SOCIETY
'Special' month-long campaign to distribute quake grant starts
'Special' month-long campaign to distribute quake grant star...
KATHMANDU, Aug 16: In a move aimed at completing the distribution of the first installment of the house reconstruction grant to the earthquake victims within the deadline set by the prime minister, the National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) has launched a "special campaign" from Monday in the 11 di...
Aug 16, 2016
SOCIETY
US Embassy hosts model United Nations Conference
US Embassy hosts model United Nations Conference
KATHMANDU, Aug 16: US Ambassador to Nepal Alaina B. Teplitz on Monday opened the South and Central Asia university-level regional Model United Nations (MUN) conference.
Aug 16, 2016
ECONOMY
Pokhara BFIs tighten realty lending
Pokhara BFIs tighten realty lending
POKHARA, Aug 16: Amid skyrocketing land and housing prices, bank and financial institutions in Pokhara have started tightening loan flow to realty sector fearing further risks.
Aug 16, 2016
ECONOMY
China Gezhouba shows willingness to build Budhigandaki project
China Gezhouba shows willingness to build Budhigandaki proje...
KATHMANDU, Aug 16: China Gezhouba Group Corporation (CGGC) has expressed willingness to develop Budhigandaki Hydropower Project (1200 MW).
Aug 16, 2016
POLITICS
Speaker decides to restrict lawmakers' foreign visits
Speaker decides to restrict lawmakers' foreign visits
KATHMANDU, Aug 16: Speaker Onsari Gharti has decided to bar lawmakers from unnecessary foreign visits in view of the controversy around the misuse of diplomatic passport by more than half a dozen lawmakers from CPN (Maoist Center).
Aug 16, 2016
SOCIETY
Harijan awarded for his fight for social justice
Harijan awarded for his fight for social justice
KATHMANDU, Aug 16: The First Darnal International Award for Social Justice was awarded to Raksha Ram Chamar (Harijan) from Madhesi Dalit community for his struggle to achieve education and justice for Dalits and other marginalized groups.
Aug 16, 2016
ECONOMY
Sarco best dispute settlement body: FNCCI
Sarco best dispute settlement body: FNCCI
KATHMANDU, Aug 16: President of the Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI), Pashupati Murarka, have said trade disputes in the SAARC region can be more effectively settled through SAARC Arbitration Council (Sarco).
Aug 16, 2016
ECONOMY
Chinese investors in Nepal hold annual congress
Chinese investors in Nepal hold annual congress
KATHMANDU, Aug 16: Chinese investors in Nepal held their second annual congress in Kathmandu on Sunday.
Aug 16, 2016
Editorial
Holy smoke
Holy smoke
The number of vehicles on the streets of Nepal continues to steadily increase, growing by an astonishing 43 percent in the fiscal 2015/16 as compared to 2014/15. This despite the fact that during the four months of the border blockade Nepal didn’t import a single vehicle. The rapid rise in vehicle i...
Aug 16, 2016
ECONOMY
Nepse tanks 39 points
Nepse tanks 39 points
KATHMANDU, Aug 16: Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index tanked 39.12 points, or 2.26 percent, on Monday to close at 1,694.81 points, indicating that the market recovery that started last week could be already losing steam.
Aug 16, 2016