Smriti Dhungana / Kathmandu : Miss Nepal Nikita Chandak is promoting Nepali culture in Sanya, China while representing the country in Miss World 2017. Chandak gifted traditional Nepali handmade purse- Surke Thaili to all participants representing their countries in the beauty pageant. Sharing her experience and pictures during her stay in Sanya, Miss Nepal Chandak […]
Kathmandu / Oct 30: The Little Tibetan Shephard (Phuchche Tibbati Gothalo), a Nepali children’s book, has been listed among the 2017 White Raven catalogue of children’s books, by The International Youth Library in Munich. The book was enlisted alongside 200 titles from 56 countries. Based on a traditional Tibetan folktale, the book is bilingual, with […]
Kathmandu / Oct 30: The third iteration of Gharana Music Festival, which opened in Janakpur on October 25, has now arrived in Kathmandu. The fest features concerts, workshops and masterclasses that will take place across three different venues in the Capital—Around the Corner in Bansbari, Le Sherpa in Lazimpat, and Yamaha showroom in Naxal. The […]
Kathmandu / Oct 30: Tuhuro Kundali, a new Nepali novel by novelist Bhismaraj Fulara which depicts the social struggles of orphans, was launched amid an event held in the Capital on Saturday. Speaking at the launch, former chief justice Khilraj Regmi praised the novelist for accurately portraying the social realities at a very young age. […]
October 31: JAIPUR: Breastfeeding for at least two months cuts a baby’s risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), a sweeping new international study published online on Monday by the Academy of American Pediatrics has revealed. It was not necessary that the baby is exclusively breastfed for this protection, the study found. “These results are […]
October 31: In its annual review, the UN says the gap between carbon cutting plans and the reductions required to keep temperature rises below 2 degrees Celsius is “alarmingly high”. Pledges made so far cover only one-third of the cuts needed by 2030 to keep below that goal, the review warns. Even if all the […]
October 30: Square is known for turning tablets and smartphones into cash registers. But now it wants to reinvent the actual payments register. The payment processing company on Monday unveiled Square Register, which has its software and payments technology built inside. The standalone register ($999) doesn’t need an app or a third-party tablet, unlike the […]
October 31: Engineers at the School of Engineering & Applied Science at Yale have discovered a technique for modifying self-assembled polymers that allows their structure to be controlled precisely using small low-cost magnets. The result means that they can replace a high-field $200,000 magnet with one purchased for $20 at a hobby store, but still […]
Oct. 30: A Florida dog groomer’s security cameras were rolling when a pair of men rolled up and stole the business’ mascot — a mannequin in a dalmatian suit. Priscilla Brunjes, owner of All Creatures Pet Grooming in Orlando, posted a video to Facebook showing what happened when employees were busy opening the store and […]
Oct. 30: A Maryland man said he tried every single scratch-off game offered by the state lottery for several years before finally hitting the $50,000 jackpot. The 68-year-old Germantown man told Maryland Lottery officials he started playing scratch-off games when the state first introduced them, and he has played every game the lottery has put […]