ECONOMY
Investment Board to sign PIA with Hongshi Shivam Cement
Investment Board to sign PIA with Hongshi Shivam Cement
KATHMANDU, Aug 3: The government has decided to sign a special agreement with Hongshi Shivam Cement Pvt Ltd by charting out assurance of investment security, services and facilities the government promises to provide to an investor.
Aug 04, 2017
ECONOMY
Cabinet okays Rs 51.38b US grant
Cabinet okays Rs 51.38b US grant
KATHMANDU, Aug 3: The government has decided to accept a grant assistance of Rs 51.38 billion (US$ 500 million) from Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) for road maintenance and transmission line projects.
Aug 04, 2017
ECONOMY
Two new VW models in Nepal
Two new VW models in Nepal
KATHMANDU, Aug 3: Pooja International Nepal Pvt Ltd launched the new Amarok and Tiguan in Kathmandu on Thursday.
Aug 04, 2017
POLITICS
Finance Minister assigned Investment Board vice-chair
Finance Minister assigned Investment Board vice-chair
KATHMANDU, August 4: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has assigned Finance Minister Gyanendra Bahadur Karki with the responsibility of the vice-chairman of the Investment Board also.
Aug 04, 2017
VALLEY POLLUTION INDEX
Valley Pollution Levels
Valley Pollution Levels
The graph above is based on the pollutant of fine particulate matter, PM2.5 (PM less than 2.5 microns) of Kathmandu Valley in a day.
Aug 04, 2017
ELECTION
Re-polling kicks off at Bharatpur – 19
Re-polling kicks off at Bharatpur – 19
CHITWAN, August 4: Re –polling at Bharatpur Metropolitan City's ward no 19 kicked off this morning under the first phase of local level elections.
Aug 04, 2017
SOCIETY
Bangabagar landslide blocks Mahakali Highway
Bangabagar landslide blocks Mahakali Highway
BAITADI, August 4: Traffic along the Mahakali Highway has been blocked since Friday morning by a landslide at Bangabagar of Dilashaini-6 along the Satbajh-Gokuleshwor section.
Aug 04, 2017
SOCIETY
Massive flooding hits Babai river
Massive flooding hits Babai river
KATHMANDU, August 4: The Babai river in the mid-western region has witnessed gargantuan flood, which experts have claimed is likely to cause damage to the low-lands adjacent to the Babai river.
Aug 04, 2017
SPECIAL
Road to Mustang getting blacktopped
Road to Mustang getting blacktopped
POKHARA, Aug 3: The narrow and perilous Beni-Jomsom-Korala road, which connects Nepal with the Tibet Autonomous Region of China, is finally upgraded.
Aug 04, 2017
WORLD
Flames engulf 86-story residential skyscraper in Dubai
Flames engulf 86-story residential skyscraper in Dubai
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, August 4: A fire broke out after midnight in one of the world’s tallest residential towers in Dubai, engulfing part of the skyscraper and sending chunks of debris plummeting below.
Aug 04, 2017