TECHNOLOGY
Google gets aggressive with new phones, other gadgets
Google gets aggressive with new phones, other gadgets
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 5: Google ratcheted up its rivalry with Apple and Amazon by unveiling new smartphones, an internet-connected speaker that channels a digital assistant, and other gadgets the company hopes to make indispensable.
Oct 05, 2016
SOCIETY
‘I walked all the way to Trishuli just to call my hubby abroad’
‘I walked all the way to Trishuli just to call my hubby abro...
NUWAKOT, Oct 5: The Nepal Telecom (NTC) service has been disrupted in 15 VDCs in Nuwakot and Rasuwa districts for the last four days.
Oct 05, 2016
ECONOMY
IMF lowers Nepal’s growth forecast to 4 percent
IMF lowers Nepal’s growth forecast to 4 percent
WASHINGTON, DC, Oct 4: While the government says Nepal will achieve an economic growth of 6.5 percent in the current fiscal year, the International Monetary Fund on Tuesday projected that Nepal’s growth in the current fiscal year would rebound by only 4 percent.
Oct 05, 2016
POLITICS
Minister Thapa urges parliamentarians to support Dr KC's cause
Minister Thapa urges parliamentarians to support Dr KC's cau...
DHANGADHI, Oct 5: Minister for Health Gagan Thaha has sought cooperation from parliamentarians to save life of Dr Govinda KC who is currently staging fast-unto-death for the ninth time.
Oct 05, 2016
SOCIETY
World Teachers Day being observed today
World Teachers Day being observed today
KATHMANDU, Oct 5: With the theme ' Valuing Teachers, Improving their Status', the World Teachers' Day is being observed across the country organizing various programmes today.
Oct 05, 2016
ECONOMY
Electronic building permit system launched
Electronic building permit system launched
KATHMANDU, Oct 4: The United Nations Development Programme’s (UNDP’s) Comprehensive Disaster Risk Management Programme (CDRMP), in collaboration with Kirtipur Municipality, officially launched the Electronic Building Permit System (e-bps) in Kirtipur Municipality on Tuesday.
Oct 05, 2016
ECONOMY
GENXT unveils HTC phones
GENXT unveils HTC phones
KATHMANDU, Oct 5: Bhimsaria Group’s Generation Next Communications Pvt Ltd (GENXT) has unveiled five mobile phone brands from HTC -- Desire 830, Desire 728, Desire 630, Desire 628 and Desire 626 LTE -- for the Nepali market.
Oct 05, 2016
ECONOMY
Apex Group opens smartphone retail chain
Apex Group opens smartphone retail chain
KATHMANDU, Oct 5: Apex Digital -- a part of Apex Group Pvt Ltd -- has started a multibrand smartphone retail chain in Nepal.
Oct 05, 2016
ECONOMY
Nabil AGM approves dividends
Nabil AGM approves dividends
KATHMANDU, Oct 5: The 32nd annual general meeting (AGM) of Nabil Bank Ltd on Tuesday approved 15 percent cash dividend and 30 percent stock dividend from its profit for Fiscal Year 2015/16.
Oct 05, 2016
ECONOMY
Ncell launches Day Data Packs offer
Ncell launches Day Data Packs offer
KATHMANDU, Oct 5: Ncell, on the occasion of Dashain festival, has launched the Day Data Packs offer, giving its subscribers the chance to use the internet at rates of as low as 13 paisa per MB during the day time -- between 5 am to 5 pm.
Oct 05, 2016