TECHNOLOGY
Samsung quarterly operating profit fell on slower demand
Samsung quarterly operating profit fell on slower demand
SEOUL, Jan 31: Samsung Electronics Co. has posted a near-30 percent drop in operating profit for the last quarter after seeing slowing global demand for its memory chips and smartphones. It still finished the year with record highs, but expects a decline in earnings this year.
Jan 31, 2019
WORLD, Lifestyle
Huge hole discovered in Antarctic glacier from 14 billion tons of ice melt
Huge hole discovered in Antarctic glacier from 14 billion to...
WEST ANTARCTICA, Jan 31: A hole the size of two-thirds of Manhattan and 1,000 feet deep has been found in a glacier in Antarctica.
Jan 31, 2019
SPORTS
In-form Nepal starts as favorite against UAE in T20I series
In-form Nepal starts as favorite against UAE in T20I series
KATHMANDU, Jan 31: Nepal starts favorites against the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in a three-match T20 international (T20I) series, that starts in Dubai on Thursday.
Jan 31, 2019
WORLD
UN: 6,700 children were killed, injured in Yemen
UN: 6,700 children were killed, injured in Yemen
UNITED NATIONS, Jan 31: More than 6700 children have been killed since the outbreak of the Yemen war in 2015, the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) announced yesterday.
Jan 31, 2019
SOCIETY
15 cataract patients receive surgery service from camp
15 cataract patients receive surgery service from camp
DAMAULI, Jan 31: Nepal Red Cross Society (NRCS) Tanahun district chapter organized a health camp for the treatment of different patients with special focus on eye patients at Thuldhunga in Bhanu Municipality-13.
Jan 31, 2019
Lifestyle
Canada condemns Netflix for using rail disaster images
Canada condemns Netflix for using rail disaster images
OTTAWA, Jan 31: Canada’s Parliament passed a motion Wednesday saying Netflix should compensate the people of Lac-Megantic, Quebec, for using footage of the 2013 rail disaster in the post-apocalyptic survival film “Bird Box.”
Jan 31, 2019
ECONOMY
Why is government hiding revenue information for two weeks?
Why is government hiding revenue information for two weeks?
KATHMANDU, Jan 31: The government has not released its revenue collection figures for the last two weeks citing a formula error on sharing revenue among local levels, provinces and federal government. It is an excuse that tells very little about the delay in calculating revenue collection.
Jan 31, 2019
My City, Entertainment, Music
‘Master Plan’ ruling on YouTube
‘Master Plan’ ruling on YouTube
After the commercial success of ‘Calender’, singer Sundar VKT has released another song titled ‘Master Plan’ featuring The Cartoonz Crew.
Jan 31, 2019
ECONOMY
NRB directs banks to ease concessional loans
NRB directs banks to ease concessional loans
KATHMANDU, Jan 31: Following complaints that bank and financial institutions (BFIs) were reluctant to provide concessional loans under the government schemes, the Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has instructed them to make arrangement to ensure that eligible people get credit facility from their branch offi...
Jan 31, 2019
ECONOMY
Country’s first ice climbing festival to begin Feb 2 in Manang
Country’s first ice climbing festival to begin Feb 2 in Mana...
KATHMANDU, Jan 31: Country’s first ice climbing festival is going to take place in Manang district, beginning February 2.
Jan 31, 2019