POLITICS
Nepal won’t join US-led Indo-Pacific alliance: Gyawali
Nepal won’t join US-led Indo-Pacific alliance: Gyawali
KATHMANDU, Dec 23: A few days after the United States of America sought a central role by Nepal in its ambitious Indo-Pacific strategy, Minister for Foreign Affairs Pradeep Kumar Gyawali has said that Nepal does not believe in any alliances and will not enter into such activities.
Dec 23, 2018
ECONOMY
PM asks officials to continue project works with priority
PM asks officials to continue project works with priority
KATHMANDU, Dec 23: Prime Minister KP Oli has instructed Minister for Water Supply Bina Magar and concerned officials of Melamchi Water Supply Project to continue with the project works to finish it by the stipulated deadline, unperturbed by the latest developments.
Dec 23, 2018
POLITICS
District heads against naming central leaders to General Convention
District heads against naming central leaders to General Con...
KATHMANDU, Dec 23: District chiefs of the Nepali Congress (NC) have demanded that central committee members of the party be barred from becoming general convention representatives unless they are elected by the party's local organizations.
Dec 23, 2018
SOCIETY
Reviving homestay in Gorkha challenging
Reviving homestay in Gorkha challenging
GORKHA, Dec 23: On 25 April 2015, the country witnessed an unexpected disaster. Human lives, cattle, and infrastructures were destroyed by the 7.8 magnitude earthquake.
Dec 23, 2018
SOCIETY
Nepal elected as UN Peacebuilding Commission member
Nepal elected as UN Peacebuilding Commission member
KATHMANDU, Dec 23: Nepal has been elected as a member of the organizational committee of the United Nations Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) on Friday.
Dec 23, 2018
ECONOMY
NRB advised to increase limit of institutional deposit to 50 percent
NRB advised to increase limit of institutional deposit to 50...
KATHMANDU, Dec 23: A committee formed by the Ministry of Finance has recommended Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) to increase the limit of the institutional deposits of bank and financial institutions (BFIs) to 50 percent from the current limit of 45 percent.
Dec 23, 2018
ECONOMY
CMC scandal to affect Tanahu Hydro Project
CMC scandal to affect Tanahu Hydro Project
TANAHU, Dec 23: The ripples of the latest scandal of CMC, the Italian construction contractor of Melamchi Water Supply Project, are being seen in Tanahu Hydropower Project, another project undertaken by the same company.
Dec 23, 2018
Editorial
Give them books on time
Give them books on time
Officials from Ministry of Education and Department of Education know this problem, for years.
Dec 23, 2018
ECONOMY
Tourism dept collects Rs 451m revenue in first 4 months of FY18/19
Tourism dept collects Rs 451m revenue in first 4 months of F...
KATHMANDU, Dec 23: The Department of Tourism (DoT) has collected revenue of Rs 451 million in the first four months of the current Fiscal Year 2018/19.
Dec 23, 2018
OPINION
Mechanism for justice
Mechanism for justice
If proposed high-level political mechanism provides the space for concluding remaining tasks of peace and justice, we need to support it
Dec 23, 2018