ECONOMY
Nepal imports 86 per cent mobile sets from China
Nepal imports 86 per cent mobile sets from China
KATHMANDU, Nov 28: Nepal imported 86 per cent of the country’s total mobile sets from China as of the first quarter of the current fiscal year 2018-19 that began in mid-July, the Department of Customs (DoC) said.
Nov 28, 2018
SOCIETY
India-bound migrants to get free accident insurance scheme
India-bound migrants to get free accident insurance scheme
BAITADI, 28: The Patan Municipality in Baitadi has decided to offer accident insurance service for free to the migrant workers going to India. This is the first of its kind targeting the India bound migrants though the migrant workers going to Gulf countries and other destinations were insured.
Nov 28, 2018
ECONOMY
Ghalemdi Hydropower Project in final stage
Ghalemdi Hydropower Project in final stage
MYAGDI, Nov. 28: The construction works of Ghalemdikhola Hydropower Project have progressed around 90 percent of the total physical infrastructure. The project of 5.5-megawatt capacity is likely to come into operation within four months, the officials said.
Nov 28, 2018
SOCIETY
Two killed, six injured in Dailekh jeep accident
Two killed, six injured in Dailekh jeep accident
DAILEKH, Nov 28 : Two persons killed and six others were injured when a jeep met with an accident at Dhamigaun in the district, on Wednesday morning.
Nov 28, 2018
WORLD
SpongeBob creator Stephen Hillenburg dies after battle with ALS
SpongeBob creator Stephen Hillenburg dies after battle with...
OKLAHOMA, Nov 28: Stephen Hillenburg, the creator of the beloved Nickelodeon cartoon series SpongeBob SquarePants, has died, the television network said in a statement. He was 57.
Nov 28, 2018
My City
Souls of My City: Travelling for good
Souls of My City: Travelling for good
Amar Nachsahani, 35, repairs generators and water pumps. He is from Patna, Bihar. He arrived in Kathmandu three years ago. He traveled with his Nepali friends and ended up working here. “I have been traveling to different places of India and Nepal. But this is the first time that I have stayed back...
Nov 28, 2018
My City
Ayush wins Himalaya Roadies Season 2
Ayush wins Himalaya Roadies Season 2
Ayush Shrestha, 20, has won the title of Himalaya Roadies Season 2 ‘Wild Wild West’. He has managed to bag the title of the winner by outperforming other finalists: Tejaswi Basnet (24) and Pribir Ghale (24). Shrestha got Yamaha FZ 25 bike, and the cash prize of Rs 1,090,000.
Nov 28, 2018
WORLD
22 dead in blast outside northern China chemical plant
22 dead in blast outside northern China chemical plant
BEIJING, Nov 28 : An explosion early Wednesday outside a chemical plant in northeastern China has killed at least 22 people and destroyed scores of vehicles.
Nov 28, 2018
My City
Sushant KC features on Radio Nagarik
Sushant KC features on Radio Nagarik
Sushant KC is famously known for his soulful and melodious songs like ‘Aama’, ‘Maya ma, and ‘Timile'. He is in Nepal for vacation and is currently studying in Sydney, Australia at The University of New South Wales.
Nov 28, 2018
My City
The philosophy of life
The philosophy of life
Time, according to science, is the gap between two events. It reminded me of things without gaps.
Nov 28, 2018