SOCIETY
4 passengers swept away by river
4 passengers swept away by river
PALPA, July 10: Four people on board a jeep have gone missing after the jeep with registration number Lu 1 Ja 1217 was swept away by flood at Tinau River on Sunday night.
Jul 10, 2017
WORLD
Report: Trump Jr. was promised damaging info about Clinton
Report: Trump Jr. was promised damaging info about Clinton
WASHINGTON, July 10: Donald Trump’s eldest son said Sunday he met with a Kremlin-linked lawyer shortly after his father clinched the Republican nomination, hoping to get information helpful to the campaign.
Jul 10, 2017
WORLD
Iraqi PM celebrates in Mosul, but battle ongoing
Iraqi PM celebrates in Mosul, but battle ongoing
MOSUL, July 10: Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has been celebrating with Iraqi troops in Mosul after they drove Islamic State militants from some of their last strongholds in a nearly nine-month campaign.
Jul 10, 2017
SOCIETY
Erratic weather forces Faplu airport's shutdown
Erratic weather forces Faplu airport's shutdown
SOLUKHUMBU, July 10: The Faplu airport located at the Solukhumbu's district headquarters has remained out of operation for the past 13 days due to erratic weather pattern.
Jul 10, 2017
SOCIETY
Nepali students selected for Int'l Mathematical Olympiad
Nepali students selected for Int'l Mathematical Olympiad
KATHMANDU, July 9: Six Nepali students have been selected for the first time to compete in the International Mathematical Olympiad to be held in Brazil's Rio de Janeiro from July 13 to 23.
Jul 10, 2017
ECONOMY
Travelers to India told to use banking system for more than `50,000
Travelers to India told to use banking system for more than...
KATHMANDU, July 9: Travelers to India except for treatment should use electronic cards or other banking instruments for exchange of currency above Indian Rs 50,000 from the next fiscal year.
Jul 10, 2017
ECONOMY
Kangaroo Educational Foundation branch in Australia
Kangaroo Educational Foundation branch in Australia
KATHMANDU, July 10: Kangaroo Educational Foundation on Sunday said that it has opened its first international branch office in Sydney of Australia.
Jul 10, 2017
ECONOMY
50% power leakage in rural areas of Simraungadh
50% power leakage in rural areas of Simraungadh
BARA, July 10: Rural areas under Simraunagadh and Kalaiya Electricity Distribution Center (EDC) have been facing up to 50 percent power leakage every day. The leakage causes power loss worth Rs 25 million per month, stated officials of Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) at Kalaiya.
Jul 10, 2017
ECONOMY
Lumbini Development Bank starts operation
Lumbini Development Bank starts operation
KATHMANDU, July 10: Lumbini Development Bank, a entity formed after the merger of Vibor Society Development Bank and Lumbini Finance and Leasing Company, formally started its operation from Sunday.
Jul 10, 2017
ECONOMY
Electricity transmission yet to start through Raxaul-Parwanipur line
Electricity transmission yet to start through Raxaul-Parwani...
BIRGUNJ, July 10: Transmission line with 132 KV capacity between the Indian bordering city of Raxaul to Parwanipur of Parsa district in Nepal has yet to start even after six months of its construction and successful test transmission. Nepal Electricity Authority had declared last December that the t...
Jul 10, 2017