ECONOMY
Informally acquired skills to get globally accepted certification
Informally acquired skills to get globally accepted certific...
KATHMANDU, July 24: Mukesh Chaudhary took a break from his work in Kathmandu in June and went his hometown to sit in final examinations of Grade 12. Chaudhary, 21, works at a construction site and earns to help his parents. Chaudhary has already earned skills in construction work which he neither st...
Jul 25, 2017
SOCIETY
Cycles for health workers of Beldandi Rural Municipality
Cycles for health workers of Beldandi Rural Municipality
MAHENDRANAGAR, July 24: With the objective of easing and speeding up health services, Beldandi Rural Municipality of Kanchanpur has provided cycles to health workers.
Jul 25, 2017
SOCIETY
Locals of Madi still facing power outage
Locals of Madi still facing power outage
CHITWAN, JULY 24: The locals of Madi are frustrated as they have been living without electricity since last Thursday. The underground wiring system, installed in the National Park Area, has not been functioning properly, leading to the power outage.
Jul 25, 2017
SOCIETY
Number of people getting citizenship doubled in Kohalpur
Number of people getting citizenship doubled in Kohalpur
KOHOLPUR, July 24: In Banke, the number of people applying for the citizenship certificate has been doubled.
Jul 25, 2017
SPORTS
Tisa sets national record
Tisa sets national record
KATHMANDU, July 24: Nepali swimmer Tisa Shakya set a new national record in the ongoing 17th FINA World Championships in Budapest, Hungary on Monday.
Jul 25, 2017
POLITICS, SOCIETY
Ex-Maoist combatant living a miserable life for four years
Ex-Maoist combatant living a miserable life for four years
BAJHANG, July 24: It has been more than four years since Surendra Damai,40, a former Maoist combatant, has been struggling with life in a small dilapidated hut, which too is built in someone else's land because he doesn't have his own land.
Jul 25, 2017
POLITICS
Cabinet expansion likely today
Cabinet expansion likely today
KATHMANDU, July 24: Amid criticism from various quarters over the prolonged delay, Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has decided to expand his cabinet on Tuesday.
Jul 25, 2017
ECONOMY
Inaction by Chinese contractors to hit dry season power flow
Inaction by Chinese contractors to hit dry season power flow
KATHMANDU, July 24: Completing the Dhalkebar substation to import more power and bringing the Kulekhani III plant into generation are two major tasks planned by Nepal Electricity Authority for continuous energy supply in the coming dry season.
Jul 25, 2017
POLITICS
UML MP asks govt to take clear stand on Doklam
UML MP asks govt to take clear stand on Doklam
KATHMANDU, July 24: Drawing attention of the parliament to the ongoing standoff between neighboring India and China at their tri-junction border point with Bhutan over the Doklam plateau, a lawmaker from the main opposition CPN-UML has urged the government to make Nepal's position clear.
Jul 25, 2017
ECONOMY
Elected representatives barred from sitting on board of BFIs
Elected representatives barred from sitting on board of BFIs
KATHMANDU, July 24: Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has introduced a new rule, barring elected officials of local units, provinces and central level froming becoming board director of bank and financial institutions (BFIs).
Jul 25, 2017