COVID-19 freezes Rs. 2 billion worth of investment in film industry

The COVID-19 pandemic has cast a sombre shadow over the fledgling Nepali movie business for the last one-and-a-half years, adversely impacting box office revenues. With the pandemic showing no signs of subsiding, the situation is looking grim for the industry.

Festivals Foster Harmony

Festivals are the special occasions for the people. They are the moments when the people share their feelings, experiences and joys. Festivals provide big respite to the people from the routine works and hardships. It is time when the family members come together and pass the moments of merriment. Most of the festivals and fiestas are associated with religions, ethnic history, cultural traditions, agriculture harvest, survival from the natural disasters and victory in wars. In the festivals, the...

Foreign Footprints In Afghanistan

Now that the US-led NATO and other forces have virtually left Afghanistan after more than 20 years without a breakthrough, China not only senses but sees the road ahead offering it opportunities for a strong foothold in that strategically important neighbouring country.

Promoting Knowledge Economy

Currently, the developed countries have undergone fourth industrial revolution (4IR) while the least developed ones like Nepal have lagged behind and are unable to reap the benefits from it. One of the central elements of the 4IR is knowledge economy, which has also been referred to as knowledge-based economy, digital economy, tech economy, and information economy as well.

A Stable Home

Parenting was never an easy task. The difficulty level, however, has increased in the modern times. Parents of the new age deal with stressors which they probably were not prepared for as they did not go through them during their own childhood. The fault does not lie with children because the current society expects them to be outgoing and assertive.

Catastrophic floods leave Melamchi project in uncertainty

While the Melamchi Water Supply Development Board (MWSDB) is hopeful about channelising the water of the Melamchi River into the tunnel through alternative and temporary measures, immediate solutions have not been found as the almost-complete head works remains buried under about 15 to 20-metre-thick debris.

Paddy planted in 98% paddy fields

Paddy plantation has been done in 97.89 per cent of total paddy filed throughout the country this year, thanks to regular and timely rainfall. According to the statistics of the Department of Agriculture under the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development, paddy plantation has been completed in about 1.342 million hectares of total 1.371 million hectares of paddy field this year.

Experts offer suggestions to govt on effective diplomacy

Experts of foreign policy and foreign affairs have expressed concerns about changing political scenarios and suggested the government to pay due attention to strengthen diplomacy. They said that strengthening diplomatic relations among countries is the most important and most challenging job to be accomplished by the government now. The Former Ambassadors’ Association, an independent think tank, is studying the matter to provide suggestions to the government. Dr. Shambhuram Simkhada, chairman...

Gurkhas: The Story of a Bravery to be made

Filmmaker Vidhan Karki is going to make ‘Gurkhas: The Story of a Bravery’ a film based on the story of the Gorkha army.

Escaped convict repatriated from Portugal

“Dhungana was among a dozen individuals who committed a forgery of Rs. 27.176 million from the then Deva Development Bank through vehicle loan. They had provided fake vehicle documents to receive the loan from the bank’s branches in Kathmandu and Lalitpur,” said Superintendent of Police (SP) Shyam Kumar Mahato.