ECONOMY
Jumla youth think working in homeland far better
Jumla youth think working in homeland far better
JUMLA, Feb 18: While more than a thousand young men and women depart the nation for foreign employment every day, young people in Jumla with entrepreneurial spirit are have a different thought.
Feb 18, 2018
ECONOMY
Swiss paraglider sees great paragliding potentials in Rukum
Swiss paraglider sees great paragliding potentials in Rukum
RUKUM, Feb 18: Daniel Mayor, a Swiss national, thinks that Rukum has great potential for paragliding.
Feb 18, 2018
ECONOMY
Revenue collection from Gaighat likely to exceed target
Revenue collection from Gaighat likely to exceed target
UDAYAPUR, Feb 18: Revenue records of the first six months of current fiscal year at the Taxpayer Service Office (TSO) show that the office is well on track to meet its annual revenue target.
Feb 18, 2018
ECONOMY
MoAD to inspect budget implementation at local level
MoAD to inspect budget implementation at local level
KATHMANDU, Feb 18: The Ministry of Agricultural Development (MoAD) is preparing to start inspection of agriculture-related spending and activities by local levels in coordination with respective provincial governments.
Feb 18, 2018
WORLD
Children among 13 killed in Mexico earthquake helicopter crash
Children among 13 killed in Mexico earthquake helicopter cra...
MEXICO, Feb 18: A military helicopter carrying officials assessing damage from a powerful earthquake has crashed in southern Mexico, killing 13 people and injuring 16, all of them on the ground.
Feb 18, 2018
POLITICS
PM Oli off to PM Residence
PM Oli off to PM Residence
KATHMANDU, Feb 18: Newly appointed Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli will shift to the Prime Minister’s Residence at Baluwatar today at 4:00 PM, Chetan Adhikari, press coordinator said.
Feb 18, 2018
SOCIETY
Road safety compromised by haphazard divider placement
Road safety compromised by haphazard divider placement
NEPALGUNJ, Feb 18: Dividers are placed on roads to regulate traffic movement. In Nepalgunj, however, it does not seem so. Except for a few places, newly added dividers on the city's main four-lane road are placed so haphazardly that they now pose threat to road safety.
Feb 18, 2018
SOCIETY
Absence of staffers affects day-to-day work in Province 1
Absence of staffers affects day-to-day work in Province 1
DAMAK, Feb 18: There was no electricity in Biratnagar, the capital of Province 1, when the newly-elected ministers were assuming office on Thursday. Some lit candles while others managed with their cell phone lights.
Feb 18, 2018
ECONOMY
110 companies in Nepse’s Class ‘A’ list
110 companies in Nepse’s Class ‘A’ list
KATHMANDU, Feb 18: Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) has classified 110 listed companies in 'A' class in the current fiscal year 2017/18.
Feb 18, 2018
SOCIETY
2 migrant workers abducted in Turkey return hugely in debt
2 migrant workers abducted in Turkey return hugely in debt
KHOTANG, Feb 18: Leaving behind family and friends, they had departed Tribhuwan International Airport (TIA) with dreams of big fortunes. But they have returned barely alive and heavily in debt after paying huge ransoms to their kidnappers.
Feb 18, 2018