ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Medical report of climbers mandatory for acquiring climbing permits
Medical report of climbers mandatory for acquiring climbing...
KATHMANDU, March 11: The Department of Tourism has asked expedition operators to submit medical report of climbers disclosing state of their health while applying for expedition approval letter.
Mar 11, 2020
POLITICS, Latest Updates
FM Gyawali congratulates his Malaysian counterpart
FM Gyawali congratulates his Malaysian counterpart
KATHMANDU, March 11: Minister for Foreign Affairs Pradeep Kumar Gyawali has sent a message of congratulations to his Malaysian counterpart YB Dato' Seri Hishammuddin bin Tun Hussein on his appointment as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Malaysia, according to a statement issued by the Ministry of...
Mar 11, 2020
OPINION
Road to apocalypse
Road to apocalypse
Nepal is one of the most vulnerable countries to climate change. Major climate stressors here are rising temperatures, increased floods, landslides and droughts. All major rivers, the agricultural lifelines, receive freshwater supply from melting snows and glaciers, and seasonal monsoon rainfall. Ch...
Mar 11, 2020
OPINION
COVID-19 in Korea
COVID-19 in Korea
When the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) appeared in Wuhan city of China in December last year, the rest of the world saw it as something terrible and prayed for the early recovery of the patients and control of the disease. We in South Korea did the same. The situation took unanticipated turn later on...
Mar 11, 2020
WORLD, Coronavirus
Italian coronavirus deaths jump 36% to 631
Italian coronavirus deaths jump 36% to 631
ROME, March 11: The death toll from an outbreak of coronavirus in Italy has jumped by 168 to 631, an increase of 36%, the Civil Protection Agency said on Tuesday, the largest rise in absolute numbers since the contagion came to light on Feb. 21.
Mar 11, 2020
OPINION
Netanyahu Again?
Netanyahu Again?
TEL AVIV – Israel’s third electoral showdown in a year was not kind to Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu. Even though his right-wing bloc of ultra-Orthodox and nationalist parties won more seats in parliament than the center-left bloc headed by former army chief Benny Gantz, he still lacks the parli...
Mar 11, 2020
My City, Lifestyle, Art & Culture
Unusual greeting of the Maasai tribe
Unusual greeting of the Maasai tribe
While spitting is often considered an uncivilized and unhealthy gesture around the world, Kenyan and Tanzanian people of the Maasai tribe have incorporated it into their greeting ritual.
Mar 11, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
'World Vlog Challenge' likely to be broadcast from August
'World Vlog Challenge' likely to be broadcast from August
KATHMANDU, March 11: The new reality TV show 'World Vlog Challenge' is likely to be broadcast from August, 2020. The show brings together vloggers and influencers from around the world as they happen to be great story-telleres and a major source of information for the younger generation. It will tak...
Mar 11, 2020
WORLD
Afghan government to release Taliban prisoners as U.N. backs push to end war
Afghan government to release Taliban prisoners as U.N. backs...
KABUL/UNITED NATIONS, March 11: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani is preparing to release 1,500 Taliban prisoners in coming days, according to a decree viewed by Reuters on Tuesday, as the United Nations backed a U.S.-led push to end Afghanistan’s 18-year war.
Mar 11, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Absconding contractor Bhetwal surrenders to police
Absconding contractor Bhetwal surrenders to police
KATHMANDU, March 11: Absconding contractor Manoj Bhetwal, who was wanted by Nepal Police, has surrendered to the Metropolitan Police Range, Teku, on Tuesday. The police had put Bhetwal in their wanted list last month.
Mar 11, 2020