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A construction worker video has gone viral on Youtube and social media and is soon to become next internet sensation among the media.A video uploaded in Youtube shows a chinese worker dance to the moves of Michael Jackson in a construction site filled with dust and rubbles.The worker comes forward as the music begins and shows his…

Global Reach, an educational consulting company, is organizing a one-day Australian Education Fair at Hotel Annapurna in Kathmandu on Monday.Issuing a statement, the company said that the education fair will have presence of top 39 universities of Australia. “Nepali students who want to go to Australia for study can meet the representatives…

The tourism sector of Nepal enjoyed a phenomenal growth in international tourist arrivals in 2018. The consistent and upward momentum continued throughout the year and the annual arrival figures have reached well above the one-million mark.According to the Department of Immigration, 969,287 international visitors came by air and 203,785 came…

The government is planning to develop Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) — the sole international airport in the country — as a boutique airport.According to Raj Kumar Chhetri, general manager of TIA, the airport authorities have started to introduce modern technologies at the airport and have also started installing traditional art…

Gone are the days when traffic police personnel had to blow whistles at the top of their lungs to direct vehicles and pedestrians alike at the zebra crossings along various road sections in the city.The Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has now geared up to install smart zebra crossings at various roads in the district. The new smart zebra…

The first trans-national fuel pipeline in between Nepal and India is near completion with only 12.2 kilometers remaining to be laid down.About 65 per cent of the Motihari-Amlekhganj Pipeline project that covers the length of 36.2 kilometers has been completed, informed the pipeline project office in Simara in Nepal.The trans-border…

The Chinese government has said that it is waiting for approval of the detailed project design of the second phase of Ring Road expansion project. The Chinese team has asked the Department of Roads (DoR) to approve the design at the earliest.“The Chinese team has frequently asked the DoR to finalise the detailed project design as soon as…

The inflow of foreign tourists (by air) has crossed the much awaited mark of one million annual arrivals within the first 11 months of 2018, as per the statistics unveiled by Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) today.According to NTB, a total of 1,001,930 foreign tourists have visited Nepal via air till the end of November. This inflow of foreign…

Taxi drivers in Kathmandu valley who bargain with passengers on fare, do not drive to destinations demanded by them and tamper with meters will be barred from driving for a period of six months from now onwards.The rule aimed at curbing anomalies in cab service in Kathmandu valley was enforced today. Traffic police introduced the rule based…

Miss Nepal Shrinkhala Khatiwada has edged closer to the Miss World Final 2018 after winning the multimedia award on Monday, organisers informed.Khatiwada who is vying for Miss World 2018 crown in Sanya, China secured a win over other two multimedia award finalists — Mexico and Kenya and bagged a place in top 30 finalists’ berth in the…