ECONOMY
Hotels in Annapurna region gear to expand as tourists soar
Hotels in Annapurna region gear to expand as tourists soar
POKHARA, Sept 18: Hotels along the Annapurna area are expanding to accommodate more tourists in the region.
Sep 18, 2018
SOCIETY
School guardians set up fund to run school
School guardians set up fund to run school
ROLPA, Sept 18: Guardians of Saraswati basic school in Ghuswang of Sunachahari rural municipality-1 have set up a fund of Rs. 5.1 million in order to upgrade the standard of the school. The school is presently running in temporary huts on a river bank.
Sep 18, 2018
SPORTS
Argentina slaps football fans with 2-year ban over ‘sexist’ video with Russian women at Wo...
Argentina slaps football fans with 2-year ban over ‘sexist’...
ARGENTINA, Sept 18: The Argentinian authorities have slapped two-year stadium bans on four football fans over incidents from the World Cup in Russia, including when three of the men were filmed asking Russian women to repeat crude phrases in Spanish.
Sep 18, 2018
WORLD
Experts, advocates call on Canadian PM to declare Rohingya crisis genocide
Experts, advocates call on Canadian PM to declare Rohingya c...
OTTAWA, Sept 18: More than 100 legal experts, civil-society organizations and human-rights advocates are urging Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his government to declare the violent campaign against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar genocide.
Sep 18, 2018
SOCIETY
Hotel capacity to increase in the Annapurna region
Hotel capacity to increase in the Annapurna region
POKHARA, Sept 18: The capacity of hotels operating inside the Annapurna area is being expanded to address the increased flow of domestic as well as foreign tourists to the region.
Sep 18, 2018
SOCIETY
CIAA begins quizzing Sikta officials
CIAA begins quizzing Sikta officials
KATHMANDU, Sept 18: The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has begun interrogating project chiefs, engineers and employees who worked for the Sikta Irrigation Project, a project of national pride, since its inception.
Sep 18, 2018
WORLD
Brazilians opt for budget bulletproofing as economy tanks
Brazilians opt for budget bulletproofing as economy tanks
BRAZIL, Sept 18: Brazilians are as worried as ever about getting shot while driving, but have less money in a stagnant economy to spend on protecting themselves.
Sep 18, 2018
SPORTS
Weightlifters off to Poland
Weightlifters off to Poland
KATHMANDU, Sept 18: The Nepali weightlifting team competing in the 'World University Weightlifting Championship' left here for Poland last night. The four-member team includes two weightlifters and two officials.
Sep 18, 2018
ECONOMY
Revenue generation from Rasuwagadi plummets
Revenue generation from Rasuwagadi plummets
RASUWA, Sept 18: Temporary closure of Rasuwagadi border point due to landslides and rainfalls reduced revenue generation of good imported and exported to China in the first two months of this fiscal year.
Sep 18, 2018
Lifestyle
'Game of Thrones,' 'Mrs. Maisel' triumph at Emmys
'Game of Thrones,' 'Mrs. Maisel' triumph at Emmys
LOS ANGELES, Sept 18: Amazon's "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" became the first streaming series to win top Emmy comedy honors and HBO's "Game of Thrones" recaptured the best drama series award Monday at a ceremony that largely slighted its most ethnically diverse field of nominees ever.
Sep 18, 2018