SOCIETY
Brightest meteor shower to be visible tonight
Brightest meteor shower to be visible tonight
KATHMANDU, August 12: The brightest ever meteor shower in human history will be seen on Saturday night. The meteor shower will be visible from 8:45 pm August 12 until 4:45 am tomorrow.
Aug 12, 2017
SOCIETY
Monsoon wreaks havoc, claims 30 (Photo feature)
Monsoon wreaks havoc, claims 30 (Photo feature)
KATHMANDU, August 12: At least 30 people are now confirmed killed and hundreds of families are displaced in floods and landslides triggered by incessant rainfall since Friday in various parts of the country.
Aug 12, 2017
SOCIETY
Rain affects weekly river cleaning campaign
Rain affects weekly river cleaning campaign
KATHMANDU, August 12: The weekly cleaning of the rivers in Kathmandu valley and of the ring road was affected due to rainfall on Saturday. As a result, only 11 metric tonnes of solid waste was extracted from and around the rivers.
Aug 12, 2017
SPORTS
India 235-3 at tea on Day 1 of 3rd test vs. Sri Lanka
India 235-3 at tea on Day 1 of 3rd test vs. Sri Lanka
PALLEKELE, Sri Lanka, August 12: Opener Shikhar Dhawan scored his sixth test century Saturday before Sri Lankan spinners hit back with three wickets in the middle session as India reached 235-3 at tea on the opening day of the third and final cricket test.
Aug 12, 2017
WORLD
Xi calls for calm after Trump says US is 'locked and loaded'
Xi calls for calm after Trump says US is 'locked and loaded'
SEOUL, South Korea, August 12: Chinese President Xi Jinping made a plea for cool-headedness over escalating tensions between the U.S. and North Korea in a phone conversation with U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday, urging both sides to avoid words or actions that could worsen the situation.
Aug 12, 2017
SPORTS
Giroud header seals Arsenal win in season-opening thriller
Giroud header seals Arsenal win in season-opening thriller
LONDON, August 12: Arsenal had to come from behind twice to beat Leicester City 4-3 in a thriller as the Premier League season got off to a flying start on Friday with Arsene Wenger's substitutions turning the match around at The Emirates.
Aug 12, 2017
SOCIETY
Monsoon floods displace 146 families, destroy 12 houses in Bardiya
Monsoon floods displace 146 families, destroy 12 houses in B...
BARDIYA, August 12: The Babari River swollen by monsoon rains has entered Balapur settlement, posing a risk to the district headquarters Gulariya in the district.
Aug 12, 2017
SOCIETY
Increase investment in youth: President Bhandari
Increase investment in youth: President Bhandari
KATHMANDU, August 12: President Bidya Devi Bhandari has called for increased investment in empowerment of the youth, who are the medium of socio-economic and political change of the society.
Aug 12, 2017
SOCIETY, PHOTO FEATURE/Video
Rally in support of Dr KC (Photo feature and video)
Rally in support of Dr KC (Photo feature and video)
KATHMANDU, August 12: Hundreds of people marched on Saturday in support of Dr Govinda KC, who is in hunger strike since 20 days demanding that the government bring in the Medical Education Act, slash the fees for postgraduate studies in medicine from Rs 3.1 million to 2.2 million, appoint four assis...
Aug 12, 2017
WORLD
North Korea still mastering how to deliver a nuke to US
North Korea still mastering how to deliver a nuke to US
WASHINGTON, August 12: No need to duck and cover just yet. While U.S. intelligence officials are pretty sure North Korea can put a nuclear warhead on an intercontinental missile that could reach the United States, experts aren't convinced the bomb could survive the flight to America.
Aug 12, 2017