SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Qatar announces end to Kafala, to raise basic wage
Qatar announces end to Kafala, to raise basic wage
KATHMANDU, Oct 18: Qatar has endorsed new legislations that would bring an end to the Kafala system, an abusive sponsorship scheme that has long been criticized for fueling abuse and exploitation of foreign workers.
Oct 18, 2019
POLITICS, Latest Updates
Widows of leaders a priority as NCP searches for by-polls candidates
Widows of leaders a priority as NCP searches for by-polls ca...
KATHMANDU, Oct 18: With by-elections slated for November approaching fast, the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) has prioritized the widows of its deceased lawmakers as candidates from the party.
Oct 18, 2019
SPORTS
'It was like war,' says South Korea after Pyongyang match
'It was like war,' says South Korea after Pyongyang match
SEOUL, Oct 17: South Korea were happy to have made it back from Pyongyang in one piece after Tuesday’s brutal 2022 World Cup qualifier, with a Korean FA official describing the physical encounter as being “like war”.
Oct 17, 2019
My City, Lifestyle, Entertainment, Art & Culture, Literature, Exhibitions
Library exhibit offers glimpse into Salinger’s life and work
Library exhibit offers glimpse into Salinger’s life and work
JD Salinger thought of including his generation’s idea of a trigger alert as he worked on ‘The Catcher in the Rye.’ In an early draft of the 1951 novel, narrator Holden Caulfield warns that the story will include “quite a bit of swearing and sex stuff.”
Oct 17, 2019
DIASPORA, Latest Updates
Voting for NRNA's new leadership is over
Voting for NRNA's new leadership is over
KATHMANDU, Oct 17: Voting for the new leadership of the Non-Resident Nepali Association has completed.
Oct 17, 2019
My City, Lifestyle, Travel
MoChWo to address mountain issues
MoChWo to address mountain issues
As a part of its flagship annual program, Kathmandu Institute of Applied Sciences (KIAS) is organizing the 4th international conference on ‘Mountains in the Changing World (MoChWo) 2019’ at Radisson Hotel, Kathmandu on October 18 and 19.
Oct 17, 2019
POLITICS, Latest Updates
PM Oli will continue for full five-year term : NCP leader Sharma
PM Oli will continue for full five-year term : NCP leader Sh...
KATHMANDU, Oct 17: Parliamentary Party Leader of ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) at National Assembly Dinanath Sharma has said that Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli will continue for full five-year term.
Oct 17, 2019
WORLD
Britain clinches Brexit deal, Johnson now faces parliament hurdle
Britain clinches Brexit deal, Johnson now faces parliament h...
BRUSSELS, Oct 17: Britain clinched an eleventh-hour Brexit deal with the EU on Thursday, more than three years after Britons voted in a referendum to leave the bloc, but Prime Minister Boris Johnson still faces a knife-edge vote in parliament to get it approved.
Oct 17, 2019
POLITICS, Latest Updates
NC must be given post of speaker, says NC leader Basnet
NC must be given post of speaker, says NC leader Basnet
KATHMANDU, Oct 17: Central committee member of main opposition Nepali Congress Mohan Basnet has claimed that his party must get the post of speaker of the House of Representatives (HoR).
Oct 17, 2019
My City, People, Here's Why
Acceptance is the key to raise autistic child (with video)
Acceptance is the key to raise autistic child (with video)
Autism is also known as Autism Spectrum Disorder, generally diagnosed during childhood and its symptoms are visible before the child turns three.
Oct 17, 2019