OPINION
Is FDI really the panacea we seek?
Is FDI really the panacea we seek?
FDI needs to be viewed as a means to achieve SDGs and not an end in itself. This means that all FDI potential projects should be viewed from the lenses of environment, labor and human rights, SMEs, health, inclusion and diversity.
Sep 15, 2022
SOCIETY
Woman dies in bus-hit
Woman dies in bus-hit
Lekhnath, September 16: A woman died after being hit by a microbus ( Gha 1 Kha 6830) in Lekhnath, Pokhara on Wednesday evening. The victim has been identified as Devkala Banjara, 78, from Mohoriya, Pokhara-31.
Sep 15, 2022
My City, Lifestyle, Entertainment, Movies
Zac Efron stars in unbelievably true story 'The Greatest Beer Run Ever'
Zac Efron stars in unbelievably true story 'The Greatest Bee...
In 1967, John "Chickie" Donohue was sitting at a Manhattan bar with his buddies thinking up a way he could support his friends from the neighborhood who were fighting in the Vietnam War. The U.S. Marine Corps veteran and merchant seaman decides there is no better way than to head into the war zone t...
Sep 15, 2022
ECONOMY
China to reopen its border crossings with Nepal to facilitate trade
China to reopen its border crossings with Nepal to facilitat...
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KATHMANDU, September 15: China, which had unilaterally closed the border crossing under the pretext of COVID, is going to allow cargo containers stopped in transit to come to Nepal. China has closed the Tatopani and Rasuwagadhi crossings - two major trade points between the two countries - since las...
Sep 15, 2022
My City, Lifestyle, Entertainment, Music
Tearful Allison Russell wins Americana Award for debut album
Tearful Allison Russell wins Americana Award for debut album
Canadian singer-songwriter Allison Russell won album of the year for her debut solo record “Outside Child,” while bluegrass guitarist Billy Strings won artist of the year at the Americana Honors and Awards, as per the report of Associated Press.
Sep 15, 2022
POLITICS
SC justices refuse to appear before House Panel
SC justices refuse to appear before House Panel
KATHMANDU, September 15: The justices of the Supreme Court (SC) against whom suspended Chief Justice Cholendra SJB Rana leveled various charges while recording his statement before the impeachment recommendation committee have refused to come to the committee for questioning, claiming that it would...
Sep 15, 2022
SOCIETY
Landslide buries to death three members of the same family in Kavre
Landslide buries to death three members of the same family i...
KATHMANDU, Sept 15: Three members of the same family have died after a landslide buried their house in Kavre.
Sep 15, 2022
POLITICS
House of Representatives meeting postponed
House of Representatives meeting postponed
KATHMANDU, Sept 15: A meeting of the House of Representatives scheduled for today has been postponed. The parliament meeting was called for 1 pm today.
Sep 15, 2022
SOCIETY
KMC bans smoking in public areas with effect from September 17
KMC bans smoking in public areas with effect from September...
KATHMANDU, Sept 15: Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has banned smoking in public areas from September 17.
Sep 15, 2022
My City, Lifestyle, Social
In rebuff to Disney, Comcast signals Hulu will not come cheap
In rebuff to Disney, Comcast signals Hulu will not come chea...
Comcast Corp (CMCSA.O) Chief Executive Brian Roberts used the unusually public forum of a Goldman Sachs Communacopia + Technology Conference on Wednesday to signal that the company will seek market value for its minority stake in Hulu, according to the report of Reuters.
Sep 15, 2022