ECONOMY
Share prices continue to drop as monetary policy fails to elate investors
Share prices continue to drop as monetary policy fails to el...
KATHMANDU, July 14: The Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) benchmark index fell 1.48 points this week to close at 1,582.67 points on Thursday, the last trading day of the week.
Jul 15, 2017
ECONOMY
Ginger export from eastern Nepal affected yet again
Ginger export from eastern Nepal affected yet again
DHARAN, July 14:Export of ginger to India from eastern parts of the country remained halted for nearly two weeks.
Jul 15, 2017
ECONOMY
75 women entrepreneurs awarded
75 women entrepreneurs awarded
KATHMANDU, July 14: Ministry of Industry (MoI) honored 75 women engaged in small-scale industries with Best Women Entrepreneurs Award, on Friday.
Jul 15, 2017
WORLD
Head of Islamic State in Afghanistan killed: Pentagon
Head of Islamic State in Afghanistan killed: Pentagon
WASHINGTON, July 15: The head of Islamic State in Afghanistan, Abu Sayed, was killed in a strike on the group's headquarters in Kunar province earlier this week, the Pentagon said on Friday.
Jul 15, 2017
WORLD
3 dead in fire in Honolulu high-rise apartment building
3 dead in fire in Honolulu high-rise apartment building
HONOLULU, July 15: At least three people died and at least 12 were injured in a fire that broke out on the 26th floor of a Honolulu high-rise Friday, and hundreds fled from the giant apartment complex as smoke billowed from the upper floors, authorities said.
Jul 15, 2017
ECONOMY
Deposits swell, but interest rates unlikely to fall anytime soon
Deposits swell, but interest rates unlikely to fall anytime...
KATHMANDU, July 14: Banks have added Rs 19 billion in new deposits in the first week of July while their lending increased by only Rs 1 billion.
Jul 15, 2017
SOCIETY
Engineers extorting commission from quake victims in Dhading
Engineers extorting commission from quake victims in Dhading
DHADING, July 14: More than a year and a half after the devastating earthquake of April 2015, the government distributed Rs 50,000 as the first installment of the reconstruction grant to the quake victims in the district.
Jul 15, 2017
SOCIETY
Postgraduates in medicine approach power centers to get license after failing NMC test
Postgraduates in medicine approach power centers to get lice...
KATHMANDU, July 14: Dozens of post-graduate (PG) degree holders in medicine have been accused of visiting power centers including influential political leaders, former ministers and their aides to get license from Nepal Medical Council (NMC) after they failed the tests taken by the NMC.
Jul 15, 2017
SOCIETY
Finland giving 20 million euros to support Nepal's education sector
Finland giving 20 million euros to support Nepal's education...
KATHMANDU (REPUBLICA): Finland has agreed to provide 20 million eruos to Nepal to support the implementation of the school sector development plan (SSDP).
Jul 15, 2017
POLITICS
Few complaints at hearings committee as public trust wanes
Few complaints at hearings committee as public trust wanes
KATHMANDU, July 14: Lawmakers were surprised at the meeting of the Parliamentary Hearings Special Committee (PHSC) on Friday morning when officials informed them that not a single complaint had been registered at the committee secretariat against Chief Justice-designate Gopal Parajuli.
Jul 15, 2017