ECONOMY
Ncell granted go-ahead to offer 4G service
Ncell granted go-ahead to offer 4G service
KATHMANDU, May 5: Nepal Telecommunications Authority(NTA) has granted go-ahead to Ncell, the largest private ICT service provider company in the country, for offering 4G service following mounting pressure from various stakeholders on Wednesday.
May 05, 2017
The Week
Hobby-horsing craze in Finland
Hobby-horsing craze in Finland
HELSINKI, May 5: Sporting a black leather jacket, dyed red hair and a tattooed arm, Alisa Aarniomaki looks like she’s on her way to a rock band rehearsal session. But instead of carrying a guitar, the 20-year-old Finn gently holds on to something else: a puffy stuffed horse head on a wooden stick co...
May 05, 2017
The Week
The road to recovery
The road to recovery
Petty thief, extortionist, drug dealer, KC claims to have done it all at one point. And the motive was pretty straight forward: To maintain his own high.
May 05, 2017
WORLD
Trump enjoys health care victory, hails ties with Australia
Trump enjoys health care victory, hails ties with Australia
NEW YORK, May 5: Donald Trump turned his first trip home as president into a victory lap on Thursday, returning to the city that has largely opposed him while celebrating House passage of legislation undoing much his predecessor's health law.
May 05, 2017
VALLEY POLLUTION INDEX
Valley Pollution Levels
Valley Pollution Levels
The graph above is based on the pollutant of fine particulate matter, PM2.5 (PM less than 2.5 microns) of Kathmandu Valley in a day
May 05, 2017
TECHNOLOGY
Florida’s building boom threatens wildlife-rich lagoon
Florida’s building boom threatens wildlife-rich lagoon
ON THE INDIAN RIVER LAGOON, Fla. (AP) — The most biologically diverse waterway in America is seriously ill.
May 05, 2017
WORLD
Prince Philip, 95, keeps calm but won't carry on royal duty
Prince Philip, 95, keeps calm but won't carry on royal duty
LONDON, May 5: For decades, he has stood loyally at the side of Queen Elizabeth II and made thousands of solo appearances as well. He calls himself the world's most experienced unveiler of plaques.
May 05, 2017
POLITICS
Govt to buy 20 million LED bulbs
Govt to buy 20 million LED bulbs
KATHMANDU, May 5: The government has decided to purchase 20 million LED bulbs in a bid to save some 200 MW electricity in the country. The meeting of the Council of Ministers held Thursday took the decision to this regard.
May 05, 2017
WORLD
Iraq, US in talks to keep American troop presence after IS
Iraq, US in talks to keep American troop presence after IS
BAGHDAD (AP) — Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi is in talks with the Trump administration to keep American troops in Iraq after the fight against the Islamic State group in the country is concluded, according to a U.S. official and an official from the Iraqi government.
May 05, 2017
POLITICS
‘Naya Shakti’s poll candidate abducted’
‘Naya Shakti’s poll candidate abducted’
KATHMANDU, May 5: Naya Shakti Party has appealed for safety of the party’s candidate for ward-7 chairman of Nagarjun Municipality Madan Giri, stating that he has been abducted by an unidentified group on Wednesday.
May 05, 2017