SPORTS
Nepal registers friendly win over Danish volleyball club
Nepal registers friendly win over Danish volleyball club
KATHMANDU, August 27: Nepal’s national volleyball team defeated Denmark’s Hvidovre Volleyball Club by 17-25, 25-15, 25-23, 25-23 in a friendly match on Saturday.
Aug 27, 2017
ECONOMY
Inflation wedge with India narrows to 1.1 percent
Inflation wedge with India narrows to 1.1 percent
KATHMANDU, August 27: Nepal's inflation wedge with India has narrowed down to 1.1 percent in the last fiscal year 2016/17 as inflation of both countries cooled down.
Aug 27, 2017
ECONOMY
Poultry farmers shift to other professions as shortage of chicks lingers
Poultry farmers shift to other professions as shortage of ch...
BANEPA, August 27: Poultry farmers in Kavre have been facing shortage of layers chicks.
Bachhuram Thapa of Setidevi Poultry Farm at Panauti-5 has been waiting for arrival of layers chicks for four months now. During this time last year, Thapa had bought 2,500 layers chicks paying Rs 45 per head. Bu...
Aug 27, 2017
ECONOMY
As tourism boom hits Rara, foreign visitor numbers disappointingly low
As tourism boom hits Rara, foreign visitor numbers disappoin...
MUGU, August 27: Tourist footfall in Rara Laka - the biggest lake in the country - has remained more or less at the same level over the past five years.
Aug 27, 2017
ECONOMY
Shops in flood-hit Rautahat back in business
Shops in flood-hit Rautahat back in business
RAUTAHAT, August 27: Trade and business activities in Rautahat district, which were severely hit by the devastating floods, are coming back to normalcy gradually.
Aug 27, 2017
ECONOMY
FNCCI sends relief to seven districts
FNCCI sends relief to seven districts
KATHMANDU, August 27: Federation of Nepalese Chambers of commerce and Industry (FNCCI) has collected relief supply that will be enough for a month for flood victims.
Aug 27, 2017
SOCIETY
Wife arrested for manslaughter after death of 83–year–old husband
Wife arrested for manslaughter after death of 83–year–old hu...
CHARIKOT, August 27: A woman has been taken under control after the death of her husband at Bhedpu area of Melung rural municipality – 4 here in Dolakha district. The deceased has been identified as 83 – year – old Karna Bahadur Tamang of Melung rural municipality – 7.
Aug 27, 2017
SOCIETY
Ban on unnecessary honking becoming effective in Pokhara-Lekhnath
Ban on unnecessary honking becoming effective in Pokhara-Le...
POKHARA, August 27: The efforts to ban unnecessary use of horns in Pokhara-Lekhnath Metropolitan City of Kaski district is paying off as the use of horns in the area is coming under control of late.
Aug 27, 2017
SOCIETY
Gaura Parba begins in far-west
Gaura Parba begins in far-west
BHIMDUTTANAGAR, August 27: Gaura Parba, the major festival of the far-west region, has begun from today, the day of Bhadra Krishna Panchami.
Aug 27, 2017
SOCIETY
62 tourists gone missing in five years
62 tourists gone missing in five years
KATHMANDU, Augusts 27: Incidents of tourists going missing in Nepal have increased in recent years, posing a serious challenge to the tourism industry, according to government officials.
Aug 27, 2017