Archive for: March, 2019

Influencers react to Instagram’s big outage: ‘It was a pain’

Mar. 15: Wednesdays are usually the best day to post on Instagram for Chelsie Petras, a 27-year-old social media influencer based in New York City. Petras, who runs an Instagram account focused on wine called @chelloveswine, says she has the most engagement on Wednesdays, likely due to the popularity of “Wine Wednesday,” where users post […]


Lottery dream comes true thanks to clerk’s coaxing

Mar 15: A Maryland man said advice from a gas station clerk led to a literal dream come true when he won a lottery jackpot. Alexander Maldonado of Gaithersburg told Maryland Lottery officials he was filling up his tank at the Lake Forest Exxon station Tuesday when he heard a mysterious voice behind him. “No […]


Tennessee firefighters rescue dog trapped inside wall

Mar 15: Firefighters in Tennessee cut through a wall at a family’s home to rescue a dog that took a fall while chasing a squirrel in the house’s attic. The Chattanooga Fire Department said the Engine 11 crew responded to the Hixson home about 7:30 p.m. Thursday to conduct an unusual dog rescue. The homeowners […]


Shark gives diver a ‘kiss’ on the face

Mar 15: A diver off the South African coast was caught on camera getting a “kiss” from a curious shark that appeared interested in his goggles. The video, recorded by Steve Woods, shows marine scientist Kevin Schmidt coming face to face with a large blue shark off the coast of Cape Town. The shark approaches […]


Northern Ireland school forms pi symbol to break record

Mar 15: A Northern Ireland school broke a Guinness World Record when it gathered 1,170 people to form a gigantic pi symbol. The Lismore Comprehensive School in Craigavon, County Armagh, said 1,170 students and faculty members formed the mathematical symbol outside the school to break the Guinness record of 847 people, set in Portugal last […]


Reports on fast track and Postal Road projects presented

Kathmandu / Mar 15: Two reports prepared after on-site visit and study have been presented in the meeting of the House of Representatives, Development and Technology Committee. These reports are related to the Kathmandu –Tarai Madhes Fast Track project and the Hulaki Marga (Postal Road) project in State-2. Committee president Kalyani Kumari Khadka presented the […]


Minister Yadav admits poor performance, hints of being replaced

Kathmandu / Mar 15: The Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies, Matrika Prasad Yadav hinted that he might be axed from his ministerial portfolio if Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli is to reshuffle his cabinet. While Yadav admitted of poor performance, he said he hadn’t taken wrong decisions either. “I have not misused my power […]


Dillibazar Prison in need of repair

Kathmandu / Mar 15: Dillibazar Prison structures have been in a state of disrepair for long, posing the risk of physical safety mainly to inmates and detainees. The structures dating back to 1960 BS suffered damages by the 2015 ‘April’ earthquake. Two buildings have been used to keep inmates and detainees. It has, however, no […]


Remittances surge 28.5 per cent in seven months of current FY

Kathmandu / Mar 15: As per the statistics revealed by Nepal Rastra Bank on Friday, the country has witnessed a surge in remittances by 28.9 per cent in seven months of the fiscal 2018/19 when compared to same period last year. The NRB in its macroeconomic and financial situation review informed that the country saw […]


आगामी वर्ष १५ दिन सार्वजनिक बिदा

काठमाडौँ, चैत १ गते । सरकारले २०७६ सालका सार्वजनिक बिदा हुने दिनको कार्यतालिका सार्वजनिक गरेको छ । सरकारले राजपत्रमा सूचना प्रकाशित गर्दै २०७६ सालका सार्वजनिक बिदा सार्वजनिक गरेको हो । पर्व, महिला कर्मचारीका लागि मात्र बिदा, शिक्षण संस्थाका लागि मात्र बिदा, जात्रा बिदा, दशैँ, तिहार बिदा, दिवस बिदा, दिवस जयन्ती बिदा र सट्टा बिदा भनेर […]




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