ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Technical assessment of Upper Tamakoshi dam site begins
Technical assessment of Upper Tamakoshi dam site begins
DOLAKHA, March 16: The technical assessment at the dam site of the under-construction national pride project, Upper Tamakoshi Hydropower Project at Lamabagar of Dolakha is scheduled from today. The openings of the dam will be sealed and the water of Tamakoshi River will be collected at the sand sedi...
Mar 16, 2020
OPINION
Don’t stigmatize China
Don’t stigmatize China
When the news emerged that a Chinese doctor, who had warned his colleagues about an emerging virus, was reprimanded by the Chinese authorities, the West went into a tizzy. The media was quick to criticize China’s handling of the coronavirus outbreak and how its authoritarian government’s desperate a...
Mar 16, 2020
OPINION
From Dreyfus to the Donald
From Dreyfus to the Donald
NEW YORK – Having fled the country to escape punishment for a statutory-rape conviction in 1977, Franco-Polish filmmaker Roman Polanski remains a pariah in the United States. But that doesn’t mean he can’t offer a good read of the place. His latest film, An Officer and a Spy, masterfully captures th...
Mar 16, 2020
My City, Lifestyle, Fashion
Things to know before wearing a crop top
Things to know before wearing a crop top
Wearing a crop top is like having flashing neon arrows pointing at your stomach. Everyone will be looking. Make sure your skin moisturized. If you must self-tan, make sure your face matches your midriff.
Mar 16, 2020
SPORTS, Latest Updates
Umesh Rai lifts National Bodybuilding Championship
Umesh Rai lifts National Bodybuilding Championship
DHARAN, March 16: 'Galaxy Fitness’ Umesh Rai has been crowned as the champion of the third National Bodybuilding Championship in the final event held in Jhapa on Saturday.
Mar 16, 2020
SPORTS, Latest Updates
Police lifts Rajshree Janak Gold Cup
Police lifts Rajshree Janak Gold Cup
SARLAHI, March 16: Departmental team Nepal Police Club won the Rajshree Janak Gold Cup defeating Indian side Kanchanjunga Football Club Sikkim 2-1 in the final match played at Sarlahi on Sunday.
Mar 16, 2020
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Market sees shortage of petroleum products
Market sees shortage of petroleum products
KATHMANDU, March 16: Most of the private petrol pumps in the Kathmandu Valley wore a deserted look, while those operated by Nepal Army, Nepal Police and Sajha Cooperative saw long queues on Sunday despite the government claim that there would be no shortage of petroleum products.
Mar 16, 2020
VALLEY POLLUTION INDEX
Valley Pollution Index for March 15, 2020
Valley Pollution Index for March 15, 2020
Valley Pollution Index for March 15, 2020
Mar 16, 2020
SOCIETY, Coronavirus
COVID-19 separates ‘lovebirds’
COVID-19 separates ‘lovebirds’
BHAIRAHAWA, March 16: A German woman named Stella and a Portuguese man named Alexander had arrived in Nepal about 15 days ago on tourist visas. The couple travelled to various tourist destinations like Pokhara and Lumbini expressing their mutual affection and commitment to each other. They had alrea...
Mar 16, 2020
WORLD, Coronavirus
Britain set to isolate over-70s as coronavirus deaths rise to 35
Britain set to isolate over-70s as coronavirus deaths rise t...
LONDON, March 16: Britain will isolate older people “within weeks” and force into quarantine anyone diagnosed with coronavirus, the government said as it stepped up measures that have so far been less stringent than elsewhere in Europe.
Mar 16, 2020