POKHARA, April 8: The number of tourists has increased in the touristic capital city Pokhara. As the eve of the Nepali New Year is near, the number of domestic and foreign tourists visiting the lake city has been increasing. With this, the tourism business and other activities in Pokhara have started regaining momentum. Seeing the progress in the city's tourist movement, tourism entrepreneurs are optimistic.

My fellow, long-suffering Kathmandu valley residents! Have you heard the good news? Well, fear not if you haven’t because yours truly is going to take the trouble to summarize it all for you. Are you ready? Ok then, here we go!

When you are feeling low, World around you seem to go slow. When you can’t take the world at your side, And when you have lost your greatest pride. Think of those out in the world.

SINGAPORE, Aug 4:U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Saturday the process of ending North Korea’s nuclear program would take time but he was optimistic that it would be done within a timeline set by the leaders of the two countries.

KATHMANDU, May 14: Following Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent visit to Nepal, government officials have expressed optimism about the Indian side making necessary efforts to speed up the release of the grant and loan pledged by India after the 2015 earthquakes in Nepal.   During the bilateral meeting with the delegation of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday, the Nepali side led by Prime Minister KP Oli had requested the Indian side to simplify the procedures for a speedy release of the grant and loan pledged by the Indian government after the earthquakes in 2015, among many requests made by the Nepali side.

KATHMANDU, March 22: Two ministers have abstained from a program, which was organized to felicitate them by CPN-UML’s sister organization Nepal Sports Federation (NSF) on Wednesday.

Kamala Sunar, 30, and Hari Rambahadur, 49, came to Kathmandu four months ago seeking treatment for their son. “We came here all the way from Arghakhachi because our son Bishnu is sick. Though we are poor, we are lucky that the villagers donated some money for our son’s treatment.

KATHMANDU, May 30: Amid concerns that the revenue collection target for the coming Fiscal Year 2017/18 is too high and ambitious, officials of the Ministry of Finance (MoF) have claimed that the target is gettable.

KATHMANDU, April 9: Price of goods and services has not gone up in the current fiscal year as much as it had in the last fiscal year, the data of Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) shows.

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A draw at Sunderland was not the end of the world for Liverpool as they attempt to chase down Chelsea for the Premier League title with key fixtures in January against Manchester City and the leaders on the horizon, according to defender Dejan Lovren.

KATHMANDU, Dec 24: Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has become optimistic about the economic outlook of the country, citing that the most of the macroeconomic and financial indicators for the country are heading toward an improvement in the current fiscal year.

KATHMANDU, Oct 28: Playing friendly match is an integral part of the preparations for any national football team before taking part in the international tournament. Friendly matches against tough opponent provides coach a good opportunity to test his players and see whether they can play in the way that they have been instructed during training session.

SARLAHI, Oct 18: Chairman of Sadbhavana Party Rajendra Mahato on Tuesday said that he was optimistic of the constitution amendment but can’t trust.