My City, Entertainment, Drama
Exploring the future of theater
Exploring the future of theater
Theater hall comes alive with the soul of artists. The black box space becomes colorful with lively performance, along with the support of people working behind the scenes. However, since the outbreak of COVID-19 and lockdown in the nation the magic that used to happen has come to a halt. Like many...
Jul 03, 2020
ECONOMY, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
Nepal’s tourism and aviation sector incurs loss of Rs 34 billion during lockdown
Nepal’s tourism and aviation sector incurs loss of Rs 34 bil...
KATHMANDU, July 3: The tourism and aviation sector of Nepal has incurred an estimated loss of Rs 34 billion during the period of lockdown, according to a report produced by a committee formed by the government to study the loss incurred by the sector due to the enforcement of lockdown following COVI...
Jul 03, 2020
POLITICS, Latest Updates
Ahead of Saturday's Standing Committee meeting, Oli, Dahal hold talks to resolve intra-par...
Ahead of Saturday's Standing Committee meeting, Oli, Dahal h...
KATHMANDU, July 3: Chairpersons of the ruling Nepal Communist Party KP Sharma Oli and Pushpa Kamal Dahal held a meeting on Friday apparently in a bid to resolve their differences over a host of issues including the growing call for the resignation of Oli from the post of Prime Minister within the pa...
Jul 03, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
Nepal's COVID-19 death toll climbs to 32
Nepal's COVID-19 death toll climbs to 32
KATHMANDU, July 3: Nepal's COVID-19 death toll has risen to 32 on Friday, according to Ministry of Health and Population.
Jul 03, 2020
SOCIETY, Coronavirus
Nepal sees highest single-day spike with 740 cases of coronavirus, total number of COVID-1...
Nepal sees highest single-day spike with 740 cases of corona...
KATHMANDU, July 3: Nepal recorded 740 new cases of coronavirus on Friday, taking the country's COVID-19 national tally to 15,259.
Jul 03, 2020
SOCIETY, PHOTO FEATURE/Video, Latest Updates
PHOTOS: Reconstruction of quake-ravaged Ranipokhari nears completion
PHOTOS: Reconstruction of quake-ravaged Ranipokhari nears co...
KATHMANDU, July 3: The reconstruction of the Malla-era Rani Pokhari (Queen's pond) which was heavily damaged by the 2015 mega earthquakes has reached the final stage as the works are on even at the time of lockdown enforced to contain the spread of novel coronavirus disease in the country.
Jul 03, 2020
My City, Entertainment, Art & Culture, Movies, Festivals
Calling all the filmmakers for NIFF 2021
Calling all the filmmakers for NIFF 2021
Nepal Film and Cultural Academy (NFCA), it has announced the fourth iteration of its annual film and cultural event NIFF, slated to be held in Kathmandu, from 24-28 February 2021.
Jul 03, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
Youth committing suicide in quarantine facility had COVID-19
Youth committing suicide in quarantine facility had COVID-19
ROLPA, July 3: A youth who committed suicide in a quarantine facility on July 1 tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday.
Jul 03, 2020
OPINION
Use of fake news to disparage China
Use of fake news to disparage China
Psychologists Gordon Pennycook and David Rand claim “only unexpected information can filter through to higher stages of processing” because human responses gradually reduce ability to examine reliability of same information and the brain finally learns they are true. The common citizens do not have...
Jul 03, 2020
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Hotel business to resume soon: Minister Bhattarai
Hotel business to resume soon: Minister Bhattarai
KATHMANDU, July 3: Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, Yogesh Bhattarai has said that the hotel business in the country will resume at the earliest.
Jul 03, 2020