Over 70 percent of the glacier volume in the Mount Everest region in the Himalayas could be lost in 85 years if greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise, a new paper suggests. It also indicates more flood risk in the future in the Kosi river downstream from Nepal to India. The paper, “Modelling glacier change […]
Amman, May 26 Jordan on Tuesday declared that all Muslims should be engaged in the war against terrorist organisations, which seek to defame the Islamic faith. Islam has nothing to do with terrorism and the violent practices conducted by terrorist groups which seek to tarnish the image of this faith. Therefore, it is the duty […]
Japanese regulatory authorities and the Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco), owner of the Fukushima nuclear plant, failed to implement adequate safeguards at the plant before the 2011 tsunami despite being aware of the risks, the International Atomic Energy Agency has said. IAEA concluded in its report on the accident — obtained and made public on […]
The national capital will host a musical evening in association with Unicef to raise funds for Nepal quake victims on May 24, organisers said on Friday. Bands like Beatitudes, Ghetto Children, Noida School of Rock, Techtronics, Project Rigden and others will perform at the event which will be held at Dzukou Tribal Kitchen, Hauz Khas […]
The Nusra Front, the Syrian branch of the Al Qaeda, along with other allied militias, seized on Friday the Jisr al-Shughur hospital in northern Syria after nearly a month of clashes for its control, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR). Control of the hospital, located on the southwestern outskirts of the town […]
Abuja, May 19 (IANS) At least nine people were killed on Tuesday following a suicide bomb attack in Nigeria’s northeastern state of Adamawa, one of the three states most hit by the insurgency of Boko Haram, witnesses said. The suicide bomber detonated his explosive devices outside a livestock market in Garkida, a rural community in […]
The epidemiology and communicable disease control division of Nepal’s health department has deployed national and international doctors in the earthquake-affected districts to control any possible outbreak of epidemics. The division has deployed 175 doctors, including 125 foreigners, in Ramechhap, Rasuwa, Nuwakot, Sindhupalchowk, Dhading and other badly affected districts, fearing that communicable diseases could break out […]
After roping in actress Michelle Yeoh, known for her role in James Bond film “Tomorrow Never Dies”, acclaimed Buddhist leader Gyalwang Drukpa is banking on more celebrities and movie stars to raise money for reconstruction and rehabilitation in quake-devastated Nepal. The spiritual head of the 800-year-old Drukpa Order based in the Himalayas, with around 1,000 […]
While Nepal is coping with the devastation caused by two major earthquakes and a series of aftershocks, a woman who delivered a baby girl at an Indian Army run field hospital here on Thursday has chosen to name her “Bharti”. Bhawana Sapkota Pudasaini named her “Bharti” for her love and respect for India, the army […]
British Prime Minister David Cameron on Friday rejected some of the core demands put forward by the Scottish National Party (SNP), after holding talks with Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon over increasing powers for the Scottish parliament, a media report said. It was the first meeting of the prime minister and Sturgeon since the May […]