TIA custom office requests not to carry other’s stuff while returning from abroad

Kathmandu: Department of Customs’ office at Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) has issued a notice requesting migrant workers returning home for Dashain festival, not to carry other’s stuff with them. During the festive season, the office warned that travelers coming from different countries have been lured by various individuals and groups to send items such as… Continue reading TIA custom office requests not to carry other’s stuff while returning from abroad

HAN demands to revise govt criteria for hotel and resorts

Kathmandu: Hotel Association of Nepal (HAN) has demanded to amend the standards and classification of hotels and resorts. Under the leadership of HAN President Vinayak Shah, a delegation of HAN members and working committee members met Rudrasingh Tamang, Director General of Department of Immigration and Chakra Bahadur Budha, Director General of Department of Tourism today.… Continue reading HAN demands to revise govt criteria for hotel and resorts

Actor Anmol KC returns 1 mn rupees to ‘Ravayan’ producer

Kathmandu: Actor Anmol KC has returned the Rs 10 lakh he took from the producer of ‘Ravayan’ movie. He returned the money to producer through the police. Actor KC, who was arrested in case of financial transaction dispute, was released on Sunday and handed over a cheque in the name of producer Supriya aka Chandrakala… Continue reading Actor Anmol KC returns 1 mn rupees to ‘Ravayan’ producer

Nobel Prize goes to scientists behind mRNA Covid vaccines

Professors Drew Weissman (left) and Katalin Kariko Photo Courtesy: EPA via BBC

Kathmandu: The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to a pair of scientists who developed the technology that led to the mRNA Covid vaccines. Professors Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman will share the prize. The technology was experimental before the pandemic, but has now been given to millions of people around the… Continue reading Nobel Prize goes to scientists behind mRNA Covid vaccines

More than 91k tourists visit Nepal in September

Photo Courtesy: Nepal Tourism Board

Kathmandu: More than 91 thousand tourists have come to Nepal in the month of September. According to the Nepal Tourism Board, 91,012 tourists have visited Nepal in September. According to NTB, highest number of 28,694 tourists came from India in September. Similarly, 8,117 people from China, 7,364 people from America, 3,716 people from Bangladesh, 3,685… Continue reading More than 91k tourists visit Nepal in September

More than 12k people died in road accidents in last 5 years

Photo Courtesy: Rashtriya Samachar Samiti

Kathmandu: More than 12,000 people have died in road accidents in last five years. In the last five years, 12,800 people have died in road accidents across the country, and more than a thousand people have died in the valley alone, according to traffic police statistics. Meanwhile, about 80,000 people have been injured in road… Continue reading More than 12k people died in road accidents in last 5 years

Congress GS Gagan Thapa proposes to recall congress minister from cabinet

Kathmandu: Nepali Congress General Secretary Gagan Thapa has proposed to recall Congress ministers from the cabinet and let the Samajwadi Morcha lead the government for two years. GS Thapa put forward such a proposal in the conference held on the occasion of 14th general convention of Congress in Kathmandu on Sunday. He said that Samajwadi… Continue reading Congress GS Gagan Thapa proposes to recall congress minister from cabinet