SPORTS
Lopsang finalizes U19 squad
Lopsang finalizes U19 squad
KATHMANDU, Oct 29: Nepal U19 head coach Tshering Lopsang has finalized 23-member squad on Saturday for upcoming AFC U-19 Championship Qualifiers.
Oct 29, 2017
ECONOMY
Price of sweet orange increases this year
Price of sweet orange increases this year
SINDHULI, Oct 29: Sweet orange, the famous fruit of Sindhuli district, has become costlier this year, with traders selling it for Rs 90 to Rs 120 per kilogram. The best price last year was Rs 50.
Oct 29, 2017
ECONOMY
Nepse dives 15 points as election weighs on investors
Nepse dives 15 points as election weighs on investors
KATHMANDU, Oct 29: Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) benchmark index fell 14.63 points this week to close at 1,553.72 points on Wednesday -- the last trading day of the week.
Oct 29, 2017
ECONOMY
Jail ration found in trader’s go-down
Jail ration found in trader’s go-down
BHAIRAHAWA, Oct 29: Rice bought from Nepal Food Corporation (NFC) in the name of prisoners of Rupandehi jail has been found to be sent to the go-downs of local traders, while prisoners have been complaining about not getting enough food.
Oct 29, 2017
ECONOMY
Tea production in Ilam likely to fall by a fifth
Tea production in Ilam likely to fall by a fifth
ILAM, Oct 29: Tea production in Ilam is likely to drop by about a fifth this year due to incessant rainfall and fog, tea entrepreneurs have said.
Oct 29, 2017
ECONOMY
Contractors collecting illegal tax along highway
Contractors collecting illegal tax along highway
BARA, Oct 29: It has been found that tax contractors assigned by District Coordination Committees in different districts to collect taxes on agricultural products along the highways are charging taxes on the same product on multiple occasions. This is in violation of the law.
Oct 29, 2017
ECONOMY
Smart Telecom starts 4G service today: starts 4G service today
Smart Telecom starts 4G service today: starts 4G service tod...
KATHMANDU, Oct 29: Smart Telecom is launching 4G service from Sunday, becoming the third telecom operator to provide fourth generation high speed Internet on smartphones after Nepal Telecom and Ncell. Officials of Smart Telecom have claimed that its 4G has Internet speed of up to 70 mbps.
Oct 29, 2017
SOCIETY
Climate change affecting human health
Climate change affecting human health
KATHMANDU, Oct 29: An international conference on climate change has expressed worry over increasing risks the climate change is posing on human health by making its way through agriculture, forestry, and environment.
Oct 29, 2017
SOCIETY
Saptari in grief right after Chhat merriment: six of a family die in accident
Saptari in grief right after Chhat merriment: six of a famil...
SAPTARI, Oct 29: The excitement of the festival of Chhat is not over yet and Saptari is mourning. As an ill-fated bus headed for the capital from the district skidded off and plunged into the Trishuli River in Dhading on Saturday morning, 31 people were killed, including six of the same family.
Oct 29, 2017
SPECIAL, PHOTO FEATURE/Video
Newly built wall collapses after hailstorm
Newly built wall collapses after hailstorm
KATHMANDU, Oct 29: Kathmandu has been inundated by heavy rainfall along with hailstorm on Saturday night.
Oct 29, 2017