ECONOMY
ICAO team commencing audit today
ICAO team commencing audit today
KATHMANDU, July 4: A team of International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), which arrived in Kathmandu on Sunday, will start studying the status of aviation safety in Nepal from Tuesday.
Jul 04, 2017
ECONOMY
Petroleum dealers withdraw protest
Petroleum dealers withdraw protest
KATHMANDU, July 4: Nepal Petroleum Dealers Association (NPDA), which had announced to halt sale of petroleum products starting July 4 demanding rise in compensation for technical loss, has withdrawn its protest.
Jul 04, 2017
SOCIETY
Arabian guests, new attraction for Pokhara's hospitality industry
Arabian guests, new attraction for Pokhara's hospitality ind...
POKHARA, July 4: A few months ago, a different type of restaurant opened in Lakeside of Pokhara. It was later known that the restaurant, Koyla Lounge, had landed here after doing brisk business in China and Dubai. And its target in Pokhara was the same - Arabian people. Even though it offers other c...
Jul 04, 2017
ELECTION
Gachchhadar, Yadav maintain influence in their regions
Gachchhadar, Yadav maintain influence in their regions
ITAHARI, July 4: Two heavyweights of Madhesi politics, Nepal Loktantrik Forum's (NLF) Chairman Bijay Kumar Gachchhadar and Federal Socialist Forum Nepal's (FSFN) Chairman Upendra Yadav have sustained their influence in their home district of Sunsari.
Jul 04, 2017
POLITICS
Local representaives in Palpa take oath of office
Local representaives in Palpa take oath of office
PALPA, July 4: In Palpa, 425 newly-elected local level representatives from 10 local units have taken oath amid a special function on Monday.
Jul 04, 2017
POLITICS
Vice President Pun leaving for China today
Vice President Pun leaving for China today
KATHMANDU, July 4: Vice President Nanda Bahadur Pun is leaving for China on Tuesday to attend the 23rd China-Lanzhou Investment and Trade Fair being held in Lanzhou, the capital city of Gansu Province.
Jul 04, 2017
Editorial
No but yes
No but yes
Sooner or later, Nepal had to adopt the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) that is gaining in popularity all over the world. But is the country ready for it right now?
Jul 04, 2017
SOCIETY
Narayangadh-Muglin road landslides threaten pedestrians
Narayangadh-Muglin road landslides threaten pedestrians
CHITWAN, July 4: One after another massive landslides along Narayanghat-Mugling road have not just obstructed vehicular movement but has also posed serious threat to the movement by locals and others.
Jul 04, 2017
OPINION
Our virtual underbelly
Our virtual underbelly
Most alarming and disturbing were videos that featured khukuri-wielding youths threatening to behead Shrestha
Jul 04, 2017
ECONOMY
NT still to select firm to procure fiber equipment
NT still to select firm to procure fiber equipment
KATHMANDU, July 4: Nepal Telecom (NT) is yet to announce global tender for procuring fiber equipment even though it has already been more than nine months since Nepal Telecommunication Authority (NTA) - the telecom sector regulator - permitted the state-owned operator to lay down optical fiber along...
Jul 04, 2017