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Nepal Rastra Bank has issued Rs100 denomination banknotes with a feature which allows visually impaired people to recognize them. This is the first time that paper money that has been specially designed for the benefit of blind people has been put in circulation, the central bank said.The currency notes which entered the market on Sunday have a…

Colors Mobile has launched P50 series of Colors smartphones in the Nepali market.The company is targeting both the first-time smartphone users along with those who look value for money, Colors Mobile said in a statement."The phone helps users to economize the data plan for as it COLORSLITE pre-installed which save 50 percent of data. The P50…

The 2016 UEFA European Championship, commonly referred to as UEFA Euro 2016 or simply Euro 2016, will be the 15th edition of the UEFA European Championship, the quadrennial international men's football championship of Europe organized by UEFA. It is scheduled to be held in France from 10 June to 10 July 2016. Spain are two-time defending…

Urban cable car system can save about 50 to 60 percent time and reduce noise and air pollution by 30 to 40 percent compared to conventional transport system, a study shows.The study financed by the French government under a technical assistance program was conducted by a team of engineers and consultants from SYSTRA and MDP.Among others, the…

Nepal’s national anthem composer and father of modern Nepali music Amber Gurung passed away in the wee hours of Tuesday. He was 79.The Grande International Hospital, where Gurung was being treated, announced that the veteran lyricist, composer and singer breathed his last at 2:37 this morning.According to the hospital, he was admitted for…

The Metropolitan Traffic Police Division has served a 15-day ultimatum to motorists who have not turned up to collect their driving licences, blue books and route permits seized for violation of traffic rules since mid-April 2014.“Traffic police will proceed with legal action if they fail to collect their documents by May 26,” warned the MPTD…

Kathmandu, May 10 The United Arab Emirates inaugurated its residential embassy amidst a function in Kathmandu today.Earlier, its embassy based in New Delhi had been concurrently looking after Nepal.Foreign Minister of UAE, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, inaugurated the embassy in Lazimpat, Kathmandu this afternoon.Speaking on the…

China on Wednesday flagged off its first combined transport service to Nepal.An international freight train departed from Lanzhou, the capital city of northwestern China's Gansu province, reported People’s Daily. The final destination is Kathmandu, Nepal, but rail transport will change over to road transport in Xigaze, Tibet.According to the…

Names of seven Nepalis appear in the Panama Papers offshore data that the International Consortium of Investigative Journalism (ICIJ) released on Monday.Among them are Upendra Mahato, Nawang Dolma, Umadevi Singhania, Arun Kumar Chaudhary, Survansh Kumar Chaudhary, Karan Kumar Chaudhary and Shila Chaudhary.Names Linked To Data FromMAHATO…

Ncell has paid Rs 9.96 billion capital gains tax to the government.The telecom operator informed about payment of tax by organizing a press meet in Kathmandu on Sunday. "We paid the tax as per the directive of the Large Tax Payers Office (LTPO)," Ncell said in a statement distributed at the press meet, adding: "We had been directed to calculate…