China-sponsored Everest Summiteers Summit draws controversy

The Department of Tourism has asked the Nepal Mountaineering Association and the Expedition Operators Association Nepal to furnish their opinions about the Everest Summiteers Summit recently organised by Everest Alliance Nepal in Kathmandu.

Kathmandu 13 Jul, 2026

Himalaya Jet sponsored Nepali Mela and Gurkha Cup for 10 years

The brand new British Premium airline Himalaya Jet has announced its long-term sponsorship of the Nepali diaspora’s two largest annual events — the Gurkha Cup and Nepali Mela — for the next 10 years as part of its corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative.

Business 16 Jul, 2025

Nepotism within state-sponsored corruption: Contradicting Wilson's Theory of Altruism

Renowned American biologist and sociologist Edward Osborne Wilson, in his Pulitzer Prize-winning book ‘On Human Nature’ published in 1978, meticulously explores the human nature and society from a sociobiological perspective.

Opinion 21 Sep, 2023

Locals protest China-sponsored project in Damak

KATHMANDU, DECEMBER 31 Locals have been protesting against China-sponsored Damak Clean Industrial Park in Damak Municipality, demanding adequate compensation for the acquired land and transparency regarding the Chinese investment project located...

Travel 01 Jan, 2021

UN agency urges help for Banksy-sponsored migrant ship

LONDON: The UN refugee agency urged European nations on Saturday to let in hundreds of migrants rescued from the Mediterranean Sea by humanitarian boats — including one sponsored by street artist Banksy. The UNHCR and the International...

Women 30 Aug, 2020

Facebook allows US political candidates to run sponsored content

Facebook Inc (FB.O) said on Friday it was allowing US-based political candidates to run branded content on its social networking platforms, but the content would not be cataloged in its advertising library. Political campaigns and groups can now use...

Mobile & Apps 15 Feb, 2020

Bangladesh Bank heist was 'state-sponsored': US official

MANILA: The heist of $81 million from the Bangladesh central bank's account at the New York Federal Reserve last year was "state-sponsored," an FBI officer in the Philippines, who has been involved in the investigations, said on...

Women 29 Mar, 2017

Sponsored Pins

SAN FRANCISCO: Popular online bulletin board Pinterest on Wednesday began pushing ‘pins’ sponsored by advertisers into countries outside the United States, starting with Britain. San Francisco-based Pinterest introduced ‘Sponsored Pins’ about...

07 Apr, 2016

UN-sponsored peace talks on Syria to start Friday

GENEVA: Peace talks between the Syrian government and opposition groups are to start on Friday, the UN special envoy on Syria announced Monday. Staffan de Mistura told reporters he would be sending out invitations to the talks in Geneva on Tuesday....

Women 25 Jan, 2016

Yahoo to notify its users about ‘state-sponsored’ hacking attacks

CALIFORNIA: Yahoo has become the latest techno-logy company to promise to alert its users if it thinks their accounts have been attacked by ‘state-sponsored actors’ – hackers working on behalf of governments. “Yahoo will now notify you if we...