headlines about ‘Padmavati’
Incidents that made headlines about ‘Padmavati’
MUMBAI, Oct 17: ‘Padmavati’ is undoubtedly one of the most awaited films of the year. The film piqued fans’ curiosity ever since its inception ad the announcement of the star cast. After the launch of the trailer, the excitement has only doubled so much that it is now among the highest viewed traile...
Oct 17, 2017