Kathmandu: Imports of mobile phones have increased during the global spread of the corona virus. Covid-19 has led to an increase in the use of virtual media, including teaching and learning, company meetings, and the uses of mobile phones.According to the statistics of the Department of Customs, mobile phones worth Rs. 11.10 billion have been… Continue reading Mobile business booms during pandemic
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Football training begins, cricket players awaiting
Kathmandu: Training of the Nepali national football team, which has been suspended for a long time due to Novel Corona Virus (Covid-19), has started from Thursday.Sports activities including football and cricket have been suspended since last April due to the government’s ban on training in group sports aiming at preventing Covid-19 infection. Even now, the… Continue reading Football training begins, cricket players awaiting
Govt to distribute identity card to poor households
Kathmandu: The Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation have decided to complete the work of identification and distribution of identity cards to the poor households by mid-July, 2021.In a meeting held at the Ministry of Finance today, it was decided that the Ministry of Land Management, Cooperatives and… Continue reading Govt to distribute identity card to poor households
World Bank approves $80 Million to boost Nepal’s agriculture sector
Washington: The World Bank has approved a $80 million project today to bolster Nepal’s agriculture sector by strengthening rural market linkages and promoting entrepreneurship while creating jobs to support post-COVID-19 recovery.According to a press statement issued by the World Bank, the Rural Enterprise and Economic Development (REED) Project will promote market linkages to support the… Continue reading World Bank approves $80 Million to boost Nepal’s agriculture sector
Nepal Airlines to cut off all foreign pilots
Kathmandu: Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) is preparing to cut off all foreign pilots currently working on contract basis. Newly appointed NAC general manager Dim Prasad Poudel has said that the processes have taken forth to remove all foreign pilots within six months. According to him, only six foreign pilots are currently working for the remaining… Continue reading Nepal Airlines to cut off all foreign pilots
Hotels and resorts have seen increase in domestic tourists to 90 percent occupancy
Kathmandu: After seven months, hotels and resorts in the Kathmandu Valley have seen a resurgence. Hotels and resorts, which have been hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic, have been flooded during the Dashain Festival. The number of people wandering in the midst of Corona’s panic has been significant, which is why hotels and resorts are… Continue reading Hotels and resorts have seen increase in domestic tourists to 90 percent occupancy
Biden, in LGBTQ interview, vows to pass Equality Act in first 100 days
(Reuters) – Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has promised to make passing the LGBTQ rights legislation known as the Equality Act a top priority, hoping to sign what would be a landmark civil rights law within 100 days should he win Tuesday’s election. Biden, a leading voice for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer rights… Continue reading Biden, in LGBTQ interview, vows to pass Equality Act in first 100 days
A second wave of covid-19 sends much of Europe back into lockdown
Amsterdam (The Economist) : For a few months this summer it was almost possible for Europeans to believe that life had returned to normal. Parisian museums and Barcelona’s cafés were open, if less crowded. Germans, Dutch and Danes jetted off to holidays on Mediterranean beaches. In August and September, as children across the continent returned… Continue reading A second wave of covid-19 sends much of Europe back into lockdown
Why 2020 polls are different than 2016
WASHINGTON — For many political junkies and analysts, the 2020 presidential campaign feels eerily familiar. The national polls show the Democrat has a big lead Dante Chinni reported for NBC news. There are some usually Republican states that seem to be in play. And the Trump campaign is relying heavily on a base-focus strategy. It’s… Continue reading Why 2020 polls are different than 2016
Facebook, Twitter, Google CEOs will defend law protecting tech platforms before U.S. Senate panel
WASHINGTON (Reuters): The chief executives of three large tech companies will defend a law protecting internet companies before a Senate panel on Wednesday – a topic that has split U.S. lawmakers on ways to hold Big Tech accountable for how they moderate content on their platforms.Facebook Inc’s FB.O Mark Zuckerberg, Twitter Inc’s TWTR.N Jack Dorsey… Continue reading Facebook, Twitter, Google CEOs will defend law protecting tech platforms before U.S. Senate panel