Olympic Games: World Health Organization to conduct Zika examinationOlympic Games: World Health Organization to conduct Zika examination

Jun 4, 2016- The World Health Organization is to conduct an examination into the risks of holding the Olympic Games in Brazil because of the Zika virus. US Senator Jeanne Shaheen has asked WHO to examine whether the Rio Games could accelerate the mosquito-borne virus. "The Olympics draw people from all over the globe. It's important we understand the health implications," said Shaheen. On Wednesday, Northern Ireland golfer Rory McIlroy said his concerns about exposure to the virus had eased. However, former Masters and US PGA champion Vijay Singh and Australia's Marc Leishman are golfers who have already announced their withdrawal from the Olympics because of worries relating to the virus, which is linked to brain defects in newborn babies. American cyclist Tejay van Garderen, whose wife is pregnant, says he will not compete in Rio. Shaheen has been a leading voice in the Senate calling for action to address the Zika virus. WHO said: "The Emergency Committee is mandated to meet within three months of the last meeting. "The last meeting was 8 March and the June meeting is being planned. As with all Emergency Committees, this one will include reports from affected countries and deliberations about behaviour of arboviruses, the presence of vectors, the capacity of countries to reduce the spread of the disease, and patterns of human travel. "The committee will consider the situation in Brazil including the Olympics." WHO say their report will be made public. Jun 4, 2016- The World Health Organization is to conduct an examination into the risks of holding the Olympic Games in Brazil because of the Zika virus. US Senator Jeanne Shaheen has asked WHO to examine whether the Rio Games could accelerate the mosquito-borne virus. "The Olympics draw people from all over the globe. It's important we understand the health implications," said Shaheen. On Wednesday, Northern Ireland golfer Rory McIlroy said his concerns about exposure to the virus had eased. However, former Masters and US PGA champion Vijay Singh and Australia's Marc Leishman are golfers who have already announced their withdrawal from the Olympics because of worries relating to the virus, which is linked to brain defects in newborn babies. American cyclist Tejay van Garderen, whose wife is pregnant, says he will not compete in Rio. Shaheen has been a leading voice in the Senate calling for action to address the Zika virus. WHO said: "The Emergency Committee is mandated to meet within three months of the last meeting. "The last meeting was 8 March and the June meeting is being planned. As with all Emergency Committees, this one will include reports from affected countries and deliberations about behaviour of arboviruses, the presence of vectors, the capacity of countries to reduce the spread of the disease, and patterns of human travel. "The committee will consider the situation in Brazil including the Olympics." WHO say their report will be made public.

Heavy air strikes on Syria's Idlib kill and injure dozens: monitor

May 31, 2016- Heavy air strikes in Syria's rebel-held city of Idlib on Monday evening killed and injured more than 150 people, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. The war monitor said it believed the planes were Russian. At least seven strikes hit the western Syrian city, it added. Some struck the area where the national hospital is located, the war monitor said, noting that it did not think the strikes hit the hospital itself.

Kidney stone treatment throught mini PNC method

Dhangadhi, May 22: A hospital run in the private sector here has started treating patients with kidney stones using what is called the ‘Mini PCNN’ technique. Under this technique the patients need not have to undergo operation for removing the kidney stones, according to doctors at the hospital. The Nawa Jeevan Hospital, Dhangadhi started this treatment for removing kidney stone for the first time in the far-west region. The Mini PCNN technique involves removing the kidney stone by making a delicate 5 mm incision in the kidney of the patient without having to conduct a major surgery on the patient, said urologist surgeon Dr Sanjaya Khadgi. A team led by Dr Khadgi successfully performed the PCNN surgery on five patients on Saturday. Treatment using this technique costs between Rs 20 thousand to Rs 70 thousand, depending on the case, the hospital stated. It is believed that with the availability of this service in Dhangadhi the patients from the region will no longer have to go to expensive hospitals in India for removing kidney stones. RSS Dhangadhi, May 22: A hospital run in the private sector here has started treating patients with kidney stones using what is called the ‘Mini PCNN’ technique. Under this technique the patients need not have to undergo operation for removing the kidney stones, according to doctors at the hospital. The Nawa Jeevan Hospital, Dhangadhi started this treatment for removing kidney stone for the first time in the far-west region. The Mini PCNN technique involves removing the kidney stone by making a delicate 5 mm incision in the kidney of the patient without having to conduct a major surgery on the patient, said urologist surgeon Dr Sanjaya Khadgi. A team led by Dr Khadgi successfully performed the PCNN surgery on five patients on Saturday. Treatment using this technique costs between Rs 20 thousand to Rs 70 thousand, depending on the case, the hospital stated. It is believed that with the availability of this service in Dhangadhi the patients from the region will no longer have to go to expensive hospitals in India for removing kidney stones. RSS

Demand for imported furniture on the rise

May 26, 2016- The evolving home and living concept along with the development of modern-style apartment and housing units has led to an increase in the demand for furniture of foreign brands and dealers have reported an annual business growth of 20 percent. Around 60 percent of the furniture offered in Nepali market are imported, according to Kavindra Joshi, president of Nepal Furniture and Furnishing Association. “Foreign brands offer a wide variety of choices at competitive prices and are promoted well than domestic products,” said Joshi. “Moreover, domestic producers face obstacles like power cuts and high cost of raw materials which in turn increase the total cost of production.” Ashish Syangtang, marketing executive at Furniture Land, said the customers are particularly attracted by quality and design of foreign brands like Ashley, Alder, BOFA and others. “Currently, BOFA contributes the highest sales in the sofa segment and brands like In Home and ALDER lead the sales in beds and home decor segments,” he said. Syangtan said such brands are high in demand because they deliver higher comfort and are easy to assemble and move around. “This year, we launched some beds from In Homes and the stock sold out in just three months,” he said. Furniture Land deals with furniture from foreign brands like, Ashley, BOFA, Paradise, ALDER, In Home and JAS. Bristol and Wellington sofas of BOFA are more preferred by offices and households. A five-seater Bristol sofa is priced at Rs115,000 and Wellington sofas cost around Rs285,000. According to a research by Research and Markets, the global bedroom furniture market has been predicted to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 3.4 percent during the period 2016-2020. “The global bedroom furniture industry is highly fragmented. It is also labour-intensive and includes craft-based local firms and mass volume producers and retailers. With the emergence of flat-pack and ready-to-assemble (RTA) furniture, mass production has become viable, allowing for larger quantities of shipments,” the reports states. According to the report, the global furniture market is seeing a change in buying patterns in accordance with evolving home and living concepts. Home style, lifestyle, fashion magazines and blogs are influencing more and more customers. The customers are investing increasingly in remodelling bedrooms in the latest interior design styles and that has made the product replacement cycle shorter. Akhil Trading, distributor of Istikbal furniture of Turkey and other brands, has reported an annual growth of 25 percent. “The home furniture segment is growing fast as our offerings are of European standard and more durable,” said Akhil Chapagain, chairman of Akhil Trading. “We first opened our store two years ago. In the first year, we saw satisfactory sales growth. In the second year, the earthquake and trade embargo led to a significant slump and in the upcoming fiscal year we expect the sales to grow by 25 percent.” According to stakeholders, increasing conviction for foreign brands can be attributed to rapidly evolving lifestyle choices and high demand for ergonomic furniture from foreign manufacturers.

Two Indian men arrested with 2 kg gold Lumbini (Rupandehi

May 25, 2016- Two Indian men were arrested with two kilograms of gold from Bhairahawa in the district on Wednesday. A team of the Armed Police Force (APF), acting on a tip off, arrested Hariom Kumar and Sujit Kumar while smuggling the gold bar into India from Kathmandu, said Deputy Superintendent of Police of APF Shankar Khanal. The arrestees along with the confiscated gold bar were later handed over to Bhairahawa-based Behiya Customs Office for investigation, he said. The customs office said that investigations into the case were on. RSS

Samsung j7

Samsung Galaxy J7 (2016) Samsung Galaxy J7 (2016) MORE PICTURES Released 2016, April 170g, 7.8mm thickness Android OS, v5.1 16GB storage, microSD card slot 40% 4,029,892 HITS 192 BECOME A FAN 5.5" 720x1280 pixels 13MP 1080p 2GB RAM 3300mAh Li-Ion PICTURES COMPARE OPINIONS Versions: J710F (EMEA); J710M (LATAM); J710H (South Africa, Pakistan, Vietnam) Also known as Samsung Galaxy J7 (2016) Duos with dual-SIM card slots Asia/China model with 1080p display and 3 GB RAM NETWORK Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE LAUNCH Announced 2016, March Status Available. Released 2016, April BODY Dimensions 151.7 x 76 x 7.8 mm (5.97 x 2.99 x 0.31 in) Weight 170 g (6.00 oz) SIM Single SIM (Micro-SIM) or Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by) DISPLAY Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors Size 5.5 inches (~72.3% screen-to-body ratio) Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (~267 ppi pixel density) Multitouch Yes PLATFORM OS Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop) CPU Octa-core 1.6 GHz MEMORY Card slot microSD, up to 128 GB (dedicated slot) Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM CAMERA Primary 13 MP, f/1.9, 28mm, autofocus, LED flash Features Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama, HDR Video 1080p@30fps Secondary 5 MP, f/1.9, LED flash SOUND Alert types Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones Loudspeaker Yes 3.5mm jack Yes COMMS WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (region dependent) NFC Yes Radio FM radio, RDS, recording USB microUSB v2.0 FEATURES Sensors Accelerometer, proximity Messaging SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM Browser HTML5 Java No - ANT+ support - MP4/WMV/H.264 player - MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+/FLAC player - Photo/video editor - Document viewer BATTERY Removable Li-Ion 3300 mAh battery Talk time Up to 23 h (3G) Music play Up to 96 h MISC Colors White, Black, Gold, Rose Gold SAR US 1.10 W/kg (head) 1.01 W/kg (body) SAR EU 0.35 W/kg (head) 1.39 W/kg (body) Price group 6/10

Amitabh Bachchan reminisces 'chhoti biwi' moment

Photo Courtesy: AP May 23, 2016- As his film “Lawaaris” clocked 35 years of its existence on Sunday, megastar Amitabh Bachchan walked down memory lane. He recalled the moment when he lifted his wife and actress Jaya on one occasion while singing “Mere angne mein” at a live performance. The actor took to his official blog to talk about the film and the popular song, which still strikes a chord among music lovers. He shared: “The ‘chhoti biwi’ being lifted for the verse ‘jiski biwi chhoti, uska bhi bada naam hai ... goad mein baitha lo, bachche ka kya kaam hai'... But shows and its formation and its experiences shall be another blog another day ... there is so much on that chapter.” The actor also shared that he took the stage in New York on being insisted by melody queen Lata Mangeshkar. The “Paa” star posted: “Lata Mangeshkar asking you to sing a song on her show and how could one ever get out of it, so I did it. The reaction was wild. I never as did no one else imagine that it would have such effect. “People who for events such as these would sedately sit at respective seats and appreciate the concert, sprung out and landed up on stage and danced with me. New York police department had quite a time controlling it.” Sharing the idea behind the creation of the song, Amitabh shared: “'Mere angne mein’ scored above all others. It was one that I had heard from my father in the younger days on wedding celebrations and on festivals like Holi. In UP (Uttar Pradesh) folk this was a favourite...And so the song came about.” Directed by Prakash Mehra, “Laawaris” revolves around an orphan who stumbles over his reality in search for his parents. It also features Amjad Khan, Zeenat Aman and Raakhee. At present, Amitabh is looking forward to "Te3N" and "Pink".