ECONOMY
NRB issuing development bonds worth Rs 6 billion
NRB issuing development bonds worth Rs 6 billion
KATHMANDU, Oct 19: Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has issued seven-year development bond worth Rs 6 billion.
Oct 19, 2017
POLITICS
SC stays Nepal Army's generator deal
SC stays Nepal Army's generator deal
KATHMANDU, OCT 19: After a month-long quasi-judicial probe found Nepal Army to have violated standard procurement norms in awarding a contract for the supply of generators for its United Nations mission, the Supreme Court on Wednesday issued a stay order to the army to stop the procurement, which i...
Oct 19, 2017
ECONOMY
Prajapatis busy making clay lamps
Prajapatis busy making clay lamps
BHAKTAPUR, Oct 19: The Prajapati community of Bhaktapur is busy making palcha or clay lamps for Tihar.
Oct 19, 2017
ECONOMY
Marigolds worth Rs 9 million imported for Tihar
Marigolds worth Rs 9 million imported for Tihar
KATHMANDU, Oct 19: Flower traders have imported marigold garlands worth around Rs 9 million for the Tihar festival.
Oct 19, 2017
SOCIETY
Tinthana locals protest against snail-paced road
Tinthana locals protest against snail-paced road
KATHMANDU, Oct 19: Locals of Chandragiri Municipality staged a peaceful protest in the capital on Wednesday, venting their ire against the snail-paced construction of the Kalanki-Nagdhunga road section that has exposed them to prolonged dust pollution.
Oct 19, 2017
ECONOMY
Floriculture flourishes in Illam
Floriculture flourishes in Illam
ILAM, Oct 19: Dhan Bahadur Pakhrin is probably one of the busiest men in the locality these days. His wife Ramila is also in no less hurry. With the arrival of Tihar, which is considered a festival of lights and flowers, the couple is busy selling marigold and globe-amaranth they grew in their farm....
Oct 19, 2017
SOCIETY
Dog finds missing woman
Dog finds missing woman
KATHMANDU, Oct 19: An elderly lady from a Rasuwa village was reported missing on October 8th from somewhere between Thadepadi and Gosainkunda. Following requests for help, authorities in Kathmandu deployed a search and rescue dog in the area where Putali Sherpa was believed to have disappeared.
Oct 19, 2017
WORLD
China to expand trade, investment in South and Central Asia under BRI
China to expand trade, investment in South and Central Asia...
BEIJING, Oct 19: In what may be taken as a move to further deepen its trade relations with South and Central Asian countries, Chinese President Xi Jinping announced that China will pursue the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) as a priority and open up its western region wider for the expansion of forei...
Oct 19, 2017
Editorial
Rise and shine
Rise and shine
HRC membership
Oct 19, 2017
OPINION
No country for Rohingya
No country for Rohingya
If we are indeed a tolerant country, why can’t Nepal offer a sanctuary to the Rohingya people, often dubbed ‘the most persecuted minority in the world’?
Oct 19, 2017