ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Bhairahawa Customs Office fails to collect targeted revenue
Bhairahawa Customs Office fails to collect targeted revenue
BHAIRAHAWA, March 18: The country's second largest and the first customs point of Province 5, Bhairahawa Customs Office, has failed to collect the targeted revenue in the previous month.
Mar 18, 2020
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
TIA hit by declines in international flight frequency
TIA hit by declines in international flight frequency
KATHMANDU, March 18: The number international flights to and from Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) continue to decline with the issuance of fresh travel advisories from countries across the world. International flight cancellation rate has reached 60% in the country's sole international airport...
Mar 18, 2020
Editorial
Prepare for the worst
Prepare for the worst
The coronavirus pandemic is affecting economy of all the countries. Big economies like China and the US have suffered badly already. Nepal will be no exception. Thus the major focus of the country, apart from concentrating efforts on preparedness, prevention and cure (when the outbreak starts), sho...
Mar 18, 2020
OPINION
Cycle of discrimination
Cycle of discrimination
A year before Parasite, an American biographical comedy-drama directed by Peter Farrelly won the Academy awards for best picture. The movie follows the concert tour by the distinguished African American pianist and a jazz composer, Don Shirley, through the deep south sometime in 1962. To put this da...
Mar 18, 2020
OPINION
Combating misinformation
Combating misinformation
The World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic on March 11 after over 118,000 cases of coronavirus were detected in over 110 countries. Though there has not been an outbreak of coronavirus in Nepal, Nepal will face challenges in containing the outbreak, if it occurs. Densely populated ci...
Mar 18, 2020
OPINION
All Eyes on South Korea
All Eyes on South Korea
LONDON – South Korea is all the rage these days. Earlier last month, Parasite, from the South Korean filmmaker Bong Joon-ho, won Best Picture at the Academy Awards. Having read the reviews and seen the film a few days earlier, I was not surprised. Still, for the uninitiated, it is worth noting that...
Mar 18, 2020
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Heavy rains, frost damage coffee plants
Heavy rains, frost damage coffee plants
GULMI, March 18: Heavy rains and frost since mid-January have damaged coffee plants in Gulmi and other coffee-growing districts in western Nepal.
Mar 18, 2020
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Only 32% capital budget spent in Province 1
Only 32% capital budget spent in Province 1
BIRATNAGAR, March 18: The Province 1 government has managed to spend only about 32% of development budget over the first eight months of the current fiscal year 2019/20.
Mar 18, 2020
ECONOMY
Nepse continues bear market slide
Nepse continues bear market slide
KATHMANDU: The index fell sharply since the beginning of the trading hour with the Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index losing almost 50 points till the mid-session. The market failed to recover and continued to maintain a negative bias throughout Tuesday's session. At the close of trading, the benchm...
Mar 18, 2020
My City, Lifestyle, Beauty
DIY face mask
DIY face mask
This mask helps calm and mattify oily skin.
Mar 18, 2020