ECONOMY
Traders fear congestion again at Kolkata port
Traders fear congestion again at Kolkata port
BIRGUNJ, Dec 16: Traders in Birgunj fear congestion at India’s Kolkata port again as there has been a delay in returning containers. Over a 1,000 containers are still waiting at Birgunj dry port and traders importing via third country say that this delay is likely to repeat congestion at the Kolkata...
Dec 16, 2017
ECONOMY
Local units undermine agriculture and livestock in budget
Local units undermine agriculture and livestock in budget
KATHMANDU, Dec 16: The newly formed local bodies have allocated budget for agriculture and livestock far lower than the local units in the past.
Dec 16, 2017
SOCIETY
Parliamentarians push for Butwal as Province 5 capital
Parliamentarians push for Butwal as Province 5 capital
PALPA, Dec 16: House of Representatives and Provincial Assembly parliamentarians of Palpa have proposed Butwal as the capital of Province 5 in a press statement.
Dec 16, 2017
ECONOMY
Area of cultivated land in a decreasing trend
Area of cultivated land in a decreasing trend
KATHMANDU, Dec 16: Area of cultivated land in the country has been in a decreasing trend for the last three fiscal years, according to a report on economic activities by Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB).
The total land used for cultivation came down from 2,579,097 hectares in Fiscal Year 2015/16 to 2,548,7...
Dec 16, 2017
ECONOMY
1,000 construction workers to get skill-based training
1,000 construction workers to get skill-based training
KATHMANDU, Dec 16: A skills-based Training of Trainers program was held in the premises of Balaju School of Engineering and Technology in Kathmandu between November 28 and December 15, aiming to provide quality training to potential trainers. The program aims to train over 1,000 workers under Gulf C...
Dec 16, 2017
SOCIETY
Forty injured in truck-bus collision
Forty injured in truck-bus collision
DHADING, Dec16: Six people have been critically injured and another 34 injured after a truck collided with a passenger bus early morning today. The truck (Na 1 Kha 1674), heading from Kathmandu to Muglin collided with the bus (Na 4 Kha 4420) at Benighat rural municipality-10 of Prithvi highway.
Dec 16, 2017
ECONOMY
Nepse falls 10 points as left alliance emerges victorious
Nepse falls 10 points as left alliance emerges victorious
KATHMANDU, Dec 16: The Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) benchmark index fell 10.34 points to close at 1,520.15 points on Thursday -- the last trading day of the week. The stocks have slumped amid counting of votes of the recently held elections of federal parliament and provincial assemblies, which is l...
Dec 16, 2017
SPORTS
Nepal, Bangladesh to vie for title
Nepal, Bangladesh to vie for title
KATHMANDU, Dec 16: Nepal advanced into the final of the first International Wheelchair Cricket Championship with a 65-run win over India on Friday.
Dec 16, 2017
POLITICS, SPECIAL
Least health facilities in Province 6, most in 2
Least health facilities in Province 6, most in 2
KATHMANDU, Dec 16: The availability of government health facilities in the country remains the highest in Province 2, and the lowest in Province 6.
Dec 16, 2017
POLITICS
NC fails to retain strongholds in Province 4
NC fails to retain strongholds in Province 4
POKHARA, Dec 15: Nepali Congress (NC) heavyweights who contested the parliamentary and provincial elections from Province 4, including the party's senior leader Ram Chandra Paudel, faced humiliating defeats.
Dec 16, 2017