ECONOMY
NEA to decide on best route in 3 weeks
NEA to decide on best route in 3 weeks
KATHMANDU, Feb 25: A technical team of Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) will soon choose the best viable and feasible route of cross-border transmission line to connect with Tibet’s Kerung, according to a bilateral agreement signed between Nepal and China in Kathmandu on Thursday.
Feb 25, 2018
ECONOMY
FNCCI urges PM to clarify on tax ambiguities
FNCCI urges PM to clarify on tax ambiguities
KATHMANDU, Feb 25: The private sector has urged Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli to clarify on the tax ambiguities particularly in local levels and provinces at the earliest.
Feb 25, 2018
WORLD
North Korean delegation arrives for Olympics closing show
North Korean delegation arrives for Olympics closing show
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea, Feb 25: A North Korean delegation led by a controversial former general arrived in South Korea to attend Sunday’s closing ceremony of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics and hold meetings with top South Korean officials.
Feb 25, 2018
WORLD
Damascus suburb strikes kill scores, UN votes for cease-fire
Damascus suburb strikes kill scores, UN votes for cease-fire
BEIRUT, Feb 25: A new wave of airstrikes and shelling on eastern suburbs of the Syrian capital Damascus left at least 22 people dead and dozens wounded Saturday, raising the death toll of a week of bombing in the area to 500, as the U.N. Security Council unanimously approved a resolution demanding a...
Feb 25, 2018
SOCIETY
Mahayagya collects around Rs 30 million for school
Mahayagya collects around Rs 30 million for school
BESISAHAR, Lamjung, Feb 25: Approximately 30 million rupees has been collected at the Srimadbhagawat Saptah Gyan Mahayagya organised at the Janakalyan Secondary School here.
Feb 25, 2018
Lifestyle
Bollywood actor Sridevi passes away
Bollywood actor Sridevi passes away
NEW DELHI, Feb 25: Sridevi passed away on Saturday night after a cardiac arrest, confirmed her brother-in-law Sanjay Kapoor. She was 54. The first female superstar of Bollywood was reportedly with her husband Boney Kapoor and daughter Khushi at the time of death.
Feb 25, 2018
SOCIETY
Elephant menace continues in Jhapa
Elephant menace continues in Jhapa
DAMAK, Feb 25: Elephant menace has continued unabated in Jhapa and western Ilam, putting lives and property at risk. On Saturday alone, two locals from Birtamod Municipality-7 of Jhapa lost their lives in a wild elephant attack. With this, the elephants have killed three people in just one month.
Feb 25, 2018
SOCIETY
Siblings missing since more than a week
Siblings missing since more than a week
MYAGDI, Feb 25: The whereabouts of two siblings of Pokhara-Lekhnath Metropolis-25, Hemaja, is still unknown. They have been missing for the past one week.
Feb 25, 2018
SOCIETY
Reconstruction messed up in Dhading
Reconstruction messed up in Dhading
DHADING, Feb 25: What should a house look like? How much room should it have? How spacious should it be? While thousands of earthquake victims have been building house with the grant provided by the government, the lack of monitoring and guidance has resulted in an utter mess in the reconstruction w...
Feb 25, 2018
SOCIETY
Gross negligence at Norvic Hospital
Gross negligence at Norvic Hospital
KATHMANDU, Feb 25: In a case of utter negligence, doctors of Norvic International Hospital have conducted surgery on the right leg of a patient admitted there for a torn left leg ligament.
Feb 25, 2018