ECONOMY
Rasuwagadhi trade route remains shut due to bridge damage
Rasuwagadhi trade route remains shut due to bridge damage
RASUWA, Aug 19: Delay in repair of a flood-damaged bridge in Rasuwa has cut off the country’s linkage with China’s Tibet, halting bilateral trade for the past three weeks.
Aug 19, 2018
ECONOMY
India says work on two quarantine posts started
India says work on two quarantine posts started
KATHMANDU, Aug 19: At the 7th meeting of Joint Agricultural Working Group of Nepal and India, the Indian side informed Nepal that it has started building quarantine check posts at Bhittamod near Janakpur and Gauriphanta of Dhangadhi.
Aug 19, 2018
ECONOMY
NMB Bank holds 22nd AGM
NMB Bank holds 22nd AGM
KATHMANDU, Aug 19: NMB Bank Ltd has organized its 22nd Annual General Meeting (AGM) under the chairmanship of Pawan Kumar Golyan, in Kathmandu on Friday.
Aug 19, 2018
ECONOMY
9 financial bills readied for parliamentary deliberation
9 financial bills readied for parliamentary deliberation
KATHMANDU, Aug 19: The government has tabled four bills related to economy and finance in the federal parliament, while five more bills are on the pipeline. The bill to set up contribution-based pension fund, bill on payment and settlement, bill to amend and unify laws related to insurance, and bill...
Aug 19, 2018
Editorial
Implement new Muluki codes with wisdom and patience
Implement new Muluki codes with wisdom and patience
Friday, August 17, 2018 will mark a new era in Nepal’s legal history. This day, the country has made a sharp departure from the old Muluki Ain, based mainly on Muluki Ain Jung Bahadur Rana introduced in 1853 with amendments on it in the later date.
Aug 19, 2018
OPINION
Fellow Nepalis, return home
Fellow Nepalis, return home
In the western hills in the 80s, it was not uncommon for mothers to find their young sons missing some ‘ominous’ mornings.
Aug 19, 2018
OPINION
The two-thirds show
The two-thirds show
The second term of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has unleashed the imaginations of our cartoonists. There is so much fun and entertainment in viewing cartoons published in the media. Due credit must be given to Oli for giving us an opportunity to laugh and forget our sufferings, albeit for a while.
Aug 19, 2018
OPINION
Turkish market timebomb
Turkish market timebomb
LONDON – Turkey’s falling currency and deteriorating financial conditions lend credence, at least for some people, to the notion that “a crisis is a terrible thing to waste.” I suspect that many Western policymakers, in particular, are not entirely unhappy about Turkey’s plight.
Aug 19, 2018
SOCIETY
Laxman Dangol elected NFSJ President
Laxman Dangol elected NFSJ President
KATHMANDU, Aug 18: Laxman Dangol has been elected as the president of Nepal Forum of Science Journalists (NFSJ).
Aug 18, 2018
Lifestyle
Melina bags Mrs Makwanpur titile
Melina bags Mrs Makwanpur titile
MAKWANPUR, Aug 18: Melina Rana Magar has bagged Mrs Makawanpur 2018 title on Friday.
Aug 18, 2018