Nepal | April 07, 2016

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  • Oddities

    Timur the goat and Amur the tiger. Illustration: THT Online

    Goat-tiger odd couple may be over

    MOSCOW: A romance that enchanted Russia may be over: Timur the goat and Amur the tiger have had a fight and aren't together anymore.In November, the goat was placed in the tiger's compound in a wildlife park near Vladivostok with the expectation that the big cat would eventually kill and eat...

  • Health

    The executive director of the Pacific Disaster Center Ray Shirkhodai demonstrates how to use the mobile app, Disaster Alert, at the center based in Kihei, Hawaii, Ray Shirkhodai in February 2013. Photo: Pacific Disaster Center via AP

    Hawaii researchers focus on data to combat Zika virus

    HONOLULU: As the Zika outbreak takes hold in Latin America, researchers thousands of miles away in Hawaii are using data to figure out where it might spread next.In the last three months, researchers from the University of Hawaii at the Pacific Disaster Center have focused on combatting the ...

  • Sports

    Nepali Football Team receive hero's welcome

    Nepal climb six positions up in FIFA ranking

    KATHMANDU: Nepal have climbed six positions up in the latest FIFA ranking published on Thursday, without playing a single game in the past month.According to FIFA, Nepal remain at 179th position this month with 80 points (79.73), six positions up from its last position with 70 points (69.55)...

  • Entertainment

    Cast members Lupita Nyong'o and Neel Sethi pose at the premiere of "The Jungle Book" at El Capitan theatre in Hollywood, California, on April 4, 2016. Photo: Reuters

    India censors: ‘Jungle Book’ too scary for kids to see alone

    NEW DELHI: India's censor board is requiring parents to accompany children under 12 at screenings of Disney's "The Jungle Book" because the special effects made its animals too scary.The movie opens in Indian theaters on Friday. It's a computer-generated remake of the 1967 animated film that...

  • Mobile & Apps

    FILE - WhatsApp and Facebook app icons on a smartphone in New York, on February 19, 2014. Photo: AP

    WhatsApp extends encryption to photos, video, other messages

    SAN FRANCISCO: WhatsApp says it's now using a powerful form of encryption to protect the security of photos, videos, group chats and voice calls in addition to the text messages sent by its more than a billion users around the globe.The popular service owned by Facebook began applying "end-t...

  • Real Estate

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    Carrying traditional essence and safety together

    Lack of periodic restoration and maintenance of structures is the major cause of structural weaknessKathmandu Many traditional buildings either collapsed or were partially damaged by the deadly earthquake of April 25. After the quake people have developed the feeling that a reinforced concret...