ECONOMY
Dependency on rice increasing, annual import touches Rs 50 billion
Dependency on rice increasing, annual import touches Rs 50 b...
KATHMANDU, July 1: Government statistics for the last one decade indicate the country's rising dependency on rice. In fiscal year 2012-13, rice worth Rs 20 billion was imported in the country and the figure rose by 150 percent to Rs 50 billion in the first eleven months of the current fiscal.
Jul 01, 2022
ECONOMY
100 sacs of fertilizer meant for Rolpa ‘vanish’ in Dang!
100 sacs of fertilizer meant for Rolpa ‘vanish’ in Dang!
ROLPA,July 16: Ever since the onset of monsoon, farmers in the district are worried due to the lack of chemical fertilizers. At a time when shortage of fertilizers has become a daily dose of news, it’s reported that a consignment of chemical fertilizers which was meant for Rolpa and was on the way t...
Jul 01, 2022
My City, Lifestyle, Entertainment, Movies, Drama
Verstappen now ready to cooperate with Netflix
Verstappen now ready to cooperate with Netflix
Formula One world champion Max Verstappen says he is now ready to work with the Netflix docu-series 'Drive to Survive' after previously shunning it for the way the protagonists were portrayed.
Jul 01, 2022
My City, Lifestyle, Social
Cups, straws, spoons:India starts on single-use plastic ban
Cups, straws, spoons:India starts on single-use plastic ban
India banned some single-use or disposable plastic products Friday as part of a federal plan to phase out the ubiquitous material in the nation of nearly 1.4 billion people.
Jul 01, 2022
ECONOMY
Electrical poles to be removed from Kathmandu roads after six months
Electrical poles to be removed from Kathmandu roads after si...
KATHMANDU, July 1: Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) is set to remove the electrical poles in Kathmandu starting after six months. NEA, which is laying an underground distribution line in Kathmandu, is working to remove the overhead distribution lines.
Jul 01, 2022
My City, Entertainment, Movies
Kate Winslet’s first look from ‘Avatar 2’ revealed
Kate Winslet’s first look from ‘Avatar 2’ revealed
Prominent Titanic actress Kate Winslet’s first look of her character named ‘Ronal’ in Avatar 2 titled ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ has been revealed.
Jul 01, 2022
SOCIETY
Three new cases of cholera reported in Kathmandu
Three new cases of cholera reported in Kathmandu
KATHMANDU, July 1: Three more cholera cases were reported in the Kathmandu Valley today.
Jul 01, 2022
SOCIETY
Madhesh disaster incidents: 501 deaths in 11 months
Madhesh disaster incidents: 501 deaths in 11 months
JANAKPUR, July 1: As many as 501 persons died in various disasters in various districts of Madhesh Province in the first 11 months of the current fiscal year.
Jul 01, 2022
My City, Lifestyle
Prashant Tamang expecting to become a father
Prashant Tamang expecting to become a father
Singer Prashant Tamang and his wife Martha Alley (Geeta Thapa) are expecting their child together.
Jul 01, 2022
POLITICS
Ravi Lamichhane’s National Independent Party registered at EC
Ravi Lamichhane’s National Independent Party registered at E...
KATHMANDU, July 1: The newly-formed National Independent Party (NIP) led by former media celebrity Ravi Lamichhane was registered at the Election Commission (EC) on Friday.
Jul 01, 2022