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Cabinet meeting postponed by an hour
KATHMANDU: The cabinet meeting earlier called for 1:00 pm by Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli on Wednesday has been postponed by an hour.
The meeting was called at a time coinciding with the ruling Nepal...
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PM seeks President Bhandari’s counsel, yet again, ahead of crucial meetings
KATHMANDU: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has visited President Bidya Devi Bhandari on Wednesday morning ahead of the ruling party’s secretariat meeting and the cabinet meeting scheduled for the afternoon.
The cabinet meeting that was...
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Rape, abuses in palm oil fields linked to top beauty brands
SUMATRA: With his hand clamped tightly over her mouth, she could not scream, the 16-year-old girl recalls – and no one was around to hear her anyway. She describes how her boss raped her...
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Michael B. Jordan named People magazine’s ‘sexiest man alive’
LOS ANGELES: “Black Panther” actor Michael B. Jordan was named People’s magazine’s ‘sexiest man alive’ on Tuesday, the third Black actor in a row to be given the annual pop culture honor.
Jordan, 33, who...
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Tarantino has deal for 2 books on films, including 1 his own
NEW YORK: Quentin Tarantino’s next work of imagination will be in book form.
The Oscar-winning director has a two-book deal with Harper, beginning with a novelization of “Once Upon a Time … In Hollywood” that...
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Chhath festival begins today by worshipping the Sun
KATHMANDU: The Chhath festival, observed mainly by Hindu community in the Tarai region of the country, starts today.
The festival, which is dedicated to the Sun God, is observed for four days from Kartik Shukla...
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Framework for school operation in non-risk area put in place
KATHMANDU: Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MoEST) has opened up avenues for resuming teaching and learning activities through a rotational shift or proper methods in COVID-19 risk-free area and the schools of local...
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Trump fires agency head who vouched for 2020 vote security
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Tuesday fired the director of the federal agency that vouched for the reliability of the 2020 election.
Trump fired Christopher Krebs in a tweet, saying his recent statement defending the...