ECONOMY
Citizens Bank International ups interest rate on saving accounts
Citizens Bank International ups interest rate on saving acco...
KATHMANDU, Feb 15 : Citizens Bank International Ltd (CBIL) has increased interest rate in all saving accounts by one percent.
Feb 15, 2017
ECONOMY
Shivam Cement providing construction experts for free
Shivam Cement providing construction experts for free
KATHMANDU, Feb 15 : Shivam Cement has said that it was taking a team of technical experts to the customer’s construction site for various technical assistance and quality tests.
Feb 15, 2017
SOCIETY
Call to scrap fifth amendment to Wildlife Protection Bill
Call to scrap fifth amendment to Wildlife Protection Bill
KATHMANDU, Feb 15: The Conscious Citizen Group has demanded the scrapping of 'Fifth Amendment' of National Parks and Wildlife Protection Bill endorsed by the Legislature-Parliament arguing it was not in favour of preservation of wildlife.
Feb 15, 2017
SOCIETY, VALLEY POLLUTION INDEX
Valley Pollution Index
Valley Pollution Index
The graph above is based on the pollutant of fine particulate matter, PM2.5 (PM less than 2.5 microns) of Kathmandu Valley in a day.
Feb 15, 2017
POLITICS
PHSC endorses new election commissioners
PHSC endorses new election commissioners
KAHTHMANDU, Feb 15: Paving the way to giving full shape to the Election Commission, the Parliamentary Hearings Special Committee (PHSC) on Tuesday endorsed Narendra Dahal, Ishwari Prasad Paudyal and Sudheer Kumar Shah for appointment as election commissioners.
Feb 15, 2017
POLITICS
Nepal dillydallying on OBOR since Oli's ouster as PM
Nepal dillydallying on OBOR since Oli's ouster as PM
KATHMANDU, Feb 15: Although Nepal has already agreed in principle to join the One Belt One Road (OBOR) project, inordinate delay on the part of the government led by Pushpa Kamal Dahal in expediting the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with China has left Nepal's participation in the...
Feb 15, 2017
SOCIETY
Doable steps to cure capital's air pollution
Doable steps to cure capital's air pollution
KATHMANDU, Feb 15: While Kathmandu Valley denizens are forced to gasp for clean air, the continually deteriorating air quality of the valley can be drastically improved with simple immediate actions, suggests an action plan recently submitted to the National Planning Commission (NPC).
Feb 15, 2017
POLITICS
Govt to give 50 pc incentive to VDC secy's
Govt to give 50 pc incentive to VDC secy's
KATHMANDU, Feb 15: The government has decided to provide a monthly incentive of 50 percent of their salary to village development committee secretaries across the country.
Feb 15, 2017
ECONOMY
Bankers urge promoters to not press them for higher dividend
Bankers urge promoters to not press them for higher dividend
KATHMANDU, Feb 15: Bankers have urged promoters of bank and financial institutions (BFIs) to not give them pressure to provide high dividend at a time when they are reeling under lendable fund crisis.
Feb 15, 2017
SOCIETY
PAC begins probe into I/NGOs irregularities
PAC begins probe into I/NGOs irregularities
SINDHUPALCHOWK, Feb 15: Following complaints of financial irregularities in various NGOs and INGOs involved in post-earthquake reconstruction works in Sindhupalchowk, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of parliament has started an investigation into the matter.
Feb 15, 2017