Discount package announced in Bandipur to attract domestic tourists

Kathmandu: Hoteliers operating in Bandipur have announced a discount package to attract domestic tourists.Entrepreneurs here have announced a discount package at the hotel to boost the tourism business of Bandipur, which has been sacked by Covid-19. The Regional Hotel Association Bandipur has said that all hotels and restaurants are offering 10 to 15 percent discount… Continue reading Discount package announced in Bandipur to attract domestic tourists

Nepal ‘theme country’ at Beijing International Photo Exhibition

File Photo Photo Courtesy: Nepal Tourism Board

Kathmandu (RSS): Nepal has been presented as a special guest nation theme country in the 10-day International Photo Exhibition starting today in Beijing, the capital of China.The Sino-Nepal Media Society, which represents Nepal, has included 50 photos of Nepal’s Chitwan and Everest National Parks listed in the World Natural Heritage List.A special exhibition hall has… Continue reading Nepal ‘theme country’ at Beijing International Photo Exhibition

India and US sign defense agreement

Photo Courtesy: Indian Ministry of External Affairs

Kathmandu: India and the United States have signed a landmark defense agreement on Tuesday.The agreement, reached at a time when tensions between India and China have been rising for months since the Ladakh incident, has been taken seriously. According to the agreement, some sensitive satellite images, maps and other information related to defense will be… Continue reading India and US sign defense agreement

Turkish President’s Appeal: Don’t Buy French Products

A protester in Istanbul holds a picture of Emmanuel Macron, which has been defaced with a shoe print Photograph. Photo courtesy: AFP

France: France has appealed for foreign governments to stamp out calls by what it calls a “radical minority” for a boycott of French products after Emmanuel Macron’s public backing of the Muhammad caricatures.According to a report of The Guardian, the appeal came as anger escalated across the Islamic world over the president’s remarks at a… Continue reading Turkish President’s Appeal: Don’t Buy French Products

World’s best brands

Kathmandu: Interbrand, a US marketing consultancy on brand and branding management, has released a new list of the world’s most valuable brands.Technology brands dominate the list of Interbrand’s Best Global Brands Report 2020. According to the report, the brand value of the 100 most valuable brands in the world has increased by 9 percent in… Continue reading World’s best brands

Chinese and US Ambassador’s Nepali festive diplomacy

US Ambassador Randy Berry putting Tika and Jamara to staffers on the occasion of Vijaya Dashami. Photo Courtesy: Twitter account of Ambassador Berry

Kathmandu: Diplomats from the US and China, who are competing at the global level, have been showing ‘diplomacy’ in the art and culture of Nepal.The ambassadors of both the countries in Nepal have celebrated the Dashain festival of Nepal in their own style today. They have posted a video of the Dashain celebration on social… Continue reading Chinese and US Ambassador’s Nepali festive diplomacy

Trump, Biden in final full week of campaigning as virus looms large

A man sanitizes a privacy booth to fight the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a polling station opened for early voting at Our Lady Help of Christians in Staten Island, New York City, U.S., October 25, 2020. REUTERS

(Reuters) – President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden on Monday are down to the final full week of campaigning before the Nov. 3 election, as surging coronavirus cases and a COVID-19 outbreak within Vice President Mike Pence’s staff keep the focus of the race on the pandemic.Trump claimed progress in combating the disease… Continue reading Trump, Biden in final full week of campaigning as virus looms large

Netflix releases ‘Bad Boy Billionaires’

Kathmandu: Netflix has released a four-episode documentary series ‘Bad Boy Billionaires India’. Of which three episodes have been released so far while the remaining one episode is being prepared for release. A video has been made about four Indian billionaires who swindled tens of billions of rupees. A series of exploratory material has been prepared… Continue reading Netflix releases ‘Bad Boy Billionaires’

Finance Minister Poudel is excited by revenue raised in last three months

Kathmandu (NAN): Finance Minister Bishnu Poudel has said that the policy arrangements need to be corrected to improve the weak state of capital expenditure. Finance Minister Poudel has said that such laws need to be reformed as capital expenditure is weak due to some legal provisions.Talking to News Agency Nepal (NAN), he said that he… Continue reading Finance Minister Poudel is excited by revenue raised in last three months