SOCIETY
TU plans to buy plagiarism checking tools at exorbitant price
TU plans to buy plagiarism checking tools at exorbitant pric...
KATHMANDU, June 13: Tribhuvan University (TU), the oldest and biggest university of Nepal, is planning to buy plagiarism detection tools by spending more than US$ 20,000 when such software is available free of cost.
Jun 13, 2017
ECONOMY
IFC to invest another $7.3 million to finance small businesses
IFC to invest another $7.3 million to finance small business...
KATHMANDU, June 12: International Financial Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, has said that it was investing US$ 7.3 million into Business Oxygen (BO2) -- a private equity fund.
Jun 12, 2017
SPORTS
Army retains Lalit Memorial U18 title
Army retains Lalit Memorial U18 title
KATHMANDU, June 12: Tribhuvan Army Club has retained the title of Lalit Memorial U-18 Football Championship defeating CMG Sankata Club 1-0 in the final at the ANFA Complex on Monday.
Jun 12, 2017
SPORTS
Anil makes comeback to national team
Anil makes comeback to national team
KATHMANDU, June 12: Former national football team captain Anil Gurung has made a comeback in the team with head coach Gyotoku Koji making six changes to the side that traveled to India on June 6 for a friendly match.
Jun 12, 2017
POLITICS
Prez Bhandari leaving for Geneva tomorrow to attend World Work Summit
Prez Bhandari leaving for Geneva tomorrow to attend World Wo...
KATHMANDU, June 12: President Bidya Devi Bhandari is leaving for Geneva tomorrow to attend the World of Work Summit to be held as a part of 106th Session of International Labour Conference.
Jun 12, 2017
WORLD
6.2-magnitude earthquake shakes western Turkey, Greek island
6.2-magnitude earthquake shakes western Turkey, Greek island
ISTANBUL, June 12: An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 shook western Turkey and the Greek island of Lesbos Monday, scaring residents and damaging buildings.
Jun 12, 2017
POLITICS
Ambassador Upadhyay addresses SAU convocation ceremony
Ambassador Upadhyay addresses SAU convocation ceremony
KATHMANDU, June 12: Nepal's ambassador to India Deep Kumar Upadhyay on Monday addressed the second convocation ceremony of the South Asian University (SAU) held in New Delhi.
Jun 12, 2017
DIASPORA
Locals in Darjeeling protest after West Bengal includes Bengali as compulsory school text
Locals in Darjeeling protest after West Bengal includes Beng...
DARJEELING, June 12: Nepali-speaking community in Darjeeling has been on a warpath over the West Bengal government’s decision to include Bengali language as a compulsory text in schools’ curriculum.
Jun 12, 2017
POLITICS
President to address ILO session on June 15
President to address ILO session on June 15
KATHMANDU, June 12: Though majority of women prefer to have paid work, contrary to this, the situation is disappointing as women progress in work in terms of number and quality is slow worldwide and is completely halted in some parts, show the key findings of a survey conducted in 142 countries by t...
Jun 12, 2017
SPORTS
England's Under 20 World Cup winners may struggle to play at their clubs
England's Under 20 World Cup winners may struggle to play at...
England's newly crowned Under 20 World Cup winners woke to back-page headlines acclaiming a golden generation on Monday and congratulatory tweets from a future British king and one of the country's greatest sporting heroes.
Jun 12, 2017