ECONOMY
BPC holds 25th AGM
BPC holds 25th AGM
KATHMANDU, May 23: The 25th Annual General Meeting of Butwal Power Company Limited held in Kathmandu on Tuesday approved all the agendas proposed by the company, according to a statement issued on Tuesday.
May 23, 2018
ECONOMY
NTB CEO named head of PATA panel
NTB CEO named head of PATA panel
KATHMANDU, May 23: Deepak Raj Joshi, CEO of Nepal Tourism Board (NTB), has been unanimously named as the president of Government Destination Board of Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA).
May 23, 2018
ECONOMY
NRB introduces new inspection, supervision bylaws
NRB introduces new inspection, supervision bylaws
KATHMANDU, May 23: Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has brought a new inspection and supervision bylaws for bank and financial institutions (BFIs) that, among others, emphasizes on the security of inspectors and supervisors going for inspection and supervision of BFIs.
May 23, 2018
ECONOMY
Sugarcane farmers padlock Everest Sugar Mills
Sugarcane farmers padlock Everest Sugar Mills
MAHOTTARI, May 23: Sugarcane producers have padlocked Everest Sugar and Chemical Industries, one of the largest sugar mills of the country, after the mill failed to settle their outstanding payments.
May 23, 2018
WORLD
Heatwave in Pakistan’s Karachi kills 65 amid power cuts
Heatwave in Pakistan’s Karachi kills 65 amid power cuts
KARACHI, Pakistan, May 23: A Pakistani welfare organization says the heatwave gripping the region amid widespread power cuts has killed 65 people in Karachi.
May 23, 2018
SOCIETY
Mugling-Narayanghat contractors seek deadline extensions
Mugling-Narayanghat contractors seek deadline extensions
CHITWAN, May 23: Construction companies involved in the construction of Mugling-Narayanghat road have requested a fifth extension of work deadline.
May 23, 2018
SOCIETY
CIAA nabs govt official with Rs 50,000 bribe
CIAA nabs govt official with Rs 50,000 bribe
ITAHARI, May 23: The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has caught Khagendra Prasad Subedi, chief of District Education Coordination Committee (DECC).
May 23, 2018
SOCIETY
Five-star resort dumps sewage into irrigation canal
Five-star resort dumps sewage into irrigation canal
BUTWAL, May 23: Just a few months ago, many cattle of Tilottama Municipality-15 of Rupandehi district fell ill after drinking water from a canal near the village. Locals said some goats even died after drinking the water.
May 23, 2018
POLITICS
US envoy praises govt commitment to zero tolerance against corruption
US envoy praises govt commitment to zero tolerance against c...
KATHMANDU, May 23: US Ambassador to Nepal, Aliana B Teplitz, has commended the government's commitment to zero tolerance against corruption to curb the social malady.
May 23, 2018
SOCIETY
Four women journalists scale Mt Everest
Four women journalists scale Mt Everest
KATHMANDU, May 23: A Women Journalists Everest Expedition-2018 (FWJEE18) team has successfully reached the summit of Mt Everest today at 6 am on Wednesday.
May 23, 2018