My City
Confused dreams
Confused dreams
“What’s your aim in life? What do you want to be when you grow up?” We all have come across this question several times, haven’t we? I still remember; it was the very first day of class one and I was asked the same question. I proudly replied that I wanted to be a doctor. The teacher again inquired...
Aug 29, 2018
ECONOMY
Nepse snaps six-day losing streak
Nepse snaps six-day losing streak
KATHMANDU: Stocks traded lower for most of the trading session on Tuesday. The benchmark Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index came under pressure from the very beginning of the trading session. However, a pullback toward the final trading hour saw the Nepse index recoup all its intraday losses to clos...
Aug 29, 2018
SOCIETY
BIMSTEC Summit: Odd number plate vehicles run on Wednesday
BIMSTEC Summit: Odd number plate vehicles run on Wednesday
KATHMANDU, Aug 29: Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) starts from Wednesday in Kathmandu. The vehicles with number plates ending in odd numbers (1,3,5,7,9) run today, on Wednesday. This applies to two-wheelers, four-wheelers, and the vehicles bel...
Aug 29, 2018
My City
Under pressure
Under pressure
It’s a popular belief that blood pressure fluctuation only occurs after the age of 35. Blood pressure (BP) measurement, containing systolic (numerator) and diastolic (denominator), is written in a fraction with millimeters of mercury unit (mmHg). 120/80 mmHg is an ideal and healthy blood pressure. H...
Aug 29, 2018
ECONOMY
Govt distributing subsistence allowance to unemployed citizens
Govt distributing subsistence allowance to unemployed citize...
KATHMANDU, Aug 29: The government will provide unemployment allowance to jobless people if the bill to ensure people’s right to employment is enacted by the parliament.
Aug 29, 2018
ECONOMY
FNCCI calls for collaboration with World Bank
FNCCI calls for collaboration with World Bank
KATHMANDU, Aug 29: The Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI) has called for collaboration between the World Bank and the private sector in tourism, agriculture, education, health and infrastructure development sectors.
Aug 29, 2018
WORLD
For first time in decades, astronaut quits NASA training
For first time in decades, astronaut quits NASA training
For the first time in five decades, a NASA astronaut candidate has resigned from training, the US space agency said Tuesday.
Aug 29, 2018
WORLD
Brazil sends army to border as Venezuelans flee crisis at home
Brazil sends army to border as Venezuelans flee crisis at ho...
LIMA, Aug 29: Brazil said it was sending armed forces to keep order near the Venezuelan border area, while Peru declared a health emergency, as a regional crisis sparked by thousands of Venezuelans fleeing economic collapse escalated on Tuesday.
Aug 29, 2018
VALLEY POLLUTION INDEX
Valley Pollution Levels for August 28
Valley Pollution Levels for August 28
Valley Pollution Levels for August 28
Aug 29, 2018
POLITICS
Candidacies filed for upper house panels
Candidacies filed for upper house panels
KATHMANDU, Aug 29: With the ruling Nepal Communist Party deciding to allot the post of chief of one of the four committees under the National Assembly to the main opposition Nepali Congress, nominations were filed for the chiefs of only three committees on Tuesday.
Aug 29, 2018