My City, Lifestyle, Entertainment, Health, Music
Baba Sehgal teaches ways to battle coronavirus in new song 'Namaste'
Baba Sehgal teaches ways to battle coronavirus in new song '...
With an attempt to spread information in his usual fun manner, rapper and musician Baba Sehgal recently released his new song 'Namaste' which is based on ways to deal with the novel coronavirus.
Mar 18, 2020
SOCIETY
Fuel availability normal
Fuel availability normal
BIRATNAGAR, March 18: Petroleum Dealers Association Koshi chapter has urged consumers not to go after rumours of a shortage of fuel. The Association has also requested consumers not to hoard petroleum products, more than required, based on the baseless rumour that the border points with India would...
Mar 18, 2020
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Govt stops import of edibles from eight countries
Govt stops import of edibles from eight countries
KATHMANDU, March 18: The government has stopped providing permit to import food items from eight countries that have been listed in high risk for coronavirus.
Mar 18, 2020
My City, Lifestyle, Travel
La Tomatina
La Tomatina
La Tomatina is a Spanish festival usually held during the last Wednesday of August in a place named Bunol.
Mar 18, 2020
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Bhairahawa Customs Office fails to collect targeted revenue
Bhairahawa Customs Office fails to collect targeted revenue
BHAIRAHAWA, March 18: The country's second largest and the first customs point of Province 5, Bhairahawa Customs Office, has failed to collect the targeted revenue in the previous month.
Mar 18, 2020
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
TIA hit by declines in international flight frequency
TIA hit by declines in international flight frequency
KATHMANDU, March 18: The number international flights to and from Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) continue to decline with the issuance of fresh travel advisories from countries across the world. International flight cancellation rate has reached 60% in the country's sole international airport...
Mar 18, 2020
Editorial
Prepare for the worst
Prepare for the worst
The coronavirus pandemic is affecting economy of all the countries. Big economies like China and the US have suffered badly already. Nepal will be no exception. Thus the major focus of the country, apart from concentrating efforts on preparedness, prevention and cure (when the outbreak starts), sho...
Mar 18, 2020
OPINION
Cycle of discrimination
Cycle of discrimination
A year before Parasite, an American biographical comedy-drama directed by Peter Farrelly won the Academy awards for best picture. The movie follows the concert tour by the distinguished African American pianist and a jazz composer, Don Shirley, through the deep south sometime in 1962. To put this da...
Mar 18, 2020
OPINION
Combating misinformation
Combating misinformation
The World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic on March 11 after over 118,000 cases of coronavirus were detected in over 110 countries. Though there has not been an outbreak of coronavirus in Nepal, Nepal will face challenges in containing the outbreak, if it occurs. Densely populated ci...
Mar 18, 2020
OPINION
All Eyes on South Korea
All Eyes on South Korea
LONDON – South Korea is all the rage these days. Earlier last month, Parasite, from the South Korean filmmaker Bong Joon-ho, won Best Picture at the Academy Awards. Having read the reviews and seen the film a few days earlier, I was not surprised. Still, for the uninitiated, it is worth noting that...
Mar 18, 2020