SPORTS
Maheshwor Maharjan: An extraordinary athlete
Maheshwor Maharjan: An extraordinary athlete
KATHMANDU, June 10: Bodybuilder Maheshwor Maharjan has been announced as one of the nominees of the Peoples’ Choice Award in the Pulsar Sports Award 2019. One of the most popular players in the calendar year 2018-19, Maharjan gained country-wide stardom after winning the gold medal in the 75-kg cate...
Jun 11, 2019
ECONOMY
Reliable Nepal, NCHL sign agreement for payment processing
Reliable Nepal, NCHL sign agreement for payment processing
KATHMANDU, June 11: Reliable Nepal Life Insurance Ltd has said that it has become the first life insurance company in the country to automate its various payment-related process, including disbursements and collections, through payment system of Nepal Clearing House Ltd (NCHL).
Jun 11, 2019
ECONOMY
Freight forwarders against decision to restrict cargo vehicles
Freight forwarders against decision to restrict cargo vehicl...
KATHMANDU, June 11: Nepal Freight Forwarders Association (NEFFA) has said that its attention has been drawn toward the Department of Transport Management's decision to bar movement of cargo vehicles in Kathmandu Valley from 8 am till 7 pm starting next week.
Jun 11, 2019
ECONOMY
Bowing to contractors lobby, govt revises Public Procurement Rules
Bowing to contractors lobby, govt revises Public Procurement...
KATHMANDU, June 10: Bowing to construction entrepreneurs, the government has revised Public Procurement Rules (seventh amendment), less than a month after it was introduced. The fresh revision has addressed most of the demands placed by the construction entrepreneurs.
Jun 11, 2019
My City, Gen-Next, Slammed
When they said…
When they said…
They said she should be beautiful
and when she looked herself in mirror,
she saw the power of a pretty face,
long hair and alluring body.
Jun 11, 2019
ECONOMY
Govt tightens financial reporting norms for provinces, local units
Govt tightens financial reporting norms for provinces, local...
KATHMANDU, June 11: The government is formally introducing a measure to tighten the transfer of grants to provinces and local units that fail to submit financial details on time.
Jun 11, 2019
POLITICS
Nepali ambassador to Japan calls on Nepali scholars to join ‘Brain Gain Center’ program (w...
Nepali ambassador to Japan calls on Nepali scholars to join...
KATHMANDU, June 10: Nepali Ambassador to Japan, Prativa Rana, has requested the Nepali scholars in Japan to join the “Brain Gain Center” program recently introduced by the government.
Jun 11, 2019
ECONOMY
India provides promised Rs 1.6b housing reconstruction grant
India provides promised Rs 1.6b housing reconstruction grant
KATHMANDU, June 11: India has handed over Rs 1.6 billion to Nepal to reimburse the part of payment of the first and second tranches of housing reconstruction grant.
Jun 11, 2019
SOCIETY
Chief minister is her school guardian but caste bias makes her drop out
Chief minister is her school guardian but caste bias makes h...
JANAKPUR, June 11: A six-year-old girl whose educational guardianship was assumed by Chief Minister of Province 2 Lal Babu Raut has apparently been compelled to quit school after being subjected to caste-based discrimination.
Jun 11, 2019
SOCIETY
Drive against dengue ‘ineffective’
Drive against dengue ‘ineffective’
DHARAN, June 11: Five days ago, a search and destroy campaign was launched in Dharan to bring the dengue outbreak under control. Local representatives, health workers and various organisations were actively involved in destroying the larva of the mosquitoes that transmit dengue.
Jun 11, 2019