Archive for: November, 2016

Federal government set to ban sale of toiletries containing microbeads in 2018

Nov. 05: The federal government says it will ban the sale of shower gels, toothpaste and facial scrubs containing plastic microbeads, effective July 1, 2018. A notice published Friday in the Canada Gazette serves as final notice on the long-running environmental complaint, and it sets Canada on a timetable that follows the U.S. for removing […]


Astronomers Discover a”Nearly Naked” Supermassive Black Hole

Nov. 04: Using the Very Long Baseline Array a team of astronomers has discovered the shredded remains of a galaxy that passed through a larger galaxy, leaving only the smaller galaxy’s nearly-naked supermassive black hole to emerge and speed away at more than 2,000 miles per second. The galaxies are part of a cluster of […]


Australian reptile handler proposes to girlfriend with crocodile as witness

Nov. 05: A reptile handler at an Australian park proposed to his girlfriend inside the park’s crocodile enclosure. The Australian Reptile Park shared video of the proposal, which featured the 14-foot crocodile “Elvis” as a witness. Handler Billy Collett called his girlfriend Siobhan Oxley, whom he introduced as “the girl of his dreams,” into the […]


Surfer passes directly over shark at popular Australian beach

Nov. 05: A visitor to an Australian beach recorded footage of a shark swimming among surfers until one of them passed directly over the creature. Derik Broshar, an Iowa native in Australia on a work and holiday visa, posted a video to YouTube showing the footage he recorded Tuesday at The Pass, a popular Byron […]


Alligator spotted near Florida post office captured in resident’s back yard

Nov. 05: A Florida police department said an alligator reported wandering near a post office was captured in a resident’s back yard. The Mexico Beach Police Department shared photos on Facebook of the 4-foot-long alligator captured by Officer Brenna Hauversburk. “A call came in from the post office for an animal complaint,” Hauversburk told WJHG-TV. […]


Witnesses lift van to rescue man pinned during crash in China

Nov. 05: A group of witnesses banded together in China to lift a van that had backed up over a man, trapping him beneath the vehicle. The video, recorded Saturday, shows the white van reversing into a Shanghai street, rolling onto a man riding behind it on a motor scooter. The footage shows more than […]


मानसरोवर पुग्नका लागि उराई भञ्ज्याङ नाका खोल्न माग

धनगढी, २० कात्तिक । बझाङग जिल्लामा पर्ने सैपाल हिमश्रृङ्खलाको उराई भञ्ज्याङ नाकालाई आवागमनका लागि अन्तराष्ट्रिय नाका बनाउन माग गर्दै हस्ताक्षर अभियान थालिएको छ । नेपाल पर्वतारोहण संघ सैपाल हिमाल शाखा बझाङ र नाटटा सुदूरपश्चिम संघ लगायतका सङघसंस्थाको संयुक्त पहलमा थालिएको हस्ताक्षर अभियान शुक्रवार धनगढीमा पनि गरियो । अभियानको समर्थन गर्दै शुक्रवार यहां आयोजित कार्यक्रममा भौतिक […]


X-ray service resumes in Baitadi after two months

Baitadai / Nov 5: X-ray service has been resumed on Friday in the district hospital as it was halted two months ago. The chief at the District Health Office, Dr Gunaraj Awasthi said that the service was resumed after a new x-ray machine was installed there. He further shared that with resuming of the services, […]


Technical committee recommends opening NEB’s regional offices

Kathmandu / Nov 5: A technical committee formed by the Ministry of Education has recommended opening regional offices of National Examinations Board in each seven provinces. The committee, submitting its report on Friday suggested for the same. The report reads to open such regional offices under the leadership joint secretary. The committee coordinator Dr Dilliram […]


Indian President Mukherjee wraps-up Nepal visit; says India together with Nepal’s journey of development and peace

Pokhara, Nov 4: Indian President Pranab Mukherjee has said that India would move ahead together in Nepal’s journey of development and peace. Addressing the Nepali ex-Indian army personnel here on Friday, President Mukherjee expressed the view that Nepal-India relations should be further consolidated in the days ahead. He said that he was very happy to […]




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