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Jun 27 2018 | 04:42 pmQuake-damaged historical monument restored after three years in Nepal
Kathmandu: Three years after the devastating earthquake in Nepal, restoration of the the quake-damaged historical monument Gaddi Baithak located in Kathmandu Durbar Square was completed on Wednesday.
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May 15 2018 | 03:20 pmReconstruction work on quake-damaged Kasthamandap temple begins
Kathmandu: After three years of the devastating earthquake that shattered the country, Nepal started reconstruction of the quake-damaged historical temple Kasthamandap from Monday.
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Apr 09 2018 | 03:05 pmAmericans world’s biggest TV addicts watching four hours a day
Washington DC: The average person around the world spent nearly three hours a day in front their television last year, according to a report released Monday. Eurodata TV Worldwide said that television...
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Mar 30 2018 | 06:00 pmIraq holds 1st int’l book exhibition in Baghdad after defeating IS
Baghdad: Iraq on Thursday inaugurated the first Baghdad International Book Exhibition after the defeat of the Islamic State (IS) militant group.
Recent News
- Quake-damaged historical monument restored after three years in Nepal
- Reconstruction work on quake-damaged Kasthamandap temple begins
- Americans world’s biggest TV addicts watching four hours a day
- Iraq holds 1st int’l book exhibition in Baghdad after defeating IS
- Sexton, Best…Plath, Yeats: Rugby is poetry in motion for Schmidt
- Nepal holds mass prayers to set new Guinness record
- Lantern Festival marked in Nepal as part of Chinese New Year celebrations
- India mourns Bollywood’s Sridevi after reported bathtub drowning
- Night of Shiva celebrated
- Chinese contemporary art exhibit in Kathmandu
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China-assisted int’l airport in Nepal to attract more tourists, business opportunities
By Shristi Kafle Pokhara: The arrivals of tourists to Nepal have grown the highest as the country welcomed over half a million tourists in the first half of 2018, while the arrivals of Chinese tourists have grown by 35.35 percent.
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Italy, Malta standoff leaves migrant rescue boat stuck at sea
Malta: Hundreds of people on board a migrant rescue boat have been stranded in the Mediterranean between Italy and Malta in a standoff between the two nations, with both refusing to allow the vessel to dock. Some 629 people, including pregnant women ...
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With khukris and assault rifles, Singapore’s Gurkhas to guard Trump-Kim summit
Singapore: When U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un meet for their historic summit in Singapore later this month, they will be protected by men from one of the fiercest warrior tribes in the world – the Gurkhas of Ne...
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Nepal’s Sherpas now get affordable medical care — but lacks funding
Kathmandu: As word came over the radio that a Sherpa had been struck on the head by a falling rock high on Everest, the three doctors at base camp jumped into action, fully aware that saving him would be a life-or-death race against the unpredictable...
Opinion
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Biodiversity and sustainable tourism in the Hindu Kush Himalaya
By Janita Gurung and Anu Kumari Lama Biodiversity and tourism linkages Biodiversity is the basis for many tourism activities in th...
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Brexit, a sign of anti-elite revolt: Analysts
PARIS: It was Britain’s poorer and less-educated citizens — angry at not having shared in the economic benefits of a n...
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Aug 03 2018 | 12:17 pmNepal aims to increase annual foreign tourist arrivals to over 2.5m
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Aug 01 2018 | 12:27 pmIndustrial investment sees an increase in Nepal in 2017-18 FY
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Jul 29 2018 | 12:19 pmMalaysia urges Nepal to reconsider foreign worker ban
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Jul 27 2018 | 12:23 pm7 die, 22 hurt in passenger bus mishap in Chitwan