SPORTS
Nepali athletes eye breaking national records
Nepali athletes eye breaking national records
KATHMANDU, Aug 3: Athletes Hari Prasad Rimal and Saraswati Bhattarai, representing Nepal in the Rio Olympics beginning from Friday, have expressed satisfaction with their training and have set sight on breaking national records at the global sports meet.
Aug 03, 2016
OPINION
Infographics: How New Silk Road leads back to Beijing
Infographics: How New Silk Road leads back to Beijing
The name Silk Road conjures images of caravans and desert steppes. Marco Polo was among the adventurers who navigated the ancient trading route connecting China with Central Asia, the Middle East and Europe, spreading ideas along with exotic goods like silk, porcelain, horses and gold.
Aug 03, 2016
SOCIETY
Six glacial lakes in high risk of outburst
Six glacial lakes in high risk of outburst
KATHMANDU, July 29: Department of Hydrology and Meteorology (DHM) has warned that six glacial lakes in the high Himalayas are at serious risk of an outburst.
Aug 03, 2016
SOCIETY
Lacking utility, local dialects on verge of extinction
Lacking utility, local dialects on verge of extinction
KATHMANDU, Aug 3: At a time when universities, colleges and private education institutes are vigorously promoting foreign languages, no one seems to be concerned about saving Nepal's diverse local dialects that are on the verge of disappearing.
Aug 03, 2016
SOCIETY
Leopard enters Balagaun, meets tragic death
Leopard enters Balagaun, meets tragic death
KATHMANDU, Aug 2: Balagaun villagers in Chandragiri Municipality of Kathmandu on Monday killed a leopard that had entered the village from the adjoining forest in the evening.
Aug 02, 2016
SPORTS
Amrit, Aarhanta into quarterfinals
Amrit, Aarhanta into quarterfinals
KATHMANDU, Aug 2: Amrit Thapa Magar and Aarhanta Keshar Singh made it to the quarterfinals of men's singles in the Dhana Laxmi Maharjan Memorial National Squash Championship on Tuesday.
Aug 02, 2016
ECONOMY
Civil Bank to acquire Unique Finance
Civil Bank to acquire Unique Finance
KATHMANDU, Aug 2: Civil Bank Ltd (CBL) has announced that it was acquiring Unique Finance Ltd (UFL).
Aug 02, 2016
ECONOMY
NMB Bank, Unique Nepal sign remittance agreement
NMB Bank, Unique Nepal sign remittance agreement
KATHMANDU, Aug 2: NMB Bank has signed an agreement with microfinance company 'Unique Nepal' for remittance services.
Aug 02, 2016
TECHNOLOGY
Xiaomi Mi Max now in market
Xiaomi Mi Max now in market
KATHMANDU, Aug 2: Vatsal Impex, the authorized distributor of Xiaomi mobile phones, have launched Mi Max smartphone in Nepal.
Aug 02, 2016
ECONOMY
NOC cuts cooking gas price Rs 25 per cylinder
NOC cuts cooking gas price Rs 25 per cylinder
KATHMANDU, Aug 2: The government has reduced the price of petroleum products offering some respite to consumers. The state-owned Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) reduced the price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) by Rs 25 per cylinder and Rs 2 per liter each in petrol, diesel and kerosene effective from...
Aug 02, 2016