SOCIETY, PHOTO FEATURE/Video, Latest Updates
PHOTOS: Reconstruction of quake-ravaged Ranipokhari nears completion
PHOTOS: Reconstruction of quake-ravaged Ranipokhari nears co...
KATHMANDU, July 3: The reconstruction of the Malla-era Rani Pokhari (Queen's pond) which was heavily damaged by the 2015 mega earthquakes has reached the final stage as the works are on even at the time of lockdown enforced to contain the spread of novel coronavirus disease in the country.
Jul 03, 2020
My City, Entertainment, Art & Culture, Movies, Festivals
Calling all the filmmakers for NIFF 2021
Calling all the filmmakers for NIFF 2021
Nepal Film and Cultural Academy (NFCA), it has announced the fourth iteration of its annual film and cultural event NIFF, slated to be held in Kathmandu, from 24-28 February 2021.
Jul 03, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
Youth committing suicide in quarantine facility had COVID-19
Youth committing suicide in quarantine facility had COVID-19
ROLPA, July 3: A youth who committed suicide in a quarantine facility on July 1 tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday.
Jul 03, 2020
OPINION
Use of fake news to disparage China
Use of fake news to disparage China
Psychologists Gordon Pennycook and David Rand claim “only unexpected information can filter through to higher stages of processing” because human responses gradually reduce ability to examine reliability of same information and the brain finally learns they are true. The common citizens do not have...
Jul 03, 2020
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Hotel business to resume soon: Minister Bhattarai
Hotel business to resume soon: Minister Bhattarai
KATHMANDU, July 3: Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, Yogesh Bhattarai has said that the hotel business in the country will resume at the earliest.
Jul 03, 2020
My City, Entertainment
Christina Ricci files for divorce from husband of 7 years
Christina Ricci files for divorce from husband of 7 years
Actress Christina Ricci has filed for divorce Thursday from her husband of seven years, and is asking for sole custody of their son.
Jul 03, 2020
My City, Entertainment, Movies
Union tells actors not to work on pandemic film ‘Songbird’
Union tells actors not to work on pandemic film ‘Songbird’
The union that represents film actors told its members Thursday not to work on the upcoming pandemic thriller “Songbird,” saying the filmmakers have not been up-front about safety measures and had not signed the proper agreements for the movie that is among the first in production after coronavirus...
Jul 03, 2020
WORLD, Latest Updates
French prime minister resigns, successor to be named
French prime minister resigns, successor to be named
PARIS, July 3: France is to name a new prime minister “in the coming hours,” the country’s presidency said Friday, shortly after announcing Edouard Philippe’s resignation amid an expected reshuffle.
Jul 03, 2020
My City, Entertainment, Movies
Bollywood Choreographer Saroj Khan Dies At 71
Bollywood Choreographer Saroj Khan Dies At 71
Veteran Bollywood choreographer Saroj Khan, who mentored generations of actors and was fondly known as "Masterji", died early this morning. She was admitted to Mumbai's Guru Nanak Hospital on June 20 after complaining of difficulty in breathing and died of cardiac arrest. She was 71.
Jul 03, 2020
OPINION
Locusts are threatening our livelihood. What's the preparation?
Locusts are threatening our livelihood. What's the preparati...
As the world is struggling to contain the Covid-19 pandemic, another threat to livelihood has emerged:The plague of locust swarms. By the end of 2019, East Africa was already experiencing the worst locust outbreak. But due to the larger threat of Covid-19, the locust surge went largely unnoticed.
Jul 03, 2020