ECONOMY
EPF to take controversial Basnet owned Kohinoor Hills Housing to auction
EPF to take controversial Basnet owned Kohinoor Hills Housin...
KATHMANDU, Sep 1: The Employee Provident Fund (EPF) has stepped up to take into auction the property of Kohinoor Hills Housing of Imadol, Lalitpur that is owned by Sudhir Basnet, chairman of the problematic Oriental Cooperative.
Sep 01, 2023
WORLD
Inflation in Sri Lanka drops to 4 pct in August
Inflation in Sri Lanka drops to 4 pct in August
COLOMBO, Sep 1: The Colombo Consumer Price Index (CCPI) indicates that Sri Lanka's key inflation rate has eased to 4 percent in August from 6.3 percent in July, the Department of Census and Statistics (DCS) said on Thursday.
Sep 01, 2023
ECONOMY
Problematic Civil Cooperative to form task force to pay back depositors’ money
Problematic Civil Cooperative to form task force to pay back...
KATHMANDU, Sep 1: The problematic Civil Savings and Credit Cooperative will be forming a special committee that will aim at returning money of the depositors of the cooperative.
Sep 01, 2023
Editorial
Addressing Air Pollution to Safeguard Lives
Addressing Air Pollution to Safeguard Lives
As the monsoon season brings relief through rain, it is a time to confront a crisis that has cast a long, perilous shadow over the lives of Nepalis. The air that once invigorated us has transformed into a silent killer, endangering our very existence. The recently unveiled international report, 'Air...
Sep 01, 2023
POLITICS
National Defense College delegation from India concludes five-day visit to Nepal
National Defense College delegation from India concludes fiv...
KATHMANDU, Aug 31: A delegation from the 63rd course of the National Defence College (NDC), India comprising 16 senior officers from civil services and defence forces of India and friendly foreign countries Germany, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Saudi Arabia, UK and Oman visited Nepal for five days beginni...
Sep 01, 2023
WORLD
India records strong 7.8 percent growth in June quarter
India records strong 7.8 percent growth in June quarter
NEW DELHI, Aug 31: India's GDP grew by 7.8 percent in the June quarter, official figures showed Thursday, despite government fears over the impact of higher consumer prices on household budgets.
Aug 31, 2023
SOCIETY
Foul play suspected as KUKL fixes criteria for water treatment projects that bars Nepali c...
Foul play suspected as KUKL fixes criteria for water treatme...
KATHMANDU, Aug 31: Kathmandu Upatyaka Khanepani Limited (KUKL) has issued tender bids for wastewater management projects in the valley that will likely benefit a certain group of contractors.
Aug 31, 2023
ECONOMY
NOC hikes petroleum prices by a notable amount
NOC hikes petroleum prices by a notable amount
KATHMANDU, Aug 31: Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) has hiked the price of cooking gas heavily by Rs 235 per cylinder to be effective from Thursday midnight.
Aug 31, 2023
ECONOMY
Nepal imported legumes worth Rs 1.34 billion during mid-July and mid-August
Nepal imported legumes worth Rs 1.34 billion during mid-July...
KATHMANDU, Aug 31: Nepal imported legumes worth Rs 1.34 billion in the first month of the current fiscal year.
Aug 31, 2023
ECONOMY
93 percent paddy plantation over in Bagmati Province
93 percent paddy plantation over in Bagmati Province
MAKAWANPUR, Aug 31: Bagmati Province has recorded around 93 percent of monsoon paddy transplantation so far this year, said Anup Adhikari, the information officer at the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development of Bagmati provincial government.
Aug 31, 2023