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Hadid, Vogue apologize for darkened skin tone Gigi Hadid and Vogue Italia have separately apologized for the May Vogue Italia cover showing the top model with a darker skin tone and hair color that set off a social media backlash and underlined the lack of diversity in the fashion industry. Hadid, in a post on Instagram Thursday, said diversity needs to be addressed and she does not want “to take opportunities away from anyone else.” The cover shows the normally blond Hadid with dark hair and heavily bronzed skin, wearing a tiara and sequined jumpsuit. She said the cover shoot by photographer Steven Klein, including bronzing of her skin and digital editing of the photo, “was not executed correctly and concerns that have been brought up are valid. “I want to address this for those who were offended by the editing/retouch/coloring of the cover. Please know that things would have been different if my control of the situation was different,” the model said. “Reg

CDOs instructed to arrest entrepreneurs not operating vehicles Kathmandu, May 4 The Home Ministry has instructed Chief District Officers (CDO) in all 77 districts to arrest and take action against the transport entrepreneurs who have called a strike on Friday protesting the government’s decision to end transport cartels. Stating that the general public has been hit by the strike, Home Minister Ram Bahadur Thapa has instructed the 77 CDOs to arrest the transport entrepreneurs who are not operating their vehicles and take action as per the Essential Services Operation Act 1957. Minister Thapa has also instructed all the district coordination committees to initiate investigation of the assets of the transport entrepreneurs and their committees that are on strike, according to a ministry source. “Minister Thapa has clearly instructed all district coordination committees to take action against those opposing the government’s decision by not operating their vehicles and to

NA constructs 1,048 km roads so far Kathmandu, May 4: The Nepal Army has so far completed works on opening the track of 26 road projects of the country.  According to the Development and Construction Directorate of the Nepal Army, a total of 1,048 kilometres of road has been constructed in course of completing these projects. The Nepal Army had got responsibility to construct the roads in rural and hilly districts. The NA had constructed Surkhet-Jumla, Nagma-Gamgadhi, Beshishahar-Chame, Musikot-Burtibang, Baglung-Beni-Jomsom, Jomsom-Korala, Chhinchu-Jajarkot, Salyan-Musikot, Abuba-Bhachchek, Gorkha-Aarughat roads. Similarly, the NA had opened the track of Kathmandu-Tarai fast track, Gorkha-Manakamana road, Hile-Leguwa road, Katari-Okhaldhunga road, Trishuli-Somdang road, Satdobato-Nibelbaluwa road, Devsthal Kainakada-Chaurjahari road, Champapur-Barahachhetra alternative track, among others. Likewise, the Nepal Army has now been carrying out pilot track opening task of

T ransport entrepreneurs go on strike, thousands of passengers affected Kathmandu, May 4 A strike imposed by transport entrepreneurs supporting the ‘syndicate’ system has affected the daily life of people across the country. While the government has vowed to cancel the registration of transporters who go on strike, the transporters have demanded that the government not force them to operate their business as companies. In Kathmandu, public transport vehicles have been parked in the Bus Park area and ticket counters have been closed. However, private vehicles and few cabs are operating. Similarly, Rupandehi has been equally affected due to protest. All districts of Province 5 including provisional capital Hetaunda, and Province 1 have been affected. People travelling on long routes have been stranded on the highway as Transport committees such as West Nepal Bus Entrepreneurs Association, Siddhartha Yatayat, Butwal Yatayat, Gulmi Yatayat, Supa Deuli Yatayat, Palpa S

‘Pro-syndicate’ transporters impose strike on long routes Kathmandu, May 3 Transport entrepreneurs protesting the government decision to stop registration and renewal of their committees as NGOs have stopped providing long-route bus services from Thursday afternoon apparently in a bid to make the government let them continue their monopoly as syndicates. The transportation was halted after an announcement by the Federation of Nepalese National Transport Entrepreneurs Association. As per the protest programme, the Federation has warned of stopping operation of public vehicles across the country from Friday. According to an official of the Federation, buses that leave for farther destinations today will not reach their respective destinations till midnight itself, affecting the protest programme for tomorrow. “Hence, we have decided to halt the bus services from Thursday afternoon. Night buses will not operate too.” Only 123 buses have left for their respective de

Ford Freestyle to reshape CUV segment in Nepal May 3, 2018-Go Automobiles has launched its latest global product offering, the Ford Freestyle in Nepal. The new vehicle from Ford is a cool, capable and connected compact utility vehicle (CUV) for Nepali consumers. The latest product from Ford combines SUV-like design, benchmark performance, innovative in-car technology and outstanding fuel efficiency. The CUV is based on the Figo hatchback. Director of GO Automobiles Akash Golchha stated that the Ford Freestyle is more than just a crossover as it is packed with various features that consumers can look forward to. The new vehicle is being displayed at Labim Mall in the Capital and those who book the Ford Freestyle will receive shopping coupons worth Rs25,000. Pricing starts at Rs2,699,000 for the base variant of the Ford Freestyle. According to the company, the all-new Ford Freestyle embodies the aspirations of free-spirited buyers who are uninhibited and love to l