ECONOMY
Mega Bank, Tourism Dev Bank sign MoU for merger
Mega Bank, Tourism Dev Bank sign MoU for merger
KATHMANDU, Jan 25 : Mega Bank Nepal Ltd (MBNL) and Tourism Development Bank Ltd (TDBL) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for merger of the two institutions.
Jan 25, 2017
ECONOMY
Int’l Chamber Day celebrated
Int’l Chamber Day celebrated
KATHMANDU, Jan 25 : Revenue Secretary Rajan Khanal has said that Chinese banks should open their banch offices in Nepal to boost trade relations between Nepal and China.
Jan 25, 2017
SOCIETY
Flood victims form joint struggle committee
Flood victims form joint struggle committee
NEPALGUNJ, Jan 25: Flood victims from Banke, Bardiya, Dang and Surkhet have called on concerned authorities to implement the recent cabinet decision to provide relief to them without further delay. They made the call from a joint gathering in Nepalgunj on Monday.
Jan 25, 2017
SOCIETY, SPECIAL
Schools turning into playground for politicians
Schools turning into playground for politicians
JHAPA, Jan 25: Politics should have been the last thing to be entertained in an academic institution. However, community schools in Jhapa are fully under political influence, thanks to the politicians’ control over the management committee.
Jan 25, 2017
SOCIETY
Locals obstruct temple rebuilding, demand participation
Locals obstruct temple rebuilding, demand participation
KATHMANDU, Jan 25: Locals at Basatapur on Tuesday obstructed ongoing reconstruction work at the Trailokya Narayan Temple inside Kathmandu Durbar Square Area. The temple had collapsed in the April 2015 earthquake.
Jan 25, 2017
SOCIETY
PAC wants Ncell barred from going 4G until capital gains tax cleared
PAC wants Ncell barred from going 4G until capital gains tax...
KATHMANDU, Jan 25: Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Tuesday directed the government to restrict Ncell from introducing its 4G wireless internet service without first clearing the capital gains tax (CGT) on a share transaction worth Rs 143 billion.
Jan 25, 2017
POLITICS
Poll only after amendment: PM to Madhes parties
Poll only after amendment: PM to Madhes parties
KATHMANDU, Jan 25: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has assured the agitating Madhes-based political parties that the government would hold the local-level election only after amending the constitution.
Jan 25, 2017
SOCIETY
More insurance, welfare plan for migrant workers unveiled
More insurance, welfare plan for migrant workers unveiled
KATHMANDU, Jan 25: From now onwards, the kin of a Nepali migrant worker who dies in course of foreign employment will get up to Rs 2.7 million under social welfare and insurance schemes.
Jan 25, 2017
ECONOMY
Halt in lending likely as banks see loan-able funds dry up
Halt in lending likely as banks see loan-able funds dry up
KATHMANDU, Jan 25: Commercial banks are literally left without any money to extend new loans, indicating that credit expansion of most of these banks will come to a grinding halt if they do not receive fresh financing facility.
Jan 25, 2017
SPORTS
Pinkathon on Feb 24
Pinkathon on Feb 24
KATHMANDU, Jan 25: Leisure Port is set to organize Pinkathon Kathmandu, a marathon event for women, in the capital city on February 24. The organizer at a press meet in Kathmandu on Tuesday informed that the event will include four categories including 3 km, 5 km, 10 km and 20 km race.
Jan 25, 2017