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Photo exhibition marking indigenous lifestyle
Photo exhibition marking indigenous lifestyle
KATHMANDU, Aug 12: ‘Indigenous Peoples’ Migration and Movement’, concluded on Saturday at Nepal Tourism Board. Marking the Indigenous Peoples’ Day, the exhibition featured photos by photographers Chandra Shekhar Karki, Laxmi Prasad Ngakhusi, Bijay Gajmer, Bikash Karki and Niranjan Shrestha. The exh...
Aug 12, 2018
ECONOMY, WORLD
U.S. soybean cargo enters Chinese port after weeks at anchor amid trade row
U.S. soybean cargo enters Chinese port after weeks at anchor...
BEIJING, Aug 12: A vessel carrying soybeans from the United States, which has been anchored off China’s coast for more than a month since hefty tariffs were imposed, entered the port of Dalian on Saturday, according to Thomson Reuters Eikon shipping data.
Aug 12, 2018
My City
Rosy announces musical.ly contest
Rosy announces musical.ly contest
KATHMANDU, Aug 12: Film Rosy announced a musical.ly competition on its song ‘Phool Haina’. Gopikrishna Movies and Arohi Entertainment have declared attractive prizes for the winners.
Aug 12, 2018
SPORTS
Chelsea and Spurs win away as promoted teams struggle
Chelsea and Spurs win away as promoted teams struggle
HUDDERSFIELD, Aug 12: Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur enjoyed away wins on the opening Saturday of the Premier League season while promoted Fulham and Cardiff City were given quick reminders of the tough task they face on their returns to the top flight.
Aug 12, 2018
ECONOMY
FNCCI urges PM Oli to address panic caused by multiple taxes
FNCCI urges PM Oli to address panic caused by multiple taxes
KATHMANDU, Aug 12: The Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI), the leading professional body of the private sector, has asked the government to address the issue of multiple taxes imposed by the federal and sub-national governments.
Aug 12, 2018
ECONOMY
Rs 800 million is new threshold for large taxpayers
Rs 800 million is new threshold for large taxpayers
KATHMANDU, Aug 12: The government has restructured tax collecting entities and redefined the threshold of large taxpayers to those doing an annual transaction of Rs 800 million or above to make the existing Large Taxpayers Office (LTO) lean and thin.
Aug 12, 2018
POLITICS
Call for naming Province 7 after martyr Dasharath Chand
Call for naming Province 7 after martyr Dasharath Chand
BAITADI, Aug 12: Local people and political leaders have suggested naming Province 7 Dasharath Chand which goes after martyr Dasharath Chand. The proposal was made at the 24th anniversary of Martyr Dasharath Chand Memorial Trust in the district on Saturday that was attended by local people and vario...
Aug 12, 2018
SOCIETY
Two killed in Bolero-motorcycle collision
Two killed in Bolero-motorcycle collision
NAWALPARASI, Aug 12: Two men were killed when a west-bound Bolero (Lu 1 Ta 9759) collided head on with a motorcycle (Lu 20 Pa 517) at Binayi Tribeni Rural Municipality-1 in eastern Nawalparasi along the East West Highway on Saturday.
Aug 12, 2018
SOCIETY
Sikta canal damaged at over 100 places
Sikta canal damaged at over 100 places
BANKE, Aug 12: The major canal of the Sikta Irrigation Project is badly damaged in more than 100 places along its 45-kilometer total length. The sections built in the first and second phases are not in a condition to be used any longer.
Aug 12, 2018
WORLD
Nobel prize winning author V.S. Naipaul dies aged 85: BBC
Nobel prize winning author V.S. Naipaul dies aged 85: BBC
LONDON, Aug 12: Trinidad-born British author V.S. Naipaul, who won the Nobel Prize for literature in 2001, has died at his home in London aged 85, the BBC reported on Saturday.
Aug 12, 2018