SOCIETY
Thabang extending hand of friendship to Nepal Army
Thabang extending hand of friendship to Nepal Army
ROLPA, Aug 21: Thabang, the origin of the ten years long Maoist insurgency has extended its hand of friendship towards Nepal Army which in the past was known as their biggest enemy. There was a time when people of Thabang hated the words army and police. But the officers of Khadka Dal Battalion spen...
Aug 22, 2017
SOCIETY
Inside the Flood Forecasting Section: How timely forecast could save lives
Inside the Flood Forecasting Section: How timely forecast co...
KATHMANDU, Aug 21: Last week when almost all the southern plain of Nepal was hit by incessant downpours, employees at the Flood Forecasting Section of the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology (DHM) were busier than ever. They had a very technical and complex job of forecasting the flood and issui...
Aug 22, 2017
SOCIETY
Kaski, Syangja still not safe from H1N1 infection
Kaski, Syangja still not safe from H1N1 infection
POKHARA/SYANGJA, Aug 21: Despite some measures taken to control H1N1 Influenza 'A' virus, commonly known as swine flu, Kaski and Syangja districts are still facing problems to control the virus.
Aug 22, 2017
SOCIETY
LWF Nepal provides relief to 568 flood-affected families
LWF Nepal provides relief to 568 flood-affected families
KATHMANDU, Aug 21: The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Nepal has provided relief to 568 flood-affected families in various rural municipalities in Jhapa and Kailali districts.
Aug 22, 2017
POLITICS
Jha returns to Maoist Center
Jha returns to Maoist Center
KATHMANDU, Aug 21: Naya Shakti Party (NSP) leaders Ram Chandra Jha and Ram Kumar Sharma have joined CPN (Maoist Center). Maoist Center Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal welcomed Jha along with few other Madhesi leaders amid a special function organized in the capital on Sunday.
Aug 22, 2017
ECONOMY
FY2016/17 imports near trillion rupees
FY2016/17 imports near trillion rupees
KATHMANDU, Aug 21: The gap between import and export figures is widening with each fiscal year even though import substitution is stated as a priority program in every fiscal policy and periodic plan of the government.
Aug 22, 2017
ECONOMY
Inflation falls to 12-year low of 4.5 percent
Inflation falls to 12-year low of 4.5 percent
KATHMANDU, Aug 21: Annual average inflation fell to 4.5 percent in the last Fiscal Year 2016/17.
According to the Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB), the pace of price rise nearly halved in the last fiscal year from a near double-digit level in 2015/16.
Aug 22, 2017
ECONOMY
Indian blockade reduced Nepal-India drugs trade by 46.5 percent: Study
Indian blockade reduced Nepal-India drugs trade by 46.5 perc...
KATHMANDU, Aug 21: The volume of all retail medicines traded across the India-Nepal border during the blockade period between September 2015 and early February 2016 decreased by 46.5 percent compared to the same months in 2014/2015, a study report revealed.
Aug 22, 2017
ECONOMY
Domestic airlines benefit from poor state of Narayangarh-Mugling road
Domestic airlines benefit from poor state of Narayangarh-Mug...
KATHMANDU, Aug 21: Domestic airlines are cashing in on the poor state of Mulging-Narayanghat road as more people prefer to fly rather than take the ordeal of traveling through the landslide-prone road which is undergoing expansion for past two years.
Aug 22, 2017
ECONOMY
HAN to fly gyrocopters for tourists from next week
HAN to fly gyrocopters for tourists from next week
POKHARA, Aug 21: Heli Air Nepal (HAN) will be soon operating new light weighted portable helicopters known as gyrocopters, especially designed for domestic as well as international tourists who love adventure.
Aug 22, 2017