ECONOMY
Dairy farmers to get Rs 4.14 per liter from DDC’s hiked price
Dairy farmers to get Rs 4.14 per liter from DDC’s hiked pric...
KATHMANDU, August 19: Dairy farmers who sell milk to Dairy Development Cooperation (DDC) will get Rs 4.14 per liter from the hiked price of milk, while the dairy industries will get only Rs 1.86. DDC had hiked the price of milk by Rs 6 per liter, effective from Thursday.
Aug 19, 2017
Lifestyle
Judge refuses to end Roman Polanski sex assault case
Judge refuses to end Roman Polanski sex assault case
LOS ANGELES, August 19: A Los Angeles judge on Friday denied the impassioned plea of Roman Polanski’s victim to end a four-decade-old sexual assault case against the fugitive director.
Aug 19, 2017
ECONOMY
Youth choose foreign employment as government incentives become ineffective
Youth choose foreign employment as government incentives bec...
BAITADI, August 19: Despite the government’s efforts in giving different types of incentives to the youth for self-employment at home, the youth of Baitadi are still very much attracted to foreign employment.
Aug 19, 2017
ECONOMY
MCC board approves $500 million US grant to Nepal
MCC board approves $500 million US grant to Nepal
KATHMANDU, Aug 18: A meeting of the board of directors of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) has approved the grant of $500 million to Nepal as part of its compact program. The decision of the MCC to provide Nepal the $500 million grant is subject to congressional review in the United States...
Aug 19, 2017
ECONOMY
Experts concerned over centralized approach on exercise of financial powers
Experts concerned over centralized approach on exercise of f...
KATHMANDU, August 19: Fiscal federalism experts have raised concerns over the two bills related to formation of a national natural resources and fiscal commission and distribution of sources of revenues to the central, state and local levels, stating that they have taken a centralized approach that...
Aug 19, 2017
POLITICS
Transparency is the heartbeat of democracy: CJ Parajuli
Transparency is the heartbeat of democracy: CJ Parajuli
LALITPUR, August 19: Chief Justice (CJ) Gopal Parajuli has said that government bodies should make information more accessible to the citizen as it is the 'heartbeat of democracy'.
Aug 19, 2017
SOCIETY
Flood affects 500 households in Rautahat
Flood affects 500 households in Rautahat
RAUTAHAT, August 19: Nearly five hundred Dalit households have been affected by floods in Durga Bhagwati Rural Municipality-4, Rautahat. Among them, around than two hundred families have been displaced while 104 houses have been swept away.
Aug 19, 2017
ECONOMY
Dairy transaction of Rs 800 million through cooperatives in Makawanpur
Dairy transaction of Rs 800 million through cooperatives in...
HETAUDA, Aug 18: Cooperative organizations in Makawanpur district have done dairy transaction of Rs 796.3 million in Fiscal Year 2016/17.
Aug 19, 2017
WORLD
UN chief urges protection for civilians trapped in conflict
UN chief urges protection for civilians trapped in conflict
UNITED NATIONS, August 19: Secretary-General Antonio Guterres had a message for people everywhere ahead of World Humanitarian Day on Saturday: "Civilians in conflict are not a target."
Aug 19, 2017
SOCIETY
One of three rhinos swept away to India by flood brought back
One of three rhinos swept away to India by flood brought bac...
CHITWAN, August 19: One of the three rhinoceroses washed away by floods to the Indian side of the border was rescued by Chitwan National Park (CNP) officials on Friday morning.
Aug 19, 2017