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VIGO: Atletico Madrid dropped points for the third time since the season resumed after the coronavirus stoppage as they drew 1-1 away to struggling Celta Vigo in an uninspiring match in La Liga on Tuesday. Striker Alvaro Morata got the visitors off to the perfect start by tapping an Angel Correa cross into an empty net in the opening minute but Celta’s Fran Beltran levelled early in the second half on the volley. Atleti are third in the standings on 63 points after 35 games and the draw edged them closer to securing a top-four finish as they moved nine above fifth-placed…

KATHMANDU: A team of engineers from the University of Bristol and local partners in Nepal have joined hands to improve the seismic safety, and resilience of school and community buildings in our country. After seeing the destruction made by the massive earthquake of 2015 that brought a loss of hundreds of lives, massive destruction of houses and properties, the team of SAFER (Seismic Resilience of Schools in Nepal) Nepal Project is working to prevent destruction on the same scale again. The project is funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) as part of UK Research and Innovation’s…

The title of this write-up alludes to Shakespeare’s words “Life is a tale told by an idiot full of sound and fury signifying nothing” in Macbeth (1606), which often echo to my mind when I hear the roaring shouts of Nepali political leaders. The cacophony of their sounds which produce very little meaning for the sake of the nation has nevertheless impacted heavily upon the minds of the general people. As linguists claim, words have the power to produce illocutionary effects on the hearers no matter whether positive or negative. Consumed by terrible ambition that is triggered by the prophecy…

KATHMANDU, JULY 7 Police have busted a racket of thieves, who were allegedly involved in burgling jewellery stores in Kathmandu valley, under the guise of scrap collectors. Those taken into custody for legal action have been identified as Ganga Bahadur Tamang aka Sumit, 37, and Junga Bahadur Majhi aka Bikram, 49, of Udayapur and Buddha Bahadur Majhi, 45, of Mahottari. Ganga Bahadur and Buddha Bahadur were held from Urlabari, Morang, while Junga Bahadur was arrested in Durbar Marg, Kathmandu, on Sunday. They were working as daily wage earners to cover up their crime. Superintendent of Police Ishwor Karki, MPCD spokesperson…

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KATHMANDU: India has become the third worst-hit country by the COVID-19 pandemic, surpassing Russia in total number of confirmed cases of the disease. In the last 24 hours, India has reported 22,252 fresh cases and 467 coronavirus fatalities, according to the Union Health Ministry of India. The country’s case tally stands at 740,131. Meanwhile, Russia on Tuesday reported 6,368 new coronavirus cases, taking its nationwide tally of infections to 694,230, according to worldometer.com. As number of newly reported cases of the contraction has been on the rise in India at a drastic rate, the country now trails only behind USA…