Archive for: December, 2016

Tamang’s work to be exhibited in Lalitpur

Kathmandu / Dec 02: An art exhibition titled Evolving Metamorphosis that will have on display artist Surendra Tamang’s work is slated to start from December 3, at Café Aamu in Lalitpur. The forthcoming exhibit is artist Tamang’s debut solo exhibition. Tamang is a self-taught artist, who mostly dabbles in contemporary art techniques and photo-realism. Breaking […]


China selfie app eyes big IPO

Dec. 03: They say a picture’s worth a thousand words. How about $710 million? China’s Meitu selfie app is hoping to raise that much by selling shares for the first time. It said Friday it would price its initial public offering between 4.9 billion and 5.5 billion Hong Kong dollars ($632 million-$710 million). The top […]


Fake news detector plug-in developed

Dec. 03: As pressure mounts on firms such as Google, Facebook and Twitter to do more to tackle fake news, some are taking things into their own hands. Technologist Daniel Sieradski has developed a plug-in – known as BS Detector – that flags up “questionable” websites on Facebook and Twitter. The plug-in – has appeared […]


Mice Can Sense Oxygen Levels in the Environment Using Specialized Neurons

Dec. 02: New research from the Max Planck Institute shows that mice can sense oxygen levels in the environment using specialized neurons in their noses that are present in the olfactory mucosa. The genome of mice harbors more than 1000 odorant receptor genes, which enable them to smell myriad odors in their surroundings. Researchers at […]


Four major cities move to ban diesel vehicles by 2025

Dec. 03: The leaders of four major global cities say they will stop the use of all diesel-powered cars and trucks by the middle of the next decade. The mayors of Paris, Mexico City, Madrid and Athens say they are implementing the ban to improve air quality. They say they will give incentives for alternative […]


Attempted burglar found stuck in air vent of New York pizzeria

Dec. 03: Police found and arrested a New York man stuck in an air vent after he allegedly attempted to break into a local pizzeria. The man was found lodged in a vent in the roof of a Pontillo’s pizzeria in Penfield when Monroe County Sheriff’s deputies responded to reports of a man yelling, WHEC […]


Men use dump truck to steal ATM in Pennsylvania

Dec. 03: Two men used a stolen dump truck to rip an ATM out of a supermarket in Pennsylvania. The men pulled up to a Bill’s ShopRite store wearing ski masks and gloves and attached a chain to the ATM at about 1:53 a.m. on Tuesday, according to The Times-Tribune. The men then used the […]


Mysterious sounds from car engine lead California police to trapped kitten

Dec. 03 : Police in California discovered a small kitten trapped in a car engine after hearing strange sounds emitting from the vehicle. Santa Cruz Police Department shared a photo of an officer holding the tiny, stranded kitten after it was rescued from the parked car. “SCPD Police Officer Gomez heard a desperate meowing coming […]


Adorably rotund miniature horse gets a high-energy workout with inflatable ball

Dec. 03: A British horse enthusiast shared video of her portly miniature horse working off some of his pounds with some high-energy exercise ball playtime. Brittany Sparham posted a video to Instagram showing Basil the horse, who is miniature in stature but perfectly robust in circumference, getting in some exercise by playing with a large […]


अपाङ्गता भएका व्यक्तिको अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय दिवस; अपाङ्गता भएकालाई आत्मनिर्भर तुल्याऔँ : राष्ट्रपति

सुशील दर्नाल / काठमाडौँ, १७ मङ्सिर । ‘हासिल गरौँ दिगो विकासका १७ लक्ष, सुनिश्चित गरौँ हामिले चाहेको भविश्य’ भन्ने मूलनाराका साथ अपाङ्गता भएका व्यक्तिको २५ औँ अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय दिवस शनिबार मनाइँदै छ । शिक्षा, स्वास्थ्य, रोजगारी, सूचना तथा सञ्चार र स्वास्थ्य तथा सरसफाइ जस्ता न्यूनतम आधारभूत अधिकारमा अपाङ्गता भएका व्यक्तिको पहुँच निकै कम रहेका छन् । […]




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