Crime & Accident
A student was killed in a cycle accident while the body of an 11-year-old boy was found in a sack, following a kidnapping.
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Rupee’s Record Low Fall Against US Dollar
Nepali rupee recorded back-to-back drop of over one percent and fell to a historic low against a US dollar on Tuesday after gloom reigned supreme in equity markets and oil importers and overseas investors bought more dollars in India, with which currency rupee is pegged.
HMA Nominations Out!!!
Nominations for the biggest awards ceremony of Nepali music industry have been announced. Check out which artists have made it to the 19 categories for Close Up 15th Hits FM Music Awards, 2068.
Rally To “Get Visible”
On November 19, Kathmandu Cycle City 2020- CCNN paid tribute to late Dr. Prahlad Yonzon by making a graffiti of Ghost Bicycle at Balkhu where the eminent conservation biologist and nature lover died in a bicycle accident. On the very day, an “Evening Cycle Rally 2011” took place with the theme “Get Visible”, as an appeal to the government to provide road safety to cyclists.
MLTR Rocked KTM!!!
The second ever world class concert of an international artist, Michael Learns To Rock Live In Nepal was held successfully in the capital. The Danish soft rock group once again mesmerized the Nepali audience with their soulful music.
Tunnel Highway In The Making
Work to construct the Kathmandu-Hetauda Tunnel Highway road has accelerated. The highway is expected to be completed in the next four years with an investment of Rs 20 billion.
MLTR Have Landed!!!
Iconic Danish pop/rock band Michael Learns To Rock, who are scheduled to perform in the capital on Saturday, have arrived in the country.
Neerakar’s Culinary Journey- Nick’s Palate
Are you a Nepali living in America? Then don’t forget to check out Neerakar Uprety’s food blog “Nick’s Palate”. A Nepali resident in Washington DC, he has already shared his culinary adventure with CNN!
Sherpa & Sunuwar For NatGeo’s Adventurer of the Year
Lakpa Tsheri Sherpa and Sano Babu Sunuwar have been selected as one of the candidates for National Geographic’s People’s Choice Adventurer of the Year 2012 for their achievement in adventure sports.
Infrastructure Demolition For Wider Roads
As part of its ongoing drive to widen valley streets, Metropolitan Traffic Police Division (MTPD) has expanded major sections of three busy roads under PM Dr Baburam Bhattarai’s instructions to ease traffic jams in the capital.
Himalayan Blues
The fifth edition of the biggest blues festival, The Himalayan Blues Festival 2011 concluded with a bang on November 12, Saturday.
Arunima Lamsal welcomes a baby girl
Arunima Lamsal has become first time mommy! The actress and husband Amrit Aryal welcomed a baby girl on Tuesday, 22nd Kartik at Thapathali’s Norvic Hospital at 7:45 PM. The newborn weighs 2.1kgs and both the mother and the child are said to be healthy.
Superstar Rajesh Out of Trouble!
Silver screen hero Rajesh Hamal finally got the clean chit from the Hanumandhoka Metropolitan Police Range. A woman, who identified herself as Balkumari Adhikari, also a traffic police constable in Chitwan, had claimed that the superstar married her and is father of her three children.
Korean firm seeks go-ahead for 2nd international airport
Landmark Worldwide (LMW), a South Korean company that carried out detailed feasibility study (DFS) for the second international airport in Nepal at Nijgadh in Bara district, has filed an application with the government to allow it to construct the much-talked airport.
Visitor arrivals post record high
The monthly tourist arrivals by air posted a record in October. According to Immigration Office, Tribhuwan International Airport (TIA), visitor arrivals in October touched a record 73,264 — an increment by 16.8 per cent compared to the same month last year — for the first time in the tourism history of Nepal. A total of 69,115 foreign tourists departed whereas 52,952 Nepalese departed from TIA in October but TIA recorded some 70,531 Nepalese arrivals.
Yeti Airlines hands over donation cheques to 4 social organizations
Yeti Airlines is donating Rs 4 per flight ticket to Child Workers´ in Nepal (CWIN), United Mission to Nepal (UMN), Centre for Victims of Torture Nepal (CVICT) and Save the Children. The airlines handed over a cheque of Rs 210,141 each to these organizations which are working in the field of child rights, human rights, poverty alleviation, and empowerment among others.
Six dead, over 12 hurt in bus-micro bus collision
Six persons were killed and more than a dozen others injured in a micro bus-passenger bus collision in Madhesa-4 of Sunsari district Monday morning.
US lawmaker warns to stop millions of dollars in US AID if crack down on Tibetans’ movement continues in Nepal
A US lawmaker threatened to strip Nepal of its millions of dollars in US aid unless it permits refugees fleeing Chinese rule in Tibet to transit through the country, according to an AFP report. The warning comes few days after Nepal’s riot police arrested at least 35 Tibetan refugees from pro-Tibet demonstration in Jawalakhel, Lalitpur on Tuesday.
Hello Sarkar restores Rs 6,150 to fleeced bus passengers
The impact of the much-talked-about Hello Sarkar public complaints hotline is being seen in one instance after another. Some 41 bus passengers in Itahari were able to recover Rs 6,150 fleeced from them by the bus owners on Saturday thanks to timely intervention by the Hello Sarkar team. The Hello Sarkar control room has been in operation following its inauguration by the prime minister on Thursday. The control room has been taking non-stop phone calls and there is a flood of complaints by email, fax and SMS also.
Nepal crashes out of SAARC T20 cricket tourney
Nepal crashed out of the ongoing SAARC U-25 Twenty20 Cricket Tournament after losing its last league match against Pakistan by 77 runs in Maldives on Saturday.