Nasa ready to launch new era of Moon exploration

T-38 planes, a fixture of astronaut training at Nasa, fly over the SLS on launch pad 39B at Kennedy. Photo Courtesy: NASA via BBC

Kathmandu: The American space agency is counting down to the lift-off of its giant new Moon rocket – the Space Launch System. SLS is the most powerful vehicle ever developed by Nasa, and will be the foundation of its Artemis project which aims to put people back on the lunar surface after a 50-year absence.… Continue reading Nasa ready to launch new era of Moon exploration

NYC saw increasing number of vehicle crash deaths in July

A man riding his bicycle along Eastern Parkway was struck by a silver Honda Civic that was traveling on Buffalo Ave. in Brooklyn on July 21. Photo Courtesy: New York Daily News

Kathmandu: People have died on New York streets at a quicker pace in July than any month since the 2014 start of the city’s Vision Zero effort to eliminate traffic fatalities. According to a report published on New York Daily news, 11 pedestrians died — including a 99-year-old Bronx woman, Bernice Schwartz, struck down the… Continue reading NYC saw increasing number of vehicle crash deaths in July

Kathmandu Metropolitan City to deploy Food Inspector

Kathmandu: Kathmandu Metropolitan City is going to appoint a ‘Food Inspector’ to monitor the quality of food items. The executive meeting of the metropolitan city has decided to hire five food inspectors on contract. They will monitor the quality of food made in the hotel restaurant, vegetable shop, meat shops among others. The KMC has… Continue reading Kathmandu Metropolitan City to deploy Food Inspector

Mayor Balen proposes to keep MDGP doctors and engineers in wards of KMC

Kathmandu: Kathmandu Metropolitan City Mayor Balendra (Balen) Sah has proposed to have MDGP doctors and nurses in all 32 wards. In Sunday’s municipal executive meeting, he proposed to keep 32 MDGP doctors and 32 nurses on contract service for the operation of ward clinics in all 32 wards. Mayor Balen said that if a general… Continue reading Mayor Balen proposes to keep MDGP doctors and engineers in wards of KMC

Police halted 197 people from traveling to Gulf countries on visit visa

Kathmandu: Police halted 197 people who arrived at Tribhuvan International Airport to go to the Gulf countries on visit visas. Tribhuvan International Airport Security Office has stopped 197 Nepali carrying suspicious documents. Among the total passengers 103 were women and 94 were men. Their documents were suspicious and the police has halted them for further… Continue reading Police halted 197 people from traveling to Gulf countries on visit visa

Nepali team announced for SAFF women’s championship

Kathmandu: Nepal’s national team has been announced for the SAFF Women’s Championship 2022 to be held in Kathmandu from August 21 to October 3. Head coach Kumar Thapa announced the 23-member squad on Saturday. Nepal will play with Bhutan and Sri Lanka during the group stage of the tournament. Defending champions India are in Group… Continue reading Nepali team announced for SAFF women’s championship

FIFA lifts ban on India

Kathmandu: FIFA, international regulator of world football, has lifted the ban imposed on All India Football Federation (AIFF). FIFA has written a letter and said that the ban imposed on the Indian Football Association has been lifted indefinitely. With the lifting of the ban, the Under-17 Women’s World Cup scheduled for next October will also… Continue reading FIFA lifts ban on India

Mayor Adams’ administration gives Trump Org. permit to host Saudi-tied tournament at NYC golf course

New York City Mayor Eric Adams (left) and former President Donald Trump (right). Photo Courtesy:New York Daily News / Getty Images

Kathmandu: Former President Donald Trump’s company has gotten the green light to host a golf tournament in the Bronx sponsored by the Saudi Arabian government, infuriating relatives of 9/11 victims already fuming over a similar event held at a Trump course in neighboring New Jersey last month. As reported by the New York Daily News,… Continue reading Mayor Adams’ administration gives Trump Org. permit to host Saudi-tied tournament at NYC golf course

Britney Spears releases first new music since 2016

Photo Courtesy: BBC

Kathmandu: Britney Spears has released her first new music since being released from a conservatorship that controlled almost every aspect of her life. Hold Me Closer – a duet with Sir Elton John – hit streaming sites on Friday, marking Spears’ return to music after a six-year hiatus. As reported by the BBC, the song… Continue reading Britney Spears releases first new music since 2016