My City
Youths’ woes in cinema
Youths’ woes in cinema
POKHARA, Dec 24: Hundreds of youths fly abroad, especially the Gulf countries, every year in search of better employment opportunities and many of them return in coffins. ‘Maan Ta Pardesi’ by Dev Nepal depicts this bitter reality of our country.
Dec 24, 2017
My City
Post-quake pain in soulful sarangi
Post-quake pain in soulful sarangi
Sarangi players as well as father-son duo Chitra Bahadur and Govinda Gandarva have been traveling around various parts of Lamjung and singing songs about the earthquakes of April 2015 and the miseries they caused.
Dec 24, 2017
ECONOMY
Voluntary retirement scheme to cut into govt treasury
Voluntary retirement scheme to cut into govt treasury
KATHMANDU, Dec 24: The golden handshake scheme for civil servants is likely to exert further pressure on the government treasury if all those qualified for voluntary retirement opt for it, officials at the Ministry of Finance said.
Dec 24, 2017
My City
Fragments for Cultural harmony
Fragments for Cultural harmony
The Silence Festival and Carnival of Rock are some platforms where thousands of music lovers gather to enjoy their love for metal music. Moreover, the fandom for metal music has been ever increasing in Nepal. And to support the love, several metal gigs are organized every now and then in Kathmandu....
Dec 24, 2017
My City
My apologies
My apologies
I had been an angel
To my own heaven
I was bestowed,
Beauty and tranquility
Light wings, my assets
Wherever desired, I could take the flight.
Dec 24, 2017
ECONOMY
Trade deficit jumps 12 percent in 1st quadrimester
Trade deficit jumps 12 percent in 1st quadrimester
KATHMANDU, Dec 24: Total trade deficit of the country jumped 11.86 percent in the first quadrimester of the current Fiscal Year 2017/18 as imports continue to climb at a faster rate amid a sluggish growth of exports.
Dec 24, 2017
My City
Wrong definition of happiness
Wrong definition of happiness
Once a teacher at a school handed some assignments to her students and asked them to write what they wanted to become in the future. After the completion of the task, the students handed over their assignments.
Dec 24, 2017
ECONOMY
Bridge being built near Lukla
Bridge being built near Lukla
SOLUKHUMBU, Dec 24: Khumbu Pasang Lhamu rural municipality has allocated budget for bridge construction at Lukla Bazar. With an investment of Rs 2 million, the rural municipality is building concrete bridge at Tamang Tole of Ward 2 in Lukla.
Dec 24, 2017
ECONOMY
Khumbu rural municipality collects Rs 40 million in tourist entrance fee
Khumbu rural municipality collects Rs 40 million in tourist...
SOLUKHUMBU, Dec 24: Khumbu Pasang Lhamu Rural Municipality has been able to raise Rs 44.07 million in tourist entry fee, since October this year.
Dec 24, 2017
SPORTS
Barcelona pile more misery on Real Madrid with 3-0 'Clasico' win
Barcelona pile more misery on Real Madrid with 3-0 'Clasico'...
MADRID, Dec 24: Barcelona exploited a lacklustre Real Madrid to win the ‘Clasico’ 3-0 on Saturday as goals from Luis Suarez, Lionel Messi and Aleix Vidal gave the Catalans a 3-0 win and moved them 14 points clear of their biggest rivals in La Liga.
Dec 24, 2017