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
Boeing posts fourth straight quarterly loss as sales slump
(Reuters): Boeing Co BA.N reported its fourth straight quarterly loss on Wednesday as the coronavirus pandemic and 737 MAX grounding hurt sales, while reaffirming its expectation that U.S. deliveries of the jet would resume before year-end.The U.S. planemaker also said it was sticking with the deeply reduced twin-aisle production rates announced in July, as well… Continue reading Boeing posts fourth straight quarterly loss as sales slump
Local government without communication
Kathmandu: Telephone and internet facilities have not yet reached the centers of 40 villages across the country. According to the National Federation of Village Municipalities, 40 out of 460 village municipalities across the country do not have telephone and internet facilities in their centers.According to the federation, telephone service and internet service has not reached… Continue reading Local government without communication
‘No treatment, No Tax’ campaign from Mt Everest
Solukhumbu: The ‘No Treatment, No Tax’ campaign has been launched from Mount Everest, against the government’s decision not to provide free treatment to Corona infected. The activists have reached foot of the Mt Everest on Wednesday to protest against the government.A team of Nepal Students Union leader Dujang Sherpa, who is also a delegate to… Continue reading ‘No treatment, No Tax’ campaign from Mt Everest