Nepal times

Longest total lunar eclipse of the century tonight Jul 27, 2018-The longest total lunar eclipse of the 21st century is set to occur on Friday night. The longest "blood moon" eclipse will last for 3 hours a nd 55 minutes from 12:09am. However, the "totality" period, when light from the Moon is totally obscured, will last for one hour, 43 minutes from 1:15am when the colour of the moon will turn light red. Nepal Astronomical Society, Gaushala has planned, for keen skywatchers, to view the blood moon eclipse from its three telescopes. According to NASA, the lunar eclipse will be visible from most of Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Australia and South America, with the exception of North America.    Source:ekantipur

Lawmaker Basnet starts monitoring development projects BHAKTAPUR:  Member of the House of Representatives, Mahesh Basnet, has started monitoring development activities in Bhaktapur district. The former Industry Minister said that he had taken this initiative for expediting development works in the district by evaluating effectiveness of works carried out through the budget that was allocated to the district in fiscal 2017/18, for the construction of various physical infrastructures like roads, drinking water, sewerage and schools. According to lawmaker Basnet, monitoring has begun to check the status of works carried out under various projects undertaken with the budget allocated by the Division Roads Office, Bhaktapur, Urban Development Project, Bhaktapur, Water Supply and Sanitation Office, Bhaktapur, and projects undertaken with the budget sanctioned by the central government. The monitoring will be done by a team comprising the Chief District Officer Narayan Pr

Belgium beat England to secure third place finish ST PETERSBURG  – Belgium beat England 2-0 in the World Cup third-place play-off on Saturday to secure their best ever finish at a World Cup and send Gareth Southgate’s side home with a second straight loss. A fourth-minute goal from Thomas Meunier and an 82nd minute Eden Hazard strike earned Belgium the victory and the third-place, which improves on their previous best performance of a fourth-place finish in 1986. England were on top for most of the second half but with captain Harry Kane looking tired, Belgium’s greater sharpness in the final third proved decisive. Meunier’s goal came after Romelu Lukaku swung the ball out left to Nacer Chadli who burst down the wing and slipped the ball across the face of the goal and the midfielder confidently slotted past Jordan Pickford. The goal means Belgium have had 10 different goalscorers at this World Cup — equaling the record set by France in 1982 and Italy in 2006. While

Morning procession held to mark 205th Bhanu Jayanti KATHMANDU:  A morning procession was organised in the capital today to mark the 205th birth anniversary of pioneer poet and national luminary Bhanubhakta Acharya today. Acharya translated the great epic Ramayana from Sanskrit to Khas language. Born on Ashad 29, 1871 BS (July 13, 1814 AD) in Tanahu district of Nepal, he was educated at home. For his pioneering efforts in and contribution to the field of national literature, he has been honoured with the title of Aadikavi (First Poet) of Nepal. Floral tributes were paid to the poet at local Bhanu Secondary School in Ranipokhari. The programme was organised by Bhanu Pratishthan. Before this, the procession passed through various places in the city. Chancellor of Nepal Academy Ganga Prasad Uprety, among other distinguished persons, garlanded the statue of the late poet. The Madan Bhandari Art and Literature Academy is organising a three-day Himwatkhanda Art and Literat

Bhaktapur areas inundated after heavy rainfall KATHMANDU:  Bhaktapur and Madhyapur Thimi areas have become waterlogged due to deluge caused by the swollen Hanumante River following torrential rain last night. Local residents have not been able to come out of their houses as hundreds of houses have been inundated since midnight on Wednesday. There have been two major flooding instances in Bhaktapur in the last four years. River ‘encroachment’ could be one of the reasons for which. Source:The Himalayan Times

Art works of three Nepalis showcased in Myanmar Kathmandu, July 11: A four-day International Art Exhibition showcasing works of three Nepali artists concluded on Monday in Myanmar. Three Nepali artists, whose paintings were included in the exhibition, are ArunaHingmang, RanjuYadav and Bipin Raj Shrestha. More than three dozen paintings of 32 artists from nine countries were also displayed in the exhibit, art curator from India Mano V Delhi said.  Besides Nepalis, other artists whose artworks were exhibited in the show are from India, Bangladesh, Singapore, Myanmar, USA, Mexico, Panama and Brazil. The exposition, hosted by the Worldwide Art Movement-India, had run between July 6th and 9th at 43 Gallery in Yangon city. “The exhibition was a success as over five hundred art lovers visited the exposition during the four-day,” curator Mano informed The Rising Nepal over phone. Source:The Rising Nepal

Ministry bans daytime operation of tippers Jul 11, 2018-The Ministry of Home Affairs has decided to ban daytime operation of tipper inside all three districts of Kathmandu Valley. The decision comes following the increase in the number of fatalities caused by tipper-related accidents. The Home Ministry, on Wednesday, directed Chief District Officers of all three districts and Metropolitan Traffic Police Division (MPTD) to make arrangements for tipper to ply on valley roads only during night from 8pm to 5am. On Tuesday, Royal Subedi of Jhapa, currently residing in Dudhpati, was killed after a tipper hit him at Jadibuti. Likewise, scooty rider Asmita Rajbhandari was also killed at the same place in another tipper-related incident on June 13. According to MPTD, 19 people have lost their lives in last month alone in tipper-related accidents. Source:ekantipur

Muglin-Narayanghat section cracks in another place Jul 11, 2018-The recently-widened Muglin-Narayanghat road section has developed cracks in another place near Gaighat. Some 70 meter section of the road developed cracks forcing operation of one-way traffic in the damaged section. Officials, however, said the cracks were not a result of faulty works but due to geological condition of the caved-in section. But a geological team, which reached the site to inspect the road, has not reached to any conclusion behind the road developing cracks. Source:ekantipur

France beat Uruguay 2-0 to reach semi-finals Jul 6, 2018-Raphael Varane's glancing header and a goalkeeping blunder that gifted Antoine Griezmann a soft goal gave France a 2-0 victory over Uruguay in the first World Cup quarter-final on Friday and a set up a last-four tie with Brazil or Belgium. Varane's 40th-minute header from a Griezmann free kick was only the second goal Uruguay had conceded all tournament. The South Americans went close to equalising just before the break only for Martin Caceres's goal-bound header to be brilliantly turned onto a post by goalkeeper Hugo Lloris. But it was an error by Uruguay keeper Fernando Muslera that settled it when he tried to palm a routine long-range, swerving Griezmann shot after 61 minutes but misjudged it and allowed it to slip past him. Uruguay, hard-hit by the absence of injured key striker Edinson Cavani, showed plenty of commitment trying to find a way back but France controlled the ball well to secure