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Tripadvisor ranks Kathmandu as second best destination in world for solo travel

Mani Lamichhane, director at the Nepal Tourism Board said that Kathmandu has been listed as the 27th best destination in the world and the 7th best cultural city. Lamichhane said that Tripadvisor ranking Nepal as the second best destination for solo travel is significant for the tourism sector.
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Aug 20, 2018
SOCIETY

Former ambassador Keshab Jha stabbed to death

KATHMANDU, Aug 20: Former ambassador to France, Keshab Jha has been found dead at his own residence in Babarmahal.
Aug 20, 2018
ECONOMY, SOCIETY

Work on Gautam Buddha International Airport sluggish

The Gautam Buddha International Airport (GBIA) would have been a crowded airport nowadays operating multiple flights a day, if it was constructed in its first deadline. But it is still under construction and the construction is snail paced. Though it is one of the most prioritized ‘national pride pr...
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SOCIETY

Labour Ministry active on formulating policies

KATHMANDU, Aug 20: The Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security has given pace to the formulation and implementation of laws and policies to systematize the foreign employment, migrant workers' problems and society security.
Aug 20, 2018
SOCIETY

Cancer cases at Kanti rise, govt slashes funds

KATHMANDU, Aug 20: A mother carrying her about one-and-a-half years old baby was seen rushing to knock the doors of high ranking officials at Kanti Children’s Hospital (KCH) for treatment on Friday. Her baby was treated for a month at different hospitals in Chitwan, 145 km south from Kathmandu, and...
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SOCIETY

Police accused of protecting dual citizenship holder

JANAKPURDHAM, Aug 20: District Police Office (DPO) Dhanusha has been accused of attempting to protect a criminal with dual passport and citizenship of both India and Nepal.
Aug 20, 2018
SOCIETY

Banking crime rising rapidly in Valley

KATHMANDU, Aug 20: A comparative data of three years maintained by the Metropolitan Police Commissioner’s Office (MPCO), Ranipokhari shows a drastic increase of 3870 percent in banking crime cases registered in the Valley in the Fiscal Year 2017/18.
Aug 20, 2018
SOCIETY

Post-earthquake reconstruction fails to meet deadline: Repor...

KATHMANDU, Aug 20: A study conducted by Transparency International, Nepal has concluded that the government and the National Reconstruction Authority failed to complete post-earthquake reconstruction works as expected.
Aug 20, 2018
SOCIETY

Monsoon further deteriorates Postal Highway

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