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The Rising Nepal
Saira to be released worldwide
Saira, being directed by Bollywood fame Vishal Desai, is planning a global release.
Messi’s Argentina advance as Poland squeak through
: Lionel Messi’s Argentina booked their place in the final 16 of the World Cup on Wednesday with a 2-0 victory over Poland as Australia reached the knockout rounds for just the second time in their history.
Economy facing challenges, but not in crisis: FM Sharma
Finance Minister Janardan Sharma has said that the country's economy is not in crisis. Addressing the 26th anniversary of Society of Economic Journalists-Nepal on Thursday, he urged experts and stakeholders not to call the current situation a crisis, citing that the indicators of the economy are in a state of improvement and now the construction will speed up and capital expenditure will also increase.
Spain face Japan looking to seal last-16 spot
After conceding late to miss out on a victory against Germany, Spain finds itself with some work left to do against Japan to guarantee its spot in the round of 16 at the World Cup.
Kotiyamai’s elephant statues await protection
The elephant statues in front of the Kotiyamai Temple in Sainamaina Municipality–5 lie in neglect, awaiting protection. The temple is not fenced, leaving the area open for hooligans to come and vandalise the sculptures, some of which date back centuries. Grazing cattle and playful kids also wander in and unintentionally break and damage the figures.
Construction of concrete school buildings delights Jumla locals
After a long time, Kalika Secondary School of Badki, a remote village in Jumla district, has been shifted to comfortable new concrete school buildings.
Fix Delivery Means To Fulfill Promises
The elections to the federal and provincial parliaments are over with Nepali Congress leading the tally of seats followed by CPN-UML maintaining win in the PR vote count. As speculated, CPN-Maoist Centre has managed to stay third in the overall vote computation. The novelty of the present elections has been that the Rastriya
Low Voter Turnout Hints Public Resentment
Voter turnout is one of the crucial metrics of how citizens directly participate in the governance and decision-making process of their country. Higher voter turnout is in most cases a sign of the vitality of democracy, while lower turnout is usually associated with voter apathy and mistrust of the political process. Because of its importance, media and civil society actors, as well as the pro-democracy community and many other stakeholders are concerned when citizens do not turn out to vote. They are also keen to understand the reasons behind low turnouts
Kimff from December 8
The 20th edition of Kathmandu International Mountain Film Festival (kimff) was announced by organising a press conference in Kathmandu on Wednesday. This year, the festival is scheduled to begin on December 8.
Vyas growing vegetables by leasing land
The Agricultural Development Division of the Vyas Rural Municipality in Darchula district, the western-most part of Nepal, has established an agricultural firm by leasing land.
Nepal, India hold anti-human trafficking meeting
An agreement was reached between the Nepali and Indian security officials and different organisations to control human trafficking. A cross border interaction and sharing meeting held in Nepalgunj on Wednesday agreed to control all types of human trafficking activities by building better coordination and cooperation among the officials of both the nations.
Drug slows Alzheimer’s but can it make a real difference?
An experimental Alzheimer’s drug modestly slowed the brain disease’s inevitable worsening, researchers reported Tuesday -- but it remains unclear how much difference that might make in people’s lives.
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Curbing Online Fraud
When the internet revolution began to sweep the world in the late 1990s, the people had no inkling of its scope and impact on the society. It has brought a drastic change to the mode of communication among the people. The virtual world has become source of catalysis to move, shape and transform the real or physical world. Now no sector is detached from internet that is now an essential part of most of human activity and professions. But, as a saying goes: ‘every coin has two sides’, the internet-driven conduct, interaction and business have also pros and cons. No doubt, the internet has enabled the people to accomplish works fast and meticulously but it has also been abused to harm the innocent lot. Anyone with a personal computer can create fake account to cheat people or share false news and information or spread rumours and hate speech through social networking sites to mislead the community.
Cell Phone Signals Cause Nervous Disorders
As experiments with rats have shown, the radio waves emitted by some cell phones lead to damage to the nerve cells of the brain of these animals. For two hours, the animals were exposed to an electromagnetic field similar to that generated by most European-made mobile phones. The rats obviously had a hard time. As the study shows, an ordinary protein, albumin, entered the brain of animals along with the blood. Several mobile phone users have filed a lawsuit against a number of companies, alleging that it was as a result of contact with their products that they develop
Sudurpaschim cruise into final
Sudurpaschim Province cruised into the final of the CAN U19 National Selection Tournament following its seven-wicket win over Madhesh U19 at TU Cricket Ground, Kirtipur on Wednesday.
