POLITICS
No election if federal delineation is ignored : Yadav
No election if federal delineation is ignored : Yadav
RAUTAHAT, March 18: Chairman of Federal Socialist Forum Nepal (FSF-N) has accused the government for ignoring the demand of Madheshi, indigenous, Dalit, marginalized and backward community and being reluctant for the constitution amendment.
Mar 18, 2017
Lifestyle
George Clooney is upset with this nation’s elite
George Clooney is upset with this nation’s elite
NEW YORK, March 18: Famine in South Sudan could be brought to an end if world leaders would step in and keep local politicians from fighting over and wasting funds that could help feed the starving nation, actor George Clooney asserted on Thursday.
Mar 18, 2017
SOCIETY
30 metric tonnes of solid waste collected from major rivers in Valley
30 metric tonnes of solid waste collected from major rivers...
KATHMANDU, March 18: A total of 30 metric tonnes of solid waste was extracted in course of the weekly cleaning of the major rivers in Kathmandu on Saturday.
Mar 18, 2017
Lifestyle
Researchers look for correlation between smartphone usage, less drug use
Researchers look for correlation between smartphone usage, l...
NEW YORK, March 18: Researchers are keen to examine if there is any link between the increasing usage of smartphones with the decreasing consumption of drugs in teenagers, the New York Times (NYT) reported.
Mar 18, 2017
Lifestyle
Nepali Embassy organizes book exhibition in London
Nepali Embassy organizes book exhibition in London
KATHMANDU, March 18: The Embassy of Nepal in the UK has organized a literary festival and book exhibition program on the occasion of the bicentennial diplomatic ties between Nepal and the UK.
Mar 18, 2017
ECONOMY
Global finance gathering struggles to define trade stance
Global finance gathering struggles to define trade stance
BADEN, Germany, March 18: Financial officials from the world's biggest economies are struggling to define a common stance on trade in the face of the Trump administration's insistence that cross-border commerce must be "fair" as well as "free."
Mar 18, 2017
SOCIETY
One person succumbs to injuries in Banke incident
One person succumbs to injuries in Banke incident
KOHALPUR, March 18: One person, who was injured during the clash between the the cadres of the United Democratic Madheshi Front (UDMF) and the police on March 14 in Nepalgunj, has died while undergoing treatment in ICU of Nepalgunj Medical College on Saturday.
Mar 18, 2017
WORLD
Common bonds aside, Trump and Merkel show little rapport
Common bonds aside, Trump and Merkel show little rapport
WASHINGTON, March 18: President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Angela Merkel tried to sidestep their differences, but some awkward moments punctuated their first public appearance.
Mar 18, 2017
WORLD
North Korea, South China Sea on Tillerson agenda in Beijing
North Korea, South China Sea on Tillerson agenda in Beijing
BEIJING, March 18: U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson arrived in Beijing on Saturday for his first face-to-face talks with Chinese leaders expected to focus on North Korea's nuclear program, trade and South China Sea territorial disputes.
Mar 18, 2017
POLITICS
RPP urges EC to reconsider its decision
RPP urges EC to reconsider its decision
KATHMANDU, March, 18: Issuing a press release today, Rastriya Prajatantra Party(RPP) has strongly condemned the removal of the terms “Hindu state” and “monarchy” from its statute by the Election Commission(EC).
Mar 18, 2017