US jobless claims hit 52-year low after seasonal adjustments

File Photo Hiring sign is displayed outside of a retail store in Vernon Hills, III, Saturday, Nov. 13, 2021. Photo Courtesy: AP

WASHINGTON (AP): The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits plummeted last week to the lowest level in more than half a century, another sign that the U.S. job market is rebounding rapidly from last year’s coronavirus recession. Jobless claims dropped by 71,000 to 199,000, the lowest since mid-November 1969. But seasonal adjustments around the… Continue reading US jobless claims hit 52-year low after seasonal adjustments

Nepal Sales Mission to Bangladesh Concludes

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Kathmandu: Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) in association with the Nepal Association of Tour and Travel Agents (NATTA) has successfully completed the Nepal Sales Mission to Bangladesh in the capital city of Bangladesh on Nov. 23, 2021.Fourteen Tour Operators from Nepal interacted and exchanged business propositions with more than 50 Bangladeshi Tour Operators in a one-day… Continue reading Nepal Sales Mission to Bangladesh Concludes

Xioami launches Mi Portable Electric Air Compressor and Mi Air Purifier 3 in Nepal

Kathmandu: Xiaomi has launched Mi Portable Electric Air Compressor and the new Mi Air Purifier 3.The Mi Portable Electric Air Compressor is a pocket-sized device to inflate flat tyre of car, motorbike or even a bicycle anytime, anywhere without the need of an external power supply and Mi Air Purifier 3 is the latest in… Continue reading Xioami launches Mi Portable Electric Air Compressor and Mi Air Purifier 3 in Nepal

Covid vaccination certificate mandatory to travel in Nepal-India route

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Kathmandu: Covid vaccine certificate has made mandatory to travel between Nepal and.The government of Nepal has reached an agreement with India to recognize migration on the basis of covid vaccine certificate. An agreement was reached at a program organized at the Ministry of Health and Population on Tuesday to recognize the movement on the basis… Continue reading Covid vaccination certificate mandatory to travel in Nepal-India route

NTA direct Nepal telecom not to use new number range

Kathmandu: It has been revealed that Nepal Telecom has used ‘974’ range number in the mobile service (Global System of Mobile Communication (GSM)) without permission. After the range of 98 was ‘occupied’, the telco had started giving GSM number in the range of 97. However, the Nepal Telecommunication Authority (NTA) has instructed not to do… Continue reading NTA direct Nepal telecom not to use new number range

Tourism Minister urges EU to remove Nepal from air safety list

Kathmandu: Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Prem Bahadur Ale has requested European Union to remove the Nepali civil aviation sector from its air safety list. During a meeting with Paola Pampaloni, Deputy Managing Director of the European Union’s European External Affairs Service for the Asia and the Pacific, at the Ministry on Tuesday,… Continue reading Tourism Minister urges EU to remove Nepal from air safety list

UML forms 11-member committee for general convention

Kathmandu: CPN-UML has formed an 11-member presidium for the 10th National General Convention. A meeting of the standing committee held on Tuesday formed a chairmanship comprising KP Sharma Oli, Yubraj Gyawali, Ashtalakshmi Shakya, Bhim Bahadur Rawal, Ishwar Pokhrel, Subash Nemwang, Ram Bahadur Thapa, Top Bahadur Rayamajhi, Chhabilal Bishwakarma, Lal Babu Pandit and Goma Devkota. A… Continue reading UML forms 11-member committee for general convention

World Cup host Qatar used ex-CIA officer to spy on FIFA

File Photo Mohamed bin Hamad Al-Thani, left, Chairman of the 2022 bid committee, and Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, Emir of Qatar, hold the World Cup trophy in front of FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke after the announcement that Qatar will host the 2022 soccer World Cup, on Dec. 2, 2010, in Zurich, Switzerland. Photo Courtesy: AP

WASHINGTON (AP): The tiny Arab nation of Qatar has for years employed a former CIA officer to help spy on soccer officials as part of a no-expense-spared effort to win and hold on to the 2022 World Cup tournament, an investigation by The Associated Press has found. It’s part of a trend of former U.S.… Continue reading World Cup host Qatar used ex-CIA officer to spy on FIFA

Bus crashes, catches fire in Bulgaria; at least 45 dead

Firefighters and forensic workers inspect the scene of a bus crash which, according to authorities, killed at least 45 people on a highway near the village of Bosnek, western Bulgaria, Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021. Photo Courtesy: BTA Agency Bulgaria via AP

SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP): A bus carrying tourists back to North Macedonia crashed and caught fire in western Bulgaria early Tuesday, killing at least 45 people, including a dozen children, authorities said. The bus apparently ripped through a guardrail on a highway, though authorities have said the cause is still under investigation. Photos taken shortly after… Continue reading Bus crashes, catches fire in Bulgaria; at least 45 dead

Bhim Rawal announces candidature for CPN-UML chairperson

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Kathmandu: CPN-UML Vice Chairman Bhim Rawal has announced his candidature for the post of chairperson at the upcoming general convention. Speaking at a press conference in Kathmandu on Sunday, Rawal announced his candidature for the post of chairperson at the 10th general convention to be held in Chitwan. He said that he had announced his… Continue reading Bhim Rawal announces candidature for CPN-UML chairperson