ECONOMY
Highway blockage threatens Chitwan tourism
Highway blockage threatens Chitwan tourism
CHITWAN, July 26: Tourism entrepreneurs in Chitwan are extremely worried these days. The flow of tourists is declining everyday due to the hassles on the road to reach the city, they say. They have stressed building an alternative route to the Mugling-Narayanghat road section, where landslides are n...
Jul 27, 2017
POLITICS
Elected representatives 'disappoint' locals
Elected representatives 'disappoint' locals
SURKHET, July 26: Locals of various rural municipalities of Surkhet district have been disappointed with the newly elected representatives who have reportedly started using the government sanctioned budget for their personal benefits rather than on development projects.
Jul 27, 2017
SPECIAL
Karnali Highway: The road that transformed Jumla
Karnali Highway: The road that transformed Jumla
JUMLA, July 26: Hari Krishna Budha of Tila Rural Municipality of Jumla is experiencing an amazing feeling thing these days. Never in his wildest dream had he thought of Jumla becoming what it is today, he says. What is it that has perplexed the elderly? ‘Development’ - he remarks.
Jul 27, 2017
ECONOMY
Borrowers risk losing 5 bigha land in fraud case
Borrowers risk losing 5 bigha land in fraud case
DHANGADI, July 26: Bhojraj Biswakarma (45) living in Dhangadi-7, Kailali, made a decision to start a business. He had 11 and a half kathha of land. And that was all. He did not have a job.
Jul 27, 2017
SOCIETY
10,500-euro French aid for conservation workshop
10,500-euro French aid for conservation workshop
KATHMANDU, July 27: French Ministry of Culture has announced to provide a grant of 10,500 euros to UNESCO/Kathmandu in view of organizing conservation workshop for Nepali art objects.
Jul 27, 2017
ECONOMY
eGyankunja launched
eGyankunja launched
KATHMANDU, July 27: E-Gyankunja Edu Systems Pvt Ltd, in collaboration with Trans Neuron Technologies of India, has launched 'eGyankunja' intending to bridge the gap in education, skills, employment and entrepreneurship.
Jul 27, 2017
POLITICS
LDO who fined crusher plant ‘transferred by PM’
LDO who fined crusher plant ‘transferred by PM’
NAWALPARASI, July 26: Local Development Officer Yuwaraj Kattel of Nawalparasi district, who took initiatives to stop illegal excavations, has been transferred upon direct instruction from Prime Minister (PM) Sher Bahadur Deuba, sources said.
Jul 27, 2017
ECONOMY
Nimbus provides relief fund
Nimbus provides relief fund
KATHMANDU, July 27: Nimbus, an agri-business enterprise, has said that it has provided Rs 3.3 million to Sanjay Gautam, a farmer from Pathivara Poultry Farm of Khanar-12 in Sunsari.
Jul 27, 2017
POLITICS
Bibeksheel Sajha Party launched
Bibeksheel Sajha Party launched
KATHMANDU, July 26: Rabindra Mishra-led Sajha Party and Ujwal Thapa-led Bibeksheel Nepali Dal inked a unification deal amid a press conference in the capital on Wednesday. After the merger, the unified party has been named as Bibeksheel Sajha Party (BSP), which has vowed to establish a capable alter...
Jul 27, 2017
SPORTS
Nepal U-19 in Singapore: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Nepal U-19 in Singapore: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
KATHMANDU, July 26: Nepal U-19 cricket team had left for Singapore to take part in the ICC U-19 World Cup Division -1 Asia Qualifier with a target to qualify for the final round to be held in New Zealand next year.
Jul 27, 2017