SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Migratory birds start arriving in Rara
Migratory birds start arriving in Rara
MUGU, Jan 8: Rara Lake, the biggest lake of Nepal, has started witnessing the arrival of different species of migratory birds at this time of the year. A variety of migratory birds can be observed in the lake as well as the nearby forests.
Jan 08, 2020
WORLD
Iran state TV says Ukrainian airplane crashes near Tehran
Iran state TV says Ukrainian airplane crashes near Tehran
TEHRAN, Iran, Jan 8: Iranian state TV is reporting a Ukrainian airplane carrying 170 passengers and crew has crashed near an airport in the capital, Tehran. There is no immediate word on injures.
Jan 08, 2020
Editorial
Some hope on TJ
Some hope on TJ
At a time when the ruling party has been criticized by the victims and rights bodies for doing little to speed up resolution of transitional justice (TJ) process and the international community has been repeatedly expressing concerns regarding the perennial delay in ensuring justice to the victims o...
Jan 08, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Minister Bhattarai faces public wrath on social media for 'ill-timed' visit to Australia
Minister Bhattarai faces public wrath on social media for 'i...
KATHMANDU, Jan 8: Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Yogesh Bhattarai has faced a barrage of criticism on social media for his “ill-timed” visit to Australia to promote the Visit Nepal 2020 campaign, when as the country is reeling under one of the worst crisis in its history due to the...
Jan 08, 2020
SPORTS
League Cup final in sight for Man City after 3-1 win at United
League Cup final in sight for Man City after 3-1 win at Unit...
MANCHESTER, England, Jan 8: Holders Manchester City took a big step towards another League Cup showpiece with a 3-1 win over Manchester United in their semi-final, first leg at Old Trafford on Tuesday.
Jan 08, 2020
WORLD
Trump says Iran missile strike damage being assessed, will make statement Wednesday
Trump says Iran missile strike damage being assessed, will m...
WASHINGTON, Jan 8: President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that an assessment of the casualties and damage from Iranian missile strikes on two Iraqi military facilities was underway and he would make a statement on the situation on Wednesday morning.
Jan 08, 2020
WORLD
Iran attacks U.S. forces in Iraq in retaliation for killing of commander
Iran attacks U.S. forces in Iraq in retaliation for killing...
BAGHDAD/WASHINGTON, Jan 8: Iran said it launched a missile attack on U.S.-led forces in Iraq in the early hours of Wednesday in retaliation for the U.S. drone strike on an Iranian commander whose killing has raised fears of a wider war in the Middle East.
Jan 08, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Dolpa to get 5 Bailey bridges soon
Dolpa to get 5 Bailey bridges soon
DOLPA, Jan 8: Travelling in the rugged terrain of Dolpa is one of the toughest tasks for the locals as well as tourists who visit this pristine land.
Jan 08, 2020
OPINION
Understanding Chinese ambition
Understanding Chinese ambition
Strategic culture, Professor Colin S Gray says, “rests primarily upon the interpretation of history and history’s geography.” In September 1949, the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference met in its first session in Beijing to make final preparations to declare...
Jan 08, 2020
OPINION
Saving women from deaths
Saving women from deaths
Every year over a quarter of a million pregnant women and girls lose their lives and another 10-15 million suffer permanent damages every day as a result of childbirth and pregnancy complications. Pregnancy is becoming one of the scariest and risky phases that a woman has to go through. Being pregna...
Jan 08, 2020