WORLD
Iran's President Rouhani wins 2nd term by a wide margin
Iran's President Rouhani wins 2nd term by a wide margin
TEHRAN, May 20: Iran's President Hassan Rouhani won re-election by a wide margin Saturday, giving the moderate cleric a second four-year term to see out his agenda pushing for greater freedoms and outreach to the wider world.
May 20, 2017
SOCIETY
3 held with two and half kgs opium
3 held with two and half kgs opium
KOHALPUR (Banke), May 20: Police arrested three persons on the charge of possessing two and a half kilogram opium.
May 20, 2017
SOCIETY
42 metrics tonnes of garbage managed from major rivers in Valley
42 metrics tonnes of garbage managed from major rivers in Va...
KATHMANDU, May 20: As high as 42 metric tonnes of garbage was collected and managed from various rivers and ring road areas in Kathmandu Valley on Saturday.
May 20, 2017
ECONOMY
Taxmen monitor paan stalls
Taxmen monitor paan stalls
KATHMANDU, May 20: A joint team of Inland Revenue Department and Taxpayers Service Office on Friday monitored paan stalls in different parts of the Kathmandu Valley.
May 20, 2017
ECONOMY
Gorkha Brewery installs solar lights
Gorkha Brewery installs solar lights
KATHMANDU, May 20: Gorkha Brewery has installed 22 solar street-lights and three CCTV cameras at Soti Khola of Dharan.
May 20, 2017
ECONOMY
Civil Bank announces 2.88 percent bonus shares
Civil Bank announces 2.88 percent bonus shares
KATHMANDU, May 20: The 6th annual general meeting (AGM) of Civil Bank Ltd has decided to distribute 2.88 percent bonus shares and 0.15 percent cash dividend (for tax purpose) to its shareholders from the profit earned in the Fiscal Year 2015/16.
May 20, 2017
ELECTION
UML leads NC by 5839 in Kathmandu Metropolis
UML leads NC by 5839 in Kathmandu Metropolis
KATHMANDU, May 20: UML mayoral candidate Bidhyasundar Shakya is taking the lead in the race for the mayor of Kathmandu Metropolis with 17,732 votes, compared to 11,893 votes for his closest rival Nepali Congress mayoral candidate Raju Raj Joshi. Shyakya is leading Joshi by 5839 votes.
May 20, 2017
ECONOMY
Dahal making last-ditch effort to get Sumargi’s frozen funds released
Dahal making last-ditch effort to get Sumargi’s frozen funds...
KATHMANDU, May 19: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal is making a last-ditch effort to release Rs 3 billion that had entered the country as foreign investment for companies promoted by businessman Ajeya Raj Sumargi.
May 20, 2017
ELECTION
Vote count resumes in Bharatpur Metropolis
Vote count resumes in Bharatpur Metropolis
CHITWAN , May 20: Vote-count halted since Friday night following row over vote-counting of Ward-9 has been resumed in Bharatpur Metropolitan City following 10-point agreement reached among major parties.
May 20, 2017
SOCIETY
DNPWC prepares to destroy seized wildlife trophies
DNPWC prepares to destroy seized wildlife trophies
KATHMANDU, May 19: The Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation (DNPWC) is preparing to destroy tons of wildlife parts and trophies in its possession on the occasion of International Day for Biodiversity on May 22.
May 20, 2017