ECONOMY
Vegetable prices up as season end nears
Vegetable prices up as season end nears
KATHMANDU, July 18: Wholesale price of vegetables has started to climb up as the end of growing season nears. Seasonal vegetables like tomato (small), eggplant, cow pea, French bean and capsicum have seen consecutive price hike in the last three days.
Jul 19, 2017
ECONOMY
Inflation falls further to 2.8%
Inflation falls further to 2.8%
KATHMANDU, July 18: Inflation plunged to 2.8 percent in the eleventh month of the last fiscal year 2016/17 compared to 11.1 percent of price rise in the same period of the previous fiscal year 2015/16.
Jul 19, 2017
ECONOMY
Pre-feasibility report on sky-rail presented to KMC
Pre-feasibility report on sky-rail presented to KMC
KATHMANDU, July 18: The pre-feasibility study report to construct sky-rail in the capital has been submitted to Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) on Tuesday.
Jul 19, 2017
ECONOMY
Tax revenue growth jumps by impressive 31 percent
Tax revenue growth jumps by impressive 31 percent
KATHMANDU, July 18: The government has achieved an impressive growth in tax revenue that increased by 31.54 percent to Rs 553.9 billion in the last fiscal year.
Jul 19, 2017
SOCIETY
Ex-king hospitalized for treatment of heart ailment
Ex-king hospitalized for treatment of heart ailment
KATHMANDU, July 19: Ex-king Gyanendra Shah has been admitted to Norvic International Hospital in Kathmandu for treatment of his heart ailment.
Jul 19, 2017
SPORTS
Conte signs new 2-year deal at Chelsea after winning EPL
Conte signs new 2-year deal at Chelsea after winning EPL
LONDON, July 19: Chelsea manager Antonio Conte has signed a new two-year contract with the English Premier League champions.
Jul 19, 2017
WORLD
Report: Hundreds of boys abused at German choir school
Report: Hundreds of boys abused at German choir school
BERLIN, July 19: At least 547 members of a prestigious Catholic boys' choir in Germany were physically or sexually abused between 1945 and 1992, according to a report released Tuesday.
Jul 19, 2017
WORLD
Lawyer: Russian developer's staffer also at Trump Tower meet
Lawyer: Russian developer's staffer also at Trump Tower meet
WASHINGTON, July 19: Revelations that a Russian developer's representative was the eighth attendee at a Trump Tower campaign meeting arranged by President Donald Trump's eldest son prompted a new round of castigation on Tuesday from Democrats. It also brought word that the special counsel investigat...
Jul 19, 2017
WORLD
Trump had second conversation with Putin in Germany
Trump had second conversation with Putin in Germany
WASHINGTON, July 19: President Donald Trump had another, previously undisclosed conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin at a summit in Germany this month.
Jul 19, 2017
SPECIAL
Kusunda man’s foray into politics
Kusunda man’s foray into politics
DANG, July 18: An interesting thing happened at the Ghorahi Sub-metropolitan City’s office on Monday and locals present at the scene were delighted to witness it. A member from the Kusunda community was taking oath of office along with other members of the newly sub-metropolis’s executive team. Dhan...
Jul 19, 2017