POLITICS
NCP's central secretariat meeting at 3 pm today
NCP's central secretariat meeting at 3 pm today
KATHMANDU, Oct 24: A meeting of ruling Nepal Communist Party's central secretariat is scheduled to be held today 3 pm at the Prime Minister's official residence in Baluwatar.
Oct 24, 2018
ECONOMY
Kathmandu ranked fifth tourist destination of the world
Kathmandu ranked fifth tourist destination of the world
KATHMANDU, Oct 24: The website for the travel guide Lonely Planet has named Kathmandu in its top ten list of places to visit in 2019. The site said Kathmandu, which had been hit by devastating earthquakes in 2015, was now ready to welcome foreign tourists after satisfactory progress in restoring mon...
Oct 24, 2018
WORLD
21 Saudis to lose US visas over Khashoggi murder, Saudi Arabia still an important ally – P...
21 Saudis to lose US visas over Khashoggi murder, Saudi Arab...
WASHINGTON DC, Oct 24: The US will punish those responsible for killing journalist Jamal Khashoggi by revoking visas and possibly imposing Global Magnitsky Act sanctions, but Saudi Arabia remains an important ally, said Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
Oct 24, 2018
ECONOMY
Himalaya Airlines begins direct flights to Chongqing
Himalaya Airlines begins direct flights to Chongqing
KATHMANDU, Oct 24: Himalaya Airlines, an international air carrier of Nepal, has started direct flights to Chongqing from Kathmandu. The inaugural flight last Friday also marked the first air connectivity of Kathmandu with this Chinese city.
Oct 24, 2018
ECONOMY
Nepse extends losses with a marginal decline
Nepse extends losses with a marginal decline
KATHMANDU: Stocks fluctuated around the unchanged line for most of the initial trading session on Tuesday. Consequently, the Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) Index traded flat till mid-session. However, stocks came under slight pressure in the latter trading hours as the index dropped by a modest 2.70 p...
Oct 24, 2018
SOCIETY
Wire extension on Trishuli-Kathmandu 220 KV transmission line begins
Wire extension on Trishuli-Kathmandu 220 KV transmission lin...
BETRAWATI, Oct 24: Wire expansion has begun along the under-construction Trishuli-Kathmandu 220 KV ‘Double Circuit’.
Oct 24, 2018
SOCIETY
Recapping Wendy’s journey to transform lives through education across the world
Recapping Wendy’s journey to transform lives through educati...
Wendy Kopp had little idea that the inequities in education that she saw while at Princeton would take her beyond borders to transform lives through education.
Oct 24, 2018
ECONOMY, SOCIETY
Dhading received Rs 2.24b in remittances in a year: Firm
Dhading received Rs 2.24b in remittances in a year: Firm
DHADING, Oct 24: In a country that is highly dependent on remittances, Dhading district alone has received Rs 2.24 billion in remittances in a year.
Oct 24, 2018
SOCIETY
Lack of legal know-how hampers judicial committees in Siraha
Lack of legal know-how hampers judicial committees in Siraha
LAHAN, Oct 24: Some 50 cases have been registered at the newly formed judicial committee in Nahara Rural Municipality of Siraha district, but only 10 of these have been resolved so far.
Oct 24, 2018
SOCIETY
Teach For Nepal to host global conference on education
Teach For Nepal to host global conference on education
KATHMANDU, Oct 24: ‘Teach For Nepal,’ a campaign launched in 2013 to address the inequality in education in Nepal, is all set to host a global conference from Wednesday.
Oct 24, 2018