My City, Entertainment
Fast cars and rickety bridges as 'The Grand Tour' returns
Fast cars and rickety bridges as 'The Grand Tour' returns
Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May return for a third season of their thrill-seeking motor show “The Grand Tour”, with plenty of fast cars and stunning scenery they hope will take viewers’ minds off the real world.
Jan 08, 2019
ECONOMY
Tourism minister says not involved in wide-body irregularities
Tourism minister says not involved in wide-body irregulariti...
KATHMANDU, Jan 8: Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Rabindra Adhikari has denied his involvement in irregularities in procurement of two wide-body jets by Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC).
Jan 08, 2019
ECONOMY
Sand, aggregate prices fall on slow demand, improved supplies
Sand, aggregate prices fall on slow demand, improved supplie...
KATHMANDU, Jan 8: Average price of sand and aggregate has dwindled by at least 30 percent in the Kathmandu Valley owing to low demand.
Jan 08, 2019
Lifestyle
Latest trial in J&J talc litigations gets under way in California
Latest trial in J&J talc litigations gets under way in Calif...
Jan 8: A California jury on Monday heard opening statements in the latest trial over allegations that Johnson & Johnson’s talc-based products, including the company’s baby powder, were contaminated with asbestos and cause cancer.
Jan 08, 2019
ECONOMY
Pakistani embassy gifts computer lab to school
Pakistani embassy gifts computer lab to school
KATHMANDU, Jan 8: The Embassy of Pakistan in Nepal, on Monday, opened a computer lab in a school in Bharatpur.
Jan 08, 2019
My City, Gen-Next
Why should I fly back?
Why should I fly back?
To the land
Where wonders exist
Falls, Rivers, Parks
Skyscrapers, aesthetic towns
Lamborghinis, Mercedes
Though I have been part of it for years
My heart still remains stranded
Gets lost in the crowd of materialistic bondage
Jan 08, 2019
POLITICS
No decision yet on Ambassador Lucky Sherpa: FM Gyawali
No decision yet on Ambassador Lucky Sherpa: FM Gyawali
KATHMANDU, Jan 8: Foreign Minister Pradeep Kumar Gyawali has said that the government has yet to make decision on the fate of Nepal's ambassador to Australia, Lucky Sherpa.
Jan 08, 2019
WORLD
North Korea confirms Kim’s departure to China for summit
North Korea confirms Kim’s departure to China for summit
SEOUL, Jan 8: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is making a four-day trip to China, the North’s state media reported Tuesday, in what’s likely an effort by Kim to coordinate with his only major ally ahead of a summit with U.S. President Donald Trump that could happen early this year.
Jan 08, 2019
SOCIETY
Police collect waste as municipal officials boycott work
Police collect waste as municipal officials boycott work
BIRGUNJ, Jan 8: As the officials of the Birgunj Metropolitan City have been staging protests by boycotting their work for the past five days, police with the help of local youths collected the garbage piled in various places on Monday.
Jan 08, 2019
POLITICS
Rai appointed as Nepal's Permanent Representative to New York
Rai appointed as Nepal's Permanent Representative to New Yor...
KATHMANDU, Jan 8: The government has appointed Amrit Bahadur Rai as Nepal's Permanent Representative to United Nations in New York.
Jan 08, 2019