Death toll from Haiti’s weekend earthquake rises to 1,941

Haitian officials raised the death toll from a deadly weekend earthquake by more than 500 on Tuesday after Tropical Storm Grace forced a temporary halt to search and rescue efforts, a delay that fed growing anger and frustration among thousands who were left homeless.

India-Pakistan set for October 24 clash in T20 World Cup

Fierce rivals India and Pakistan will clash on October 24 at this year's Twenty20 World Cup, the International Cricket Council said Tuesday as the delayed tournament's fixtures were announced. The 16-nation tournament -- to be held in the United Arab Emirates and Oman -- will begin on Oc-tober 17 with Oman taking on Papua New Guinea in the opener followed by an evening match be-tween Scotland and Bangladesh in round one of the competition.

Art works potray women as more powerful than men

“Women are inherently more powerful than men and extreme feminism is not necessary to prove the intrinsic vigour of females,” says master ceramic artiste Gopal Kalapremi Shrestha, who is interpreting the natural power of women through ceramic art, currently in the exhibition at Siddhartha Art Gallery, Babar Mahal, Revisited.

Safe Rescue Of Nepalis

As Taliban forces took control of Afghanistan and besieged the state power on Sunday, tensions and worries spilled over the countries across the globe whose citizens are living and working there. Fear, chaos and uncertainty has gripped the war-torn South Asian country and the life of not only Afghanis but the foreign nationals is also in danger.

Afghanistan Left In A Shambles

The plight of the Afghan people trying to flee their own country by hanging on to the US aircraft at Kabul airport after the Taliban siege of the city has left me heart-broken. The highlights on the global news channels with regard to the deteriorating political stability in Afghanistan have reminded me of my visit to Afghanistan in 2008 where I conducted a training on microfinance.

America’s Withdrawal Of Choice

NEW York – Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has fled the country. His government has collapsed as Taliban fighters enter Kabul. Bringing back memories of the ignominious fall of Saigon in 1975, two decades of America’s military presence in Afghanistan has vanished in a matter of weeks. How did it come to this?

Strategy To Stressors

Have you ever wished you could ease your anxious mind? Have you ever felt addled by the thoughts endlessly churning in your brain? In a cycle of overthinking, it is easy to feel helpless in internal monologues. Further, those who have faced trauma know how hard it can be to contain the trappings of negative thinking that circles around anxiety and depression.

Local fishermen worry about false claim in fish sale

The local fishermen (Jalaris) around Fewa Lake are quite worried as their income has dropped these days because of deception in fish sale growing rapidly. According to them, some of the fishermen secretly import tons of fish from India or Terai region and sell it to the hotels saying it is local.

'Variable tariff to increase electricity consumption'

Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Pampha Bhusal has directed the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) to make a strategic plan to achieve the goal of fully electrifying the country as early as possible in the next two years.

118 Nepalis arrive home from Afghanistan, 256 in contact

One hundred and eighteen Nepali nationals arrived Kathmandu on Tuesday while 256 individuals have registered their details in the web portal of the Department of Consular Services (DoCS. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) has informed that the Nepali migrant workers were brought to Nepal in coordination with the friendly nations.