Archive for: December, 2016

Arctic heatwave could break records

Dec 24: Temperatures at the North Pole could be up to 20 degrees higher than average this Christmas Eve, in what scientists say is a record-breaking heatwave. Climate scientists say these unseasonably warm weather patterns in the Arctic region are directly linked to man-made climate change. Temperatures throughout November and December were 5C higher than […]


World Record 150 Santas tandem parachute in Australia

Dec 24: More than 100 Australians participated in a series of tandem parachute jumps while dressed up as Santa Claus. The 150 Santas added the holiday twist to their Guinness World Record attempt for “Most tandem parachute jumps in eight hours.” The stunt was part of experience gift retailer RedBalloon Christmas marketing campaign to raise […]


Follow Santa’s journey around the world with NORAD’s Santa tracker

Dec 24: NORAD is continuing its decades long tradition of allowing those eager for their Christmas gifts to track Santa’s gift-giving journey across the globe. The NORAD Santa tracker provides all the tools necessary to follow Santa as he delivers gifts to homes throughout the world including a map of journey and live view of […]


Chinese fisherman reels in massive 6-foot swamp eel

Dec 24: A Chinese fisherman proudly showed off his unique catch after reeling in a massive swamp eel measuring nearly 6 1/2 feet long. A video filmed Tuesday in Tantai, Shandong Province, shows the fisherman proudly holding his catch. The animal was identified as a swamp eel, a species native to Asia, and it measured […]


Kilt-wearing Santa plays flame-shooting bagpipes while riding unicycle

Dec 24: An Oregon man was filmed doing his part to keep Portland weird by dressing up as a Scottish Santa and playing flaming bagpipes while riding a unicycle. Brian Kidd, aka The Unipiper, posted a video to YouTube showing him ringing in the holiday season in a festively eccentric fashion. The video shows Kidd […]


स्वास्थ्य चौकीलाई निःशुल्क जग्गादान

बैतडी, ९ पुस । पुर्चौडीका स्थानीय बासिन्दाले हाट स्वास्थ्य चौकीलाई निःशुल्क पाँच रोपनी जग्गादान गरेका छन् । डिलाशैनी–७ का गङ्गादत्त जोशी (तीन रोपनी) र हाट–३ का गगन सिंह बोहरा, दलबहादुर बोहरा, कलावती बोहरा, पार्वतीदेवी बोहराले सगोल रुपमा (दुई रोपनी) निःशुल्क जग्गादान गरेको हाट स्वास्थ्य चौकीका इन्चार्ज विनोद कुँवरले बताउनुभयो । यसअघि स्वास्थ्य चौकीका लागि सुविधा […]


School merger on priority list in Jumla

Jumla / Dec 24: The District Education Committee – Jumla has taken a 15-point decision on principle level for effective implementation of the affordable, cost free and mandatory education policy along with plans for educational reform and quality enhancement. As part of the decision, the district will prioritize merger of schools on brink of closure […]


MoU signed to establish sisterly relation between KMC and Chengdu City

Kathmandu / Dec 23: An agreement has been signed to establish sisterly relations between Kathmandu Metropolitan City and Chengdu City of China. At a programme organised by KMC here on Friday, KMC Chief Executive Officer, Rudra Singh Taman, and Party Committee Secretary, Tang Liyang, on the behalf of Chengdu City, signed seven-point MoU. The two […]


Prez Bhandari inaugurates 7th National Sports Championship

Biratnagar / Dec 23: President Bidya Devi Bhandari has inaugurated the Seventh National Sports Championship in a grand ceremony at Biratnagar-based Martyr Stadium on Friday. On the occasion, President Bhandari asked athletes to be disciplined and play significant role to increase nation’s pride through the sports. She said that the championship would play significant role […]


60 girls rescued from being trafficked in past one year: Report

Kathmandu / Dec 23: Despite various campaigns running across the country against girl trafficking, incidents of this kind are going unabated. The total 60 girls were rescued from being trafficked in the past one year (till December 15, 2016) in the pretext of foreign employment, according to a report prepared by Bishwas Nepal, an NGO […]




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