SOCIETY
Mustang welcomes 4,000 tourists in a day
Mustang welcomes 4,000 tourists in a day
POKHARA, Oct 25: Mustang, one of the popular tourist hubs of Nepal, is witnessing a significantly high number of domestic tourists this season. On Tuesday alone, almost 4,000 tourists arrived at Jomsom. Utilizing their Dashain holidays, nature lovers from across the country have reached the mountain...
Oct 25, 2018
SPORTS
Di Maria snatches point for PSG with stoppage time beauty
Di Maria snatches point for PSG with stoppage time beauty
PARIS, Oct 25: Big-spending Paris St Germain avoided a defeat that could have derailed their Champions League campaign when Angel Di Maria curled in a delightful stoppage-time equalizer to rescue a 2-2 draw at home to Napoli on Wednesday.
Oct 25, 2018
SPORTS
No Messi, no problem as Barca sink Inter
No Messi, no problem as Barca sink Inter
BARCELONA, Oct 25: Barcelona came through their first test without the injured Lionel Messi, earning a convincing 2-0 win at home to Inter Milan to take control of Champions League Group B on Wednesday.
Oct 25, 2018
SPORTS
Record-breaking Salah puts doubts to rest, Shaqiri shines
Record-breaking Salah puts doubts to rest, Shaqiri shines
LIVERPOOL, Oct 25: Mohamed Salah put aside any lingering doubts about his scoring form with two goals in Liverpool’s 4-0 Champions League win over Red Star Belgrade on Wednesday, becoming the fastest player to score 50 goals for the club.
Oct 25, 2018
ECONOMY
Gold price starts to rise after brief stability during Dashain
Gold price starts to rise after brief stability during Dasha...
KATHMANDU, Oct 25: Gold price has started to rise after a stable price of Rs 60,000 tola (11.333 gram) for over a week during the Dashain festival.
Oct 25, 2018
SOCIETY
Jumla roads useless without bridges
Jumla roads useless without bridges
JUMLA, Oct 25: A road linking Khalanga, the district headquarters of Jumla, to Patarasi Rural Municipality has remained useless since the last 10 years due to lack of bridge.
Oct 25, 2018
POLITICS
DPM Pokharel pays visit to Mao's memorial
DPM Pokharel pays visit to Mao's memorial
KATHMANDU, Oct 25: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defense Ishwar Pokharel, who is on a state visit to China, paid homage to Mao Tse Tung's memorial situated near the Tiananmen Square in Beijing on Wednesday.
Oct 25, 2018
SOCIETY
Shortage of petrol leaves people stranded
Shortage of petrol leaves people stranded
CHITWAN, Oct 25: Ramesh Sapkota of Tandi in Ratnanagar Municipality on Tuesday wandered from one place to another in search of petrol. After having his meal in the morning, Ramesh was preparing to go to Gorkha along with his wife and children to put Tika from his in-laws.
Oct 25, 2018
Editorial
Electric is the future
Electric is the future
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli inaugurated Sajha Yatayat’s electric bus in Lalitpur on Tuesday. This is encouraging, and the PM has vowed to make 20 percent of vehicles plying the Nepali roads electric by 2020. While this is a tall order, a lot needs to happen before such an announcement is made real.
Oct 25, 2018
OPINION
Hurdles in horticulture
Hurdles in horticulture
If Nepal is to benefit from World Trade Organization, it must make horticultural products competitive by removing all the constraints
Oct 25, 2018