SOCIETY
Technicians collecting up to 10 percent commission per project
Technicians collecting up to 10 percent commission per proje...
JAJARKOT, JULY 11: The technicians at the District Technical Committee in Jajarkot are said to have been taking a commission of three to 10 percent from every project they approve. Local consumer groups have been forced to pay the amount demanded by district engineer Surya Bahadur Shahi.
Jul 12, 2017
ECONOMY
Honey producers fail to meet even domestic demand
Honey producers fail to meet even domestic demand
KATHMANDU, July 11: While production of honey is growing with every passing year, Nepali beekeepers have not been able to meet even the domestic demand.
Jul 12, 2017
ECONOMY
Rs 219 per family for garbage truck come April
Rs 219 per family for garbage truck come April
KATHMANDU, July 11:Each family in Kathmandu district will in future have to pay Rs 219 per month for garbage collection, according to the Investment Board Nepal (IBN).
Jul 12, 2017
ECONOMY
Interest rates unlikely to fall anytime soon
Interest rates unlikely to fall anytime soon
KATHMANDU, July 11: It seems that interest rates are not going to fall anytime soon as bank and financial institutions (BFIs) grappling with the shortage of lendable fund are raising their saving rates to lure depositors.
Jul 12, 2017
SOCIETY
Waste mgmt project wins support of Ktm municipal bodies
Waste mgmt project wins support of Ktm municipal bodies
KATHMANDU, July 11: Ten municipalities in the Kathmandu Valley have expressed commitment to help in implementation of Integrated Solid Waste Management (ISWM) Project which is in the last leg of project development agreement (PDA) negotiations.
Jul 12, 2017
SPECIAL
Newly elected representatives rekindle flood victims’ hope
Newly elected representatives rekindle flood victims’ hope
BANKE, July 11: Mansari Bahun's family was displaced by the Rapti flood four years ago. The displaced family has been living in a small hut in Nayabasti of Duduwa Rural Municipality - 1 since then.
Jul 12, 2017
SOCIETY
Goat farming changes lives of Baitadi farmers
Goat farming changes lives of Baitadi farmers
BAITADI, July 11: Farmers of Surnaya Rural Municipality in Baitadi have started commercial goat farming. Each family in Surnaya-6 has 10 to 30 goats in their pen.
Jul 12, 2017
POLITICS, SOCIETY
Flood victims: Were Madhesi protests genuine?
Flood victims: Were Madhesi protests genuine?
RAJBIRAJ, July 11: Days after the massive floods on July 1 rendered many homeless, life for the locals of Saptari district is yet to retun to normal. The authorities have been unable to respond swiftly, distribute prompt relief or repair the damaged embankments. Members of the general public are sti...
Jul 12, 2017
ECONOMY
Mahottari's LDO busy spending surplus budget in eleventh hours
Mahottari's LDO busy spending surplus budget in eleventh hou...
MAHOTTARI, July 11:Local Development Officer (LDO) Yuwak Raj Paudel of Mahottari District Coordination Committee (DCC) has not attended his office since a week. Although in other days, service seekers and politicians used to fill his office, currently his office desk has gathered dust and the chair...
Jul 12, 2017
Editorial
Dustopia
Dustopia
Kathmandu’s roads
There is perhaps not a single media outlet in Kathmandu that has not carried stories on the wretched state of valley roads. Yet despite the overwhelming coverage of this issue in popular media and mounting public pressure for urgent action, little has been done.
Jul 12, 2017