Sindhupalchowk (RSS): The major trade Tatopani checkpoint between Nepal and China has been formally re-opened on Wednesday. The Chinese side had closed the checkpoint on September 6 stating that some Nepali employees had contracted Covid-19 infection after the floods and landslides closed for three months.Lal Bahadur Khatri, chief of the Tatopani customs office, said that… Continue reading Tatopani checkpoint resumes from today
International tea market of Nepal declines by 40 percent
Kathmandu: In the previous years, with the onset of the first flush of tea, traders from the western countries were found teasing the tea plantations in the eastern hilly districts. Especially tea buyers from Germany, USA and other countries used to go to the orchards and factories to demand tea.This time, no tea buyers could… Continue reading International tea market of Nepal declines by 40 percent
AMD Agrees to Buy Xilinx for $35 Billion in Stock
SAN FRANCISCO: Advanced Micro Devices agreed to pay $35 billion in stock for Xilinx, a deal aimed at reshaping one of the computer chip industry’s pioneers.AMD, known mainly as Intel’s longtime rival in microprocessors that power most computers, plans to use the acquisition to broaden its business into chips for markets like 5G wireless communications… Continue reading AMD Agrees to Buy Xilinx for $35 Billion in Stock
United Sherpa Association organises Covid-19 Champion Award
New York: United Sherpa Association, the umbrella organization of Nepalese Sherpas in the USA, and the Humanitarians of the World, Inc. organized ‘COVID-19 Champion Award and Dinner Gala 2020’ on Saturday, October 24th, 2020, to honor community heroes who have been making an exceptional contribution in combating the global pandemic in New York City. During… Continue reading United Sherpa Association organises Covid-19 Champion Award
Food workers, rural Americans go hungry despite U.S. government farm aid
GREEN BAY, Wis. (Reuters) – Yessenia Cendejas pulled up to a moving truck filled with donated food in northeastern Wisconsin, arriving at the mobile food bank straight from her job at a pizza-crust factory, to get sustenance for herself and five children. Cendejas, 35, took a second job at a fast-food restaurant in Green Bay… Continue reading Food workers, rural Americans go hungry despite U.S. government farm aid
Covid tests declines due to festive season
Kathmandu: Due to the great festival of Nepalese, Dashain, most of the laboratories have been closed and the number of tests has dropped in the last 24 hours.According to an update released by the Ministry of Health and Population on Tuesday, 2,725 PCRs have been tested in just 24 hours. Even in Monday’s report, only… Continue reading Covid tests declines due to festive season
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
34 percent work of Arun III project completed
Kathmandu: The work of the 900 MW Arun III Hydropower Project under construction with the investment of the Government of India has achieved 34 percent progress so far. There is still 66 percent work left of the project. Out of 9 kilometers of the project, 3 kilometers long tunnel has been dug. The work of… Continue reading 34 percent work of Arun III project completed
Nepal ‘theme country’ at Beijing International Photo Exhibition
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
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