SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Minimum temperature drops to 0.8 degree Celsius in Kathmandu
Minimum temperature drops to 0.8 degree Celsius in Kathmandu
KATHMANDU, Dec 31: With the minimum temperature plummeting to 0.8 degree Celsius on Thursday morning, the Kathmandu Valley denizens felt the coldest day of the winter season as of now.
Dec 31, 2020
My City, Entertainment
‘Gilligan’s Island’ star Dawn Wells dies, COVID-19 cited
‘Gilligan’s Island’ star Dawn Wells dies, COVID-19 cited
Dawn Wells, who played the wholesome Mary Ann among a misfit band of shipwrecked castaways on the 1960s sitcom “Gilligan’s Island,” died Wednesday of causes related to COVID-19, her publicist said. She was 82.
Dec 31, 2020
My City, Entertainment, Movies
Salman Khan sells Radhe: Your Most Wanted Bhai for Rs 230 crores
Salman Khan sells Radhe: Your Most Wanted Bhai for Rs 230 cr...
Salman Khan movies are guaranteed blockbusters at the box-office. Even if the film is panned by the critics, the film smoothly makes its way to 100 crore-club at least. No wonder his movies are sold at a whopping amount and even during the pandemic, when the market is little tight, a Salman Khan fil...
Dec 31, 2020
ECONOMY
Inflow of domestic tourists on the rise in Kanchanjunga
Inflow of domestic tourists on the rise in Kanchanjunga
TAPLEJUNG, Dec 31: As many as 70 residents of Taplejung district have reached the Kanchanjunga base camp last month. Over 100 locals of the district are heading to the camp now.
Dec 31, 2020
ECONOMY
Renewal of labor permit to be made online starting Friday
Renewal of labor permit to be made online starting Friday
KATHMANDU, Dec 31: Labor permit for foreign employment will be made available online starting Friday (January 1, 2021), according to the Department of Foreign Employment.
Dec 31, 2020
WORLD
China gives its first COVID-19 vaccine approval to Sinopharm
China gives its first COVID-19 vaccine approval to Sinopharm
BEIJING, Dec 31: China approved a COVID-19 vaccine developed by an affiliate of state-backed pharmaceutical giant Sinopharm on Thursday, its first approved shot for general public use as it braces for increased transmission risks over winter.
Dec 31, 2020
ECONOMY, SOCIETY, Republica Watch
People are closely watching NEA; and warn of massive outrage if power cuts continue
People are closely watching NEA; and warn of massive outrage...
KATHMANDU, Dec 31: Rajani Maharjan of Kirtipur wonders if the ongoing random power cuts are intentional attempts of the Nepal Electricity Board (NEA) to take back the country to an era of load shedding. Since the last two weeks, things have gone worse in the Kirtipur area, and she wonders if 'this i...
Dec 31, 2020
My City, Lifestyle, Travel
Greece hoping for tourism recovery from summer 2021 after pandemic slump
Greece hoping for tourism recovery from summer 2021 after pa...
Greece’s tourism sector is expected to recover next summer following a dramatic fall in revenues due to the coronavirus pandemic this year, a senior industry official said on Tuesday.
Dec 31, 2020
ECONOMY
Department of Customs installs central monitoring system at 14 major customs offices
Department of Customs installs central monitoring system at...
KATHMANDU, Dec 30: The Department of Customs (DoC) has launched a central monitoring system in 14 customs offices in a bid to check anomalies at the main gateways of the goods transacted internationally.
Dec 31, 2020
WORLD
California has nation’s 2nd confirmed case of virus variant
California has nation’s 2nd confirmed case of virus variant
WASHINGTON, Dec 31: California on Wednesday announced the nation’s second confirmed case of the new and apparently more contagious variant of the coronavirus, offering a strong indication that the infection is spreading more widely in the United States.
Dec 31, 2020