Nov. 26: In Belgium, beer drinking is serious business — and could soon be a recognized part of the European nation’s cultural contributions to the world. Belgium has applied to have its beer culture listed on UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage List. The somewhat obscure international list created in 2006 already has more than 300 places […]
Nov. 26: Ohio state troopers arrested a California man with a truck stuffed full of marijuana wrapped to look like Christmas presents. Troopers pulled over Daniel Yates, 31, of Eureka, Calif., on Wednesday for following too closely. The trunk and back seat of a rented Ford Expedition was packed with boxes wrapped to look like […]
Nov. 25: A man who played Santa Claus at a central Florida mall was removed from the site after allegedly telling a child sitting on his lap that Hillary Clinton was on his “naughty list.” The incident took place Nov. 15, at Seminole Towne Center in Sanford, about 25 miles northeast of Orlando, WKMG-TV reported. […]
Nov. 25: The Japanese arm of pizza chain Domino’s announced it is testing an unusual solution to winter weather difficulties — delivery by reindeer. Domino’s Japan announced it is currently testing out the possibility of using riderless reindeer to deliver pizzas in the snowy north of the country amid expectations of a particularly harsh winter. […]
पूर्णप्रसाद मिश्र / काठमाडौँ, ११ मङ्सिर । वाग्मती तथा विष्णुमती नदी किनार अतिक्रमण गरी एक हजार ४६५ परिवारले अव्यवस्थित बसोबास गरेका छन् । विसं २०४७ देखि सुकुम्बासीका नाममा काठमाडौँ उपत्यकाका नदी किनार अतिक्रमण गर्न सुरु भएको अधिकारसम्पन्न वाग्मती सभ्यता एकीकृत विकास समितिले जनाएको छ । जनआन्दोलन २०६२÷६३ पछि नदी अतिक्रमण वृद्धि भएको समितिको अध्ययन प्रतिवेदनमा […]
हेमन्त केसी / जाजरकोट, ११ मङ्सिर । सिमा–१ की जयकुमारी विक अघिल्लो दिन बाँकी रहेको मकैको रोटी र नुन प्लास्टिकमा बेरेर बिहानै साँढे ५ बजे डोको बोकेर स्याउला ल्याउन जङ्गल लाग्नुभयो । जयकुमारीका श्रीमान् अघिल्ला दिनको मदिराको नशाले नछाडेका कारण बिहान ९ बजेसम्म ओच्छ्यानमै थिए । दुई छोरा र एक छोरी साना भएका कारण घरको […]
Kathmandu / Nov 26: Australian Ambassador to Nepal Glenn White and Chairperson of Maiti Nepal Anuradha Koirala jointly launched a 16-day activism to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. The Embassy, in partnership with Maiti Nepal, is hosting events in four different schools across the Kathmandu valley to educate school […]
Purna Prasad Mishra / Kathmandu, Nov 26: As many as 1,465 households have encroached upon the banks of the Bagmati and Bishnumati rivers for residential purpose. The High-Powered Bagmati Civilization Integrated Development Committee has informed that the river banks encroachment drive has started in the Kathmandu Valley in the name of landless squatters since 26 […]
Chitwan / Nov 25: Chief Election Commissioner Dr Ayodhi Prasad Yadav said there would be no difficulty in holding civic polls once an agreement is reached in this regard. Fixing the date for the elections and formulating policy to that end are also integral part of the consensus, he added. Addressing a programme organised by […]
Gorkha / Nov 25: The compensation for the land to be inundated after the reservoir of the Budhigandaki Hydroelectricity Project in the district has been determined. A decision has been made to provide compensation ranging from minimum Rs 500 thousand to maximum Rs 800 thousand based on the classification of the land, the Chief District […]