POLITICS
Party entrusts PM Dahal to pick ministers
Party entrusts PM Dahal to pick ministers
KATHMANDU, Aug 9: CPN (Maoist Center) has entrusted Pushpa Kamal Dahal, party chairman and current prime minister, with the task of finalizing the names for ministerial posts from the party.
Aug 10, 2016
ECONOMY
738 accident deaths in Nepal’s 70-year aviation history
738 accident deaths in Nepal’s 70-year aviation history
KATHMANDU, Aug 9: Nepali skies have claimed the lives of more than 738 people in 55 air accidents over the past seven decades, according to records maintained by the Aviation Safety Network (ASN), a US-based international organisation.
Aug 10, 2016
POLITICS
PM hopes to welcome Chinese president
PM hopes to welcome Chinese president
KATHMANDU, Aug 10: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal expressed hope that Nepal could welcome Chinese President Xi Jinping in Kathmandu in the near future.
Aug 10, 2016
POLITICS
EC proposes 1.5 pc threshold for PR system
EC proposes 1.5 pc threshold for PR system
KATHMANDU, Aug 10: The Election Commission (EC) has proposed a minimum 1.5 percent threshold for political parties to win seats under the proportional representation (PR) system in the upcoming elections.
Aug 10, 2016
SOCIETY
Govt schools sans school management committee
Govt schools sans school management committee
KATHMANDU, Aug 10: The government schools across the nation are running without the school management committee for the last two months.
Aug 10, 2016
POLITICS
Home ministry revises prison management directive
Home ministry revises prison management directive
KATHMANDU, Aug 10: The Ministry of Home Affairs has revised the prison management directives in an attempt to maintain transparency, simplify work procedures and improve the performance of prison staffs and duty holders.
Aug 10, 2016
ECONOMY
Interest rates corridor comes into implementation
Interest rates corridor comes into implementation
KATHMANDU, Aug 10: Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) is introducing interest rates corridor system from Wednesday as part of its effort to control the interest rates volatility that has been grappling the banking and financial system.
Aug 10, 2016
SOCIETY
Rhino electrocuted in Chitwan
Rhino electrocuted in Chitwan
CHITWAN, August 10: A one-horned rhino was found dead nearby Meghauli Serai Hotel at UNESCO World Heritage-listed Chitwan National Park (CNP) on Monday morning. Locals suspect possible electrocution as the cause of death.
Aug 10, 2016
ECONOMY
Nepal improves ICT ranking
Nepal improves ICT ranking
KATHMANDU, Aug 10: Nepal has improved its ICT ranking to 118 out of 139 countries with a score of 3.2, according to the Global Information Technology Report 2016 launched recently by the World Economic Forum.
Aug 10, 2016
Editorial
Together we win
Together we win
That foreign employment is a mainstay of our economy is a truism. Migrant workers send home around one and half billion rupees on an average per day. Remittance contributes to around 30 percent of country’s GDP. Nepali brothers and sisters working abroad under the inhospitable conditions have preve...
Aug 10, 2016