SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Govt-backed health insurance scheme covers more than 26,000 in Khotang
Govt-backed health insurance scheme covers more than 26,000...
KHOTANG, Oct 31: Altogether 12,186 families in Khotang have subscribed to the health insurance scheme initiated by the government in January, 2018. The insurance scheme covers 26,047 individuals in the district.
Oct 31, 2019
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Chhat preparations underway in Terai (with photos)
Chhat preparations underway in Terai (with photos)
LAHAN, Oct 31: People in Terai districts are gearing up for Chhath celebration. They are busy not only in cleaning and decorating ponds, lakes and rivers, but also making ‘Ghats’ along the water sources near their settlements.
Oct 31, 2019
My City, Entertainment, Movies
Bronx steps in ‘Joker’ movie become a tourist attraction
Bronx steps in ‘Joker’ movie become a tourist attraction
Move over, Rocky, there’s a new stairway to climb. A set of outdoor steps in the Bronx has become a tourist attraction in recent weeks since the release of the movie “Joker.”
Oct 31, 2019
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
High interest rates alter composition of bank deposits
High interest rates alter composition of bank deposits
KATHMANDU, Oct 31: The shortage of lendable fund in bank and financial institutions (BFIs) and their competition to get hold of longer-term money has altered the composition of deposits in the banking system.
Oct 31, 2019
My City, Entertainment, Music
Allison Moorer details tragic family legacy in memoir
Allison Moorer details tragic family legacy in memoir
“I realized that when you are raised in an addictive household, you’re taught, or are told either directly or indirectly to deny what you see, what you hear,” Moorer said. “And most heartbreakingly what you feel. Because nobody’s supposed to talk about Daddy’s drinking.”
Oct 31, 2019
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Lack of services at SEZ create dilemma among investors
Lack of services at SEZ create dilemma among investors
BUTWAL, Oct 31: Is industry first? Or services and facilities first? The Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Bhairahawa -- the country’s first and only economic zone -- seems to be lost in this dilemma.
Oct 31, 2019
My City, Entertainment
New 'Star Wars' movie era in disarray after 'Game of Thrones' creators exit
New 'Star Wars' movie era in disarray after 'Game of Thrones...
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The exit of the “Games of Thrones” creators from the next “Star Wars” film left future stories in the science fiction saga up in the air on Tuesday, although some fans welcomed their departure.
Oct 31, 2019
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Birgunj customs falls 32% short of revenue target
Birgunj customs falls 32% short of revenue target
BIRGUNJ, Oct 31: Birgunj Customs Office -- the major custom point of the country -- has failed to collect targeted revenue in the first quarter of the current Fiscal Year 2018/19.
Oct 31, 2019
My City, Entertainment
Movie based on popular novel puts South Korean gender divide back in focus
Movie based on popular novel puts South Korean gender divide...
A movie based on a controversial and best-selling novel that chronicled the everyday sexism faced by women topped South Korea’s box office this week, reigniting a national debate over women’s roles in an historically male-dominated society.
Oct 31, 2019
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Floriculture attracts youths in Tanahun
Floriculture attracts youths in Tanahun
TANAHUN, Oct 31: When he tried his hands at horticulture a few years ago, Madan Poudel of Shuklagandaki Municipality was not very sure about its success. Although he knew there was a huge demand for flowers in the market, finding buying while the flowers were fresh seemed to be challenge. But with t...
Oct 31, 2019