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Pakistan is the happiest country in South Asia, according to the global happiness survey from the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network.Pakistan, which ranks 67 in the world, is followed by Bhutan (95) and Nepal (100). Nepal climbed one step from last year. Afghanistan and India were at the bottom two in the happiness…

The Ministry of Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation has announced that it will expand online services to all the Land Revenue Offices across the country within a year.Speaking at a programme to mark the occasion of the Land Revenue Office in Kalanki going fully online today, Minister for Land Management, Cooperatives and…

The first assembled model of the Boeing 777X rests in the factory Everett, in Washington, waiting to begin it's test flights around the globe. Boeing expects this aircraft to be the world's largest double-engine aircraft and the most efficient with 12% less fuel consumption and 10% less operating costs than the competition.The aircraft had…

The Nepal Telecommunications Authority and Frech-Italian satellite manufacturer Thales Alenia Space signed an agreement on March 11 yielding a letter of intent expressing Nepal’s desire to operate a national communications satellite.Although no contract on manufacturing has been signed by the Nepali and French officials yet, the parties are…

The government is introducing e-commerce regulations to supervise the online marketplace which is growing steadily despite a late start.Industry insiders and government officials said that the e-commerce market would grow manifold due to a swelling middle class and a surge in the number of internet users. The Nepal Telecommunications…

City planners and the public have appreciated Lalitpur Metropolitan City’s most recent move of installing a ‘Water ATM’ or ‘Pani Padhero’ to provide the public easy access to safe drinking water. They, however, said such a service should be free of cost, as water is a basic need and a free resource.The metropolis, in coordination with the…

BARCELONA, Spain- At the press conference held at the Mobile World Congress 2019, Lifecell shared its achievements after announcing its new approach to the telecom sector last year with a new partnership with CG Corp Global expanding Lifecell’s experience and know-how in digitalization to Nepal.Lifecell DO vision and 1440 strategy - changed…

Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) has announced to close runway of Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) between 10 pm to 8 am for rehabilitation and expansion work from April 1 for runway rehabilitation and expansion work which is scheduled to be completed by June.Nepali joint venture Kalika-Tundi is the contractor of the project.…

Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has decided to have the underground electric cable in the Kathmandu Valley in a bid to minimise the risk of electric shocks and maintain the urban beauty.In the first phase of the cable undergrounding project, areas covered by the Majarajgunj Distribution Centre and the Ratnapark Distribution Centre have…

The 91st Academy Awards ceremony, honoring the best films of 2018, was held at the Dolby Theatre, in Los Angeles, California.It was a night of upset in Hollywood, as Green Book took home Best Picture in a hotly-contested category.“Green Book,” the story of the unlikely friendship between a bigoted bouncer and a virtuoso black musician,…