My City, Entertainment
R Kelly latest: ex-aides testify about Aaliyah bribe and 'twilight zone' work environment
R Kelly latest: ex-aides testify about Aaliyah bribe and 'tw...
A former tour manager for R Kelly told jurors at the R&B singer's sex abuse trial on Friday that Kelly paid a $500 bribe to obtain a licence to marry singer Aaliyah when she was just 15, after fearing he had gotten her pregnant.
Aug 22, 2021
My City, Entertainment
Country singer Tom T. Hall dies; wrote ‘Harper Valley PTA’
Country singer Tom T. Hall dies; wrote ‘Harper Valley PTA’
Tom T. Hall, the singer-songwriter who composed “Harper Valley P.T.A.” and sang about life’s simple joys as country music’s consummate blue collar bard, has died. He was 85. His son, Dean Hall, confirmed the musician’s death on Friday at his home in Franklin, Tennessee. Known as “The Storyteller” fo...
Aug 22, 2021
My City, Entertainment
Not just K-pop: Korean TV shows gaining US popularity
Not just K-pop: Korean TV shows gaining US popularity
Most nights around 10 p.m. when her family heads off to bed, Carol Holaday signs onto her computer. She’s not falling down Internet rabbit holes of random information or combing through social media at her San Diego home. Holoday is signing on to volunteer with the subtitle translation of Korean TV...
Aug 22, 2021
SOCIETY
34 houses at risk of landslides in Melamchi
34 houses at risk of landslides in Melamchi
KATHMANDU, August 22: Incessant rain in Sindhupalchowk district has put 34 homes in Melamchi Municipality-8 at the risk of landslides. The ongoing risk of landslides has put human settlements in the region at risk.
Aug 22, 2021
POLITICS
Lawmakers Sahai and Oli cannot be sacked: Lumbini Province Secretariat
Lawmakers Sahai and Oli cannot be sacked: Lumbini Province S...
KATHMANDU, August 22: The Lumbini Province Secretariat has maintained that lawmakers Ajay Sahai and Bimal Kumari Khatri Oli cannot be dismissed from their posts.
Aug 22, 2021
POLITICS
Bam Dev Gautam: Why is my image on Socialist party’s banner? I am still with CPN-UML
Bam Dev Gautam: Why is my image on Socialist party’s banner?...
KATHMANDU, August 22: Vice-chairman of the main opposition CPN-UML, Bamdev Gautam has objected to the posting of his picture on the banner of CPN (Unified Socialist). Stating that he is still with the UML, Gautam’s secretariat has objected to the pasting of Gautam's picture on the banner of the CPN-...
Aug 22, 2021
ECONOMY, SOCIETY
Prime Minister Employment Program fails to reach target
Prime Minister Employment Program fails to reach target
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KATHMANDU, August 22: The Prime Minister Employment Program launched as per the constitution provisions to create job opportunities for eligible Nepali citizens has failed to reach its target. So far, the program has not even achieved the desired result.
Aug 22, 2021
WORLD
British military: 7 Afghans killed in chaos at Kabul airport
British military: 7 Afghans killed in chaos at Kabul airport
KABUL, August 22: A panicked crush of people trying to enter Kabul’s international airport killed seven Afghan civilians in the crowds, the British military said Sunday, showing the danger still posed to those trying to flee the Taliban’s takeover of the country.
Aug 22, 2021
POLITICS
UML makes national flag, anthem mandatory in all programs
UML makes national flag, anthem mandatory in all programs
TAPLEJUNG, August 22: The main opposition CPN-UML has made the national flag and national anthem mandatory in all programs of the party.
Aug 22, 2021
SOCIETY
Blacktopped road damaged before completion
Blacktopped road damaged before completion
NEPALGUNJ, August 22: The blacktop of the bypass road connecting Piprahawa Chowk in Ganapur of Banke to Nahar Chowk in Khajura has started to come off within a month. Although the Janaki Rural Municipality Office is supposed to pave a total of 7.2 km of the road, it built only a 2 km long section of...
Aug 22, 2021