ECONOMY
India-Nepal Folk Crafts Festival from Tuesday
India-Nepal Folk Crafts Festival from Tuesday
KATHMANDU, Nov 6: South Asia Foundation (SAF) is organizing Nepal Folk Crafts Festival (INCF) 2017 in Kathmandu from Tuesday.
Nov 06, 2017
SOCIETY
Flood victims to vote for those who'd provide 'safe housing'
Flood victims to vote for those who'd provide 'safe housing'
BANKE, Nov 6: Hime Khatri, an elderly woman of Raptisonari Rural Municipality-2 in Banke district, has been living under tarpaulins for the past two and a half years.
Nov 06, 2017
SOCIETY
E-rickshaw drivers stage protest in Tikapur
E-rickshaw drivers stage protest in Tikapur
TIKAPUR, Nov 6: A large number of e-rickshaw drivers and entrepreneurs in Tikapur Municipality staged a protest on Sunday by shunning their service for the whole day.
Nov 06, 2017
ECONOMY
Ward chairman rakes in moolah from cow farming
Ward chairman rakes in moolah from cow farming
PARBAT, Nov 6: Cow farming is working wonders for a local representative here.
Subash Chandra Paudel, chairperson to Ward no 7 of the Kushma Municipality, performs his duties at the ward office during office hours and spends rest of time in his cow farm.
Nov 06, 2017
SOCIETY
Stakeholders join hands to clean garbage from CNP
Stakeholders join hands to clean garbage from CNP
CHITWAN, Nov 56: Massive flooding this monsoon has polluted Chitwan National Park (CNP) by dumping piles of garbage. Plastic bags, bottles, slippers, shoes, clothes and even utensils are dumped within the park’s forest and water resources near the eastern side of Sauraha. Since the area is home to w...
Nov 06, 2017
ELECTION
No female candidates under FPTP in Gulmi
No female candidates under FPTP in Gulmi
GULMI, Nov 6: Not a single woman has been fielded in the upcoming parliamentary elections under the first-past-the-post (FPTP) category in Gulmi by any political party. As per the details provided by the District Election Office, there isn't any woman candidate contesting the polls under this catego...
Nov 06, 2017
SOCIETY
Gorkha Museum sees rise in visitor footfall
Gorkha Museum sees rise in visitor footfall
GORKHA, Nov 6: The number of visitors to the historical Gorkha Museum is on the rise.
According to Suchana Bhadel, the spokesperson of the museum, more than 16,000 people have already visited the museum in the first three months of the current fiscal year, compared to 11,000 tourists in the same pe...
Nov 06, 2017
ECONOMY
MetLife's customer service platform receives innovation award
MetLife's customer service platform receives innovation awar...
KATHMANDU, Nov 5: : MetLife Insurance has said that its unique virtual reality solution, known as conVRse, has won the 'Innovation of the Year' award in Asia Insurance Industry Award 2017.
Nov 06, 2017
ECONOMY
NIC ASIA opens three branch offices
NIC ASIA opens three branch offices
KATHMANDU, Nov 6: NIC ASIA Bank has inaugurated its new branch offices at Khajura Rural Municipality, Banke; Magragadhi of Barbardiya Municipality, Bardiya; and Ramailo Chowk of Kanepokhari Rural Municipality, Morang on Sunday.
Nov 06, 2017
Editorial
More the merrier
More the merrier
Vehicle-free zones
Nov 06, 2017