ECONOMY
1,534 earthquake survivors get Rs 2.42b in concessional housing loans
1,534 earthquake survivors get Rs 2.42b in concessional hous...
KATHMANDU, Jan 24: Bank and financial institutions (BFIs) have extended a total of Rs 2.42 billion in concessional loans to earthquake survivors to rebuild their homes destroyed in 2015 earthquakes.
Jan 24, 2019
ECONOMY
Wide-body scam affects NAC’s image in international markets: Entrepreneurs
Wide-body scam affects NAC’s image in international markets:...
KATHMANDU, Jan 24: Tourism entrepreneurs have said that investigation on the procurement of wide-body aircraft is damaging the image of Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) in the international market.
Jan 24, 2019
ECONOMY
Nepal Entrepreneurship Summit 2019 to be held in February
Nepal Entrepreneurship Summit 2019 to be held in February
KATHMANDU, Jan 24: Nepal Entrepreneurship Summit 2019 will be held on February 14 in Kathmandu. Organizing a press meet, Confederation of Nepalese Industries (CNI), jointly with Bishal Media Group (BMG), announced that the event with the theme of “Federal Nepal: Opportunities for Investment and Grow...
Jan 24, 2019
SOCIETY
Baitadi in darkness for four days, transport service obstructed
Baitadi in darkness for four days, transport service obstruc...
BAITADI, Jan 24: Power supply has been obstructed in Baitadi district for the past four days due to wind, rain and snowfall.
Jan 24, 2019
WORLD
Maduro rival Guaido claims Venezuela presidency with U.S. backing
Maduro rival Guaido claims Venezuela presidency with U.S. ba...
CARACAS, Jan 24: Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido declared himself interim president on Wednesday, winning the backing of Washington and many Latin American nations and prompting socialist Nicolas Maduro, who has led the oil-rich nation since 2013, to break relations with the United States.
Jan 24, 2019
ECONOMY
What ails Kathmandu Valley’s waste management project?
What ails Kathmandu Valley’s waste management project?
KATHMANDU, Jan 24: A government-run project to manage waste from the Kathmandu Valley has failed to make headway for months. At the heart of the stalemate is the issue of managing 988 staffers of Kathmandu Metropolitan City working on waste management.
Jan 24, 2019
ECONOMY
Construction of Birgunj bus terminal drags on
Construction of Birgunj bus terminal drags on
BIRGUNJ, Jan 24: Construction work on a bus terminal in Birgunj is still not complete 45 months after the project started.
Jan 24, 2019
POLITICS
The West including United Nations urges govt to be open about transitional justice
The West including United Nations urges govt to be open abou...
KATHMANDU, Jan 24: At a time when the tenure of two transitional justice mechanisms is expiring in two weeks, the Kathmandu-based diplomatic missions including the United Nations have urged the government to clarify to the public regarding its plans to take the transitional justice process forward i...
Jan 24, 2019
ECONOMY
Second PTE academic center launched in Kathmandu
Second PTE academic center launched in Kathmandu
KATHMANDU, Jan 24: Pearson, an international learning company, announced on Wednesday the launch of a new academic test center (PTE Academic) in Kathmandu.
Jan 24, 2019
POLITICS
Karnali Province to build police posts, buy ambulances
Karnali Province to build police posts, buy ambulances
SURKHET, Jan 24: The Karnali province has started the construction of two fully equipped police posts in two border points with China. The police posts will be set up in Hilsa of Humla and Dhomorilla of Dolpa within a year, according to the provincial minister for internal affairs and law, Naresh Bh...
Jan 24, 2019