ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Firms seeking loans of up to Rs 5 million don't need to submit tax certificate
Firms seeking loans of up to Rs 5 million don't need to subm...
KATHMANDU, March 13: Business firms can now get loans of up to Rs 5 million from banks without submitting a tax clearance certificate. Likewise, the first-time-home buyers are also allowed to get loans even without having the tax clearance certificate.
Mar 13, 2020
POLITICS, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
Parliament put off for eight days over coronavirus fears
Parliament put off for eight days over coronavirus fears
KATHMANDU, March 13: A day after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic, a meeting of the lower house on Thursday decided to suspend parliament for eight days.
Mar 13, 2020
My City, Lifestyle, Entertainment
Jon Bernthal to star in 'American Gigolo' modern take
Jon Bernthal to star in 'American Gigolo' modern take
"Ford v Ferrari" star Jon Bernthal is set to lead the series adaptation of the 1980 film "American Gigolo". According to The Hollywood Reporter, set at Showtime, the drama received a formal pilot order from the premium cable network.
Mar 13, 2020
POLITICS, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
Govt to halt issuing visa to travelers from COVID-19 affected European, Middle East countr...
Govt to halt issuing visa to travelers from COVID-19 affecte...
KATHMANDU, March 13: Government is preparing for the suspension of visa issue to the willing visitors from those European and Middle East countries which have been affected by the global pandemic of coronavirus.
Mar 13, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
Nepalis can travel to India as usual without any restriction: India
Nepalis can travel to India as usual without any restriction...
KATHMANDU, March 12: Embassy of India in Kathmandu on Thursday made it clear that normal travel of Nepali nationals to India, either by air or by existing land routes will not have any sort of impact.
Mar 12, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
COVID-19: Bhaktapur municipality monitors pharmacies
COVID-19: Bhaktapur municipality monitors pharmacies
BHAKTAPUR, March 12: Bhaktapur municipality on Thursday has carried out a market monitoring acting on complaints that some pharmacies in the district have created an artificial shortage of medicines, face masks and sanitizers amidst coronavirus fear.
Mar 12, 2020
SPORTS, Coronavirus
Tokyo 2020 torch lit behind closed doors in ancient Olympia
Tokyo 2020 torch lit behind closed doors in ancient Olympia
ANCIENT OLYMPIA, GREECE, March 12: The Tokyo 2020 Olympics torch relay got under way on Thursday when the flame was lit by the rays of the sun in ancient Olympia in a scaled-down ceremony overshadowed by the coronavirus pandemic.
Mar 12, 2020
My City, Entertainment, Movies
Will only cancel Cannes if coronavirus outbreak worsens: festival prez
Will only cancel Cannes if coronavirus outbreak worsens: fes...
Asserting that the team of Cannes Film Festival was "not oblivious" to the coronavirus pandemic, the president of the film festival said the 2020 edition will be cancelled if the outbreak worsens.
Mar 12, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Police arrest 14 cadres of Chand-led outfit for their alleged involvement in kidnapping te...
Police arrest 14 cadres of Chand-led outfit for their allege...
KATHMANDU, March 12: Police have arrested 14 cadres of the outlawed Chand-led Communist Party of Nepal for their alleged involvement in kidnapping a teenage girl.
Mar 12, 2020
SPORTS, Coronavirus
Real Madrid footballers quarantined after basketball player gets coronavirus
Real Madrid footballers quarantined after basketball player...
MADRID, March 12: Real Madrid have sent all of the members of their soccer and basketball teams home into quarantine after one of the sports club’s basketball players tested positive for the coronavirus, the Spanish club said in a statement on Thursday.
Mar 12, 2020