The people, who had been agitating in the Far Western region demanding an ‘undivided Far West’, have called off postponement of the shutdown from Thursday onwards. The agitating deferred the 20-day protest after the major political parties assured them of ensuring an “undivided Far West” in the deal signed on Tuesday. “Leaders have assured us [...]

At this point we’re starting to feel more used to seeing Rihanna with her shirt off than on. The 24-year-old singer channels a sexy swamp creature in her music video for “Where Have You Been” – and she doesn’t leave much to the imagination. With her breasts and back strategically covered in crocodile skin, the singer attempts to [...]

Up to 90% of school leavers in major Asian cities are suffering from myopia – short-sightedness – a study suggests. Researchers say the “extraordinary rise” in the problem is being caused by students working very hard in school and missing out on outdoor light. The scientists told the Lancet that up to one in five [...]

Pakistan said that it would host the next round of talks with India over the disputed Siachen Glacier, dubbed the world’s highest battlefield, on June 11-12 in Islamabad. Troops from India and Pakistan have faced off on the glacier in the mountains of disputed Kashmir since the 1980s but calls for the stand-off to end [...]

A judge in northwest England is set to sentence nine men of Pakistani and Afghan descent for luring girls as young as 13 years old into sexual encounters using alcohol and drugs, reports the news agency AP. The trial has heightened racial tensions in Britain and stirred protests among the far right. All of the victims were white. The [...]

A gay bar in Denmark has caused an uproar by banning heterosexual couples from kissing while visiting the premises, Daily Mail reported. Gay news service Pink News reports that the Never Mind bar in Copenhagen has confirmed that it does not allow heterosexual displays of public affection, and will ask offending “straights” to leave the [...]

Prime Minister Dr Baburam Bhattarai has announced  to grant NRs 1 lakh and 25 thousand to the families of the victims who lost their lives in Seti flood. Dr Bhattarai also granted NRs 25,000 as an emergency relief fund to those who have been rendered homeless after the calamity. At least 14 people died in [...]

Greenland’s glaciers are not speeding up as much as previously thought, researchers have estimated. As a result, the ice rivers may be contributing “significantly less” to sea-level rise than had been thought. Previous studies had estimated that the nation’s glaciers would double their flow by 2010 and continue to maintain that speed, they explained. But [...]

A purported practical joke on a colleague that threatened a plane hijacking and the assassination of President Barack Obama has landed a Utah man in trouble with federal authorities. Federal prosecutors say Jeremiah Hill placed a letter or note containing the threats inside a colleague’s travel case while both were working at Hill Air Force [...]

The bank, actively supporting such activities in various ways for the last 10 years, introduced the marathon event two years ago to spread the word and raise funds for the cause. The marathon, with Rs 500,000 prize money, will start at 6:30 am from Durbarmarg with the theme—’Run for Heritage Conservation’. The bank extended Rs [...]