Shop sales fall for fourth month as more dine out

Retail sales in the UK fell for the fourth month in a row in August, but people spent more time eating and drinking in bars and restaurants. Sales fell by 0.9 per cent in August, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said, following a 2.8 per cent fall in July.

Constitutional bench to hear writ petitions against ordinance relating to political parties

Hearing on writ petitions filed against ordinance relating to political parties (second amendment) has been scheduled for today in the constitutional bench of the Supreme Court (SC).

Chinese astronauts return after 90 days aboard space station

A trio of Chinese astronauts returned to Earth on Friday after a 90-day stay aboard their nation’s first space station in China’s longest mission yet.

Cabinet expansion within a week: Chairman Nepal

Inaugurating the central office of the party in Aaloknagar, New Baneshwor on Friday Morning, Chairman Nepal said, "The meeting of the House of Representatives (HoR) is being held on September 20. Let's hope that all the pending works of the government and the House will be settled then."

Teaser of Tulkee,film based on polyandry, released

Teaser and the first look of the movie Tulkee, which tells the tale of polyandry practice prevalent in the Himalayan districts of Karnali, has been made public. The film produced by The Palm Group has been shot in Phoksundo, Tripurakot, Rally, Kareli Kanda and other places of Dolpa district. The teaser and the first look of the film were made public during a programme in Kathmandu on Wednesday.

Nima Rumba comes up with ‘Pagal Premi 2’

Singer Nima Rumba has sung his hit number Pagal Premi 2. This romantic dancing number has singer Rumba’s words, music and voice. Nima had brought Pagal Premi in the year 1993 and had also recorded the song titled ‘Crazy Lover’ as Pagal Premi 2 a few years ago. Rumba and late singer Sunil Bardewa started arranging for the song in 2013, and it took about two years for them to compose the song. The music video has been directed by Ashish Shrestha, who has been active in the US for a long time....

Sri Lankan Airlines to increase Kathmandu-Colombo flights

Less than a month since it began flying the Nepali skies, SriLankan Airlines has added two more flights to its Kathmandu-Colombo route. The airlines, which is Sri Lanka’s national flag carrier, began operating two direct flights a week between the capitals of Nepal and Sri Lanka from August 31. Now, from September 27, it plans to increase that number to four. According to SriLankan Airlines, the number of weekly flights was increased to cater to the increasing number of passengers flying between...

NEPSE continue to follow bearish trend, index slips by 76.65 points

The benchmark of capital market index, NEPSE, has been declining for the last three consecutive days since Tuesday. The NEPSE index declined by 76.65 points (2.65 per cent) and closed at 2,812.38 points on Thursday, the last trading day of the week. The index had declined by 135.44 points in the last three transaction days. NEPSE declined by 18.5 points on Tuesday and 40.25 points on Wednesday. However, NEPSE had posted a growth of 71.43 points on Sunday and 0.27 points on Monday this week.

‘We have worked to meet the needs of people’

Chhedagad Municipality is the largest and most populous municipality of Jajarkot district. Formed by merging six former village development committees, the municipality is led by Lal Bahadur Mahatara. Mahatara was once a school teacher who resigned his permanent job to join politics and was elected mayor of Chhedagad in 2017 from the CPN (UML). Since his election, Mayor Mahatara claims to have prioritised the development of education, physical infrastructure, health. Our Jajarkot correspondent...

Kathmandu DAO asks not to operate physical classes

The District Administration Office, Kathmandu, has issued an order restricting academic institutions (schools) from resuming classes in physical presence. “If schools have to be reopened, the concerned metropolis and municipalities will have to analyse the condition of COVID-19 infection in their area and take prior permission from their respective municipalities before operating schools in physical presence,” read a new restriction order issued by the Kathmandu District Administration on Thursday. The...