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
Editorial
Monitor fees of private schools
Monitor fees of private schools
For long, Baisakh has become a cruel month for parents who want to admit their children in schools for new academic session. Monthly and admission fees scare them off. Some schools in Kathmandu and out of the valley are charging exorbitantly high amount—as much as Rs 40,000 per month in monthly fees...
Apr 16, 2019
OPINION
Balance in a turbulent world
Balance in a turbulent world
The Trump administration in the US has come up with the Indo-Pacific doctrine which in many ways is a restatement of Barak Obama’s pivot to Asia, known as the rebalance doctrine. Both doctrines are of the same origin and carry a shadow of the famous Thucydides trap that was popularized by Harvard Pr...
Apr 16, 2019
OPINION
Post-summit challenges
Post-summit challenges
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is an effective instrument for promoting sustainable development in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) like Nepal. Realizing this fact, the government of Nepal has organized three investment summits so far. First was in 1992 following the restoration of democracy. The i...
Apr 16, 2019