POLITICS
Dahal holding one-on-one with Modi today
Dahal holding one-on-one with Modi today
KATHMADNU, Sept 16: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, who reached New Delhi on Thursday for his four-day state visit, is scheduled to hold a one-on-one meeting with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi on Friday.
Sep 16, 2016
SOCIETY
Poor under grip of loan sharks to pay off medical costs
Poor under grip of loan sharks to pay off medical costs
CHANDRA AYODHYAPUR, Siraha, Sept 16: Fulkumari Sadaya of Chandra Ayodhyapur-6 gave birth to a baby recently. Her family spent Rs 50,000 on the delivery, which they managed by taking loans. Even during the birth of an earlier child, the family had to borrow money to meet the cost of delivery.
Sep 16, 2016
ECONOMY
Listed cos on rights issue spree
Listed cos on rights issue spree
KATHMANDU, Sept 16: As many as 20 companies have applied for approval of the Securities Board of Nepal (Sebon) to float 105.47 million units of new shares through rights issue.
Sep 16, 2016
SOCIETY
Female feticide rampant in far-west
Female feticide rampant in far-west
KATHMANDU, Sept 15: A private clinic in Sanfe Bagar, Achham, which has been running for the last three years, is well known in the area, with patients coming even from neighboring Doti district.
Sep 16, 2016
The Week
Sale season strategies
Sale season strategies
The best things in the world are free but the second best? They are expensive and don’t we know it. Thus, we confess. This is our favorite season of the year; the Sales Season. The big red signs have started going up on the shop windows around town and we couldn’t be more excited. Everywhere we turn...
Sep 16, 2016
The Week
Nothing lovely about love handles
Nothing lovely about love handles
You’ve probably heard that cortisol, also known as the stress hormone, is responsible for excess abdominal fat, but that’s only part of the story. Your body produces cortisol in response to stress – physical, mental, or emotional. This may include extremely low-calorie diets (fasting or starvation),...
Sep 16, 2016
Lifestyle
US chef says food connects cultures
US chef says food connects cultures
KATHMANDU, Sept 15: For many it was way past their lunchtime on a late Wednesday afternoon. But at the Summit Hotel in Kupandole, several chefs and restaurateurs had gathered in the hotel’s patio to attend a master class from US chef Mark Tafoya on cooking the big American brunch.
Sep 15, 2016
POLITICS
TRC categorizes over 25,000 complaints
TRC categorizes over 25,000 complaints
KATHMANDU, Sept 15: The Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) has started its preliminary investigation on more than 25,000 complaints among the 53,016 complaints it has received.
Sep 15, 2016
SOCIETY
Kathmandu district proposed to be a single local unit
Kathmandu district proposed to be a single local unit
KATHMANDU, Sept 15: A proposal has been put forward to make Kathmandu district a single local unit.
Sep 15, 2016
POLITICS
PM Dahal invited for Bihar visit
PM Dahal invited for Bihar visit
NEW DELHI, Sept 15: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal and Chief Minister of Bihar State of India, Nitish Kumar, held a discussion on fostering relations between Nepal and Bihar State.
Sep 15, 2016