WORLD
UN assembly elects Israel as committee chair for first time
UN assembly elects Israel as committee chair for first time
UNITED NATIONS, June 14: The U.N. General Assembly elected Israel to chair one of its six major committees for the first time on Monday, a decision denounced by the Palestinians and Arab nations.
Jun 14, 2016
WORLD
US calls on UN members to protect LGBT people from attack
US calls on UN members to protect LGBT people from attack
The United States on Monday called on all 193 members of the United Nations to not only condemn the terrorism that resulted in the mass killing of 49 people at a gay nightclub in Florida over the weekend, but also to protect gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people from such attacks.
Jun 14, 2016
SOCIETY
Aftershock of Gorkha quake felt early mornin
Aftershock of Gorkha quake felt early mornin
KATHMANDU, June 14: An aftershock measuring 4.3 on the Richter scale was felt on early Tuesday.
Jun 14, 2016
Lifestyle
Nepali teen’s documentary to be screened at two international film festivals
Nepali teen’s documentary to be screened at two internationa...
KATHMANDU, June 15 : Fifteen-year-old Aditya Khadka’s documentary ‘Dhartiputra’ has been selected to be screened at two film festivals in the US.
Jun 14, 2016
Lifestyle
Behind that blue uniform
Behind that blue uniform
The traffic police had obviously been in the jam for much longer than I was, braving the dust, smoke, frequent honking, and irritable drivers who often pointed at his ‘incompetency’ in managing the traffic.
Jun 14, 2016
Lifestyle
Learning while teaching
Learning while teaching
Rojina Dangol Tandukar, founder principal of Royal Kinder Castle—a day care and pre-school—at Sankhamul, has over 15 years of experience in teaching, but says she still doesn’t know much about the profession.
Jun 13, 2016
OPINION
Infographics: Brexit poll
Infographics: Brexit poll
People across the United Kingdom will soon go to the polls to vote on whether to remain part of the European Union.
Jun 13, 2016
WORLD
All bodies removed from club in worst mass shooting in US
All bodies removed from club in worst mass shooting in US
ORLANDO, Fla, June 13: The last of the bodies were slowly removed late Sunday from a popular Orlando gay club after a gunman sprayed the helpless crowd with bullets, killing 49 people and devastating a city famous for family-friendly theme parks.
Jun 13, 2016
WORLD
City releases names, ages of 21 nightclub shooting victims
City releases names, ages of 21 nightclub shooting victims
ORLANDO, Fla., June 13: The City of Orlando has released names and ages of victims of the nightclub shooting whose next of kin have been contacted.
Jun 13, 2016
POLITICS
Naya Shakti Nepal launched with economic prosperity as singular focus
Naya Shakti Nepal launched with economic prosperity as singu...
KATHMANDU, June 12:A new party, Naya Shakti Nepal, under the leadership of former Maoist leader Baburam Bhattarai, has been formally announced amidst a gathering of thousands of people convened at Dasharath Stadium here on Sunday.
Former prime minister Bhattarai, while addressing the gathering, a...
Jun 13, 2016