POLITICS
Governance experts for revising the state honor act
Governance experts for revising the state honor act
KATHMANDU, April 16: Governance experts have called on the government to revise the Decoration Act-2007 to restore the sanctity of the civilian awards.
Apr 16, 2019
POLITICS
Oli, Dahal woo Nepal after Chandragiri accord
Oli, Dahal woo Nepal after Chandragiri accord
KATHMANDU, April 16: Nepal Communist Party chairmen KP Oli and Pushpa Kamal Dahal have initiated backdoor negotiations to bring disgruntled leaders on board the party merger process after the duo reached an understanding to wrap up the remaining work of the party unification.
Apr 16, 2019
POLITICS
PM Oli, former PMs Dahal and Nepal hand over dubious certificate
PM Oli, former PMs Dahal and Nepal hand over dubious certifi...
KATHMANDU, April 16: It never occurred to the three political leaders that the certificate they were handing over might not be genuine. Prime Minister KP Oli and former prime ministers Pushpa Kamal Dahal and Madhav Nepal do not seem to have paid sufficient attention to what was widely publicized as...
Apr 16, 2019
SOCIETY
Land revenue officials, brokers go out of contact
Land revenue officials, brokers go out of contact
KATHMANDU, April 16: Lalita Niwas Scam- Dozens of individuals including officials at the land revenue office and brokers have gone out of contact after a probe commenced on the transfer of government land at Lalita Niwas, Baluwatar into private ownership.
Apr 16, 2019
ECONOMY
Govt intensifies work on budget formulation
Govt intensifies work on budget formulation
KATHMANDU, April 16: The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has intensified work for formulation of federal budget for the upcoming Fiscal Year 2019/20, with less than one and a half months at hand to table the budget in the parliament.
Apr 16, 2019
SOCIETY
High-altitude yak festival draws tourists from India, China and Bhutan
High-altitude yak festival draws tourists from India, China...
PANCHTHAR, April 16: It is situated at an altitude of 3,340 meters from the sea level. Herds of yak were moving in a relaxed manner. They would become invisible the very next moment, thanks to the fogs suddenly that turns thick any minute.
Apr 16, 2019
ECONOMY
27 youth entrepreneurs set up notebook factory investing Rs 150 million
27 youth entrepreneurs set up notebook factory investing Rs...
BHAIRAHAWA, April 16: Twenty-seven youth entrepreneurs have teamed up to establish a notebook factory at Parasahawa in Tilottama Municipality-17, Rupandehi, with an investment of Rs 150 million.
Apr 16, 2019
ECONOMY
Stocks begin year in green
Stocks begin year in green
KATHMANDU, April 16: Stocks began first trading day of the year on a slightly bullish note. The benchmark Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) climbed higher in the initial trading hour but gave up all of its gains by mid-session.
Apr 16, 2019
WORLD, Lifestyle
Jailed Reuters reporters, U.S. border photographers win Pulitzer Prizes
Jailed Reuters reporters, U.S. border photographers win Puli...
NEW YORK, April 16: Reuters won two Pulitzer Prizes on Monday, one for revealing the massacre of 10 Muslim Rohingya men by Buddhist villagers and Myanmar security forces, and another for photographs of Central American migrants seeking refuge in the United States.
Apr 16, 2019
ECONOMY
Govt neglect puts public money at risk
Govt neglect puts public money at risk
KATHMANDU, April 16: The Office of the Auditor General (OAG) has said that the money invested by general public for Kathmandu-Hetauda Tunnel Highway is at risk. But the government appears heedless about protecting the public money.
Apr 16, 2019