POLITICS
MoE to complete action plan within a week
MoE to complete action plan within a week
KATHMANDU, July 1: The Ministry of Education (MoE) has planned to complete within a week an action plan for incorporating the changes envisioned by the recently approved Education Act.
Jul 02, 2016
WORLD
Militants take hostages at Bangladesh restaurant; 2 dead
Militants take hostages at Bangladesh restaurant; 2 dead
DHAKA, July 2: Heavily armed militants struck at the heart of Bangladesh's diplomatic zone on Friday night, taking dozens of hostages at a restaurant popular with foreigners.
Jul 02, 2016
SOCIETY
Students on hospital beds recall wall collapse moment
Students on hospital beds recall wall collapse moment
'There were sounds like a thunderstorm from the back while I was busy reading out some lines from a book. Half my body was buried by heavy objects.'
Jul 02, 2016
SOCIETY, SPECIAL
Students died as ‘land developer ignored’ school’s request
Students died as ‘land developer ignored’ school’s request
KATHMANDU, July 1: Officials at Pushpanjali Secondary School, where two students were buried to death when a retaining wall collapsed into their classrooms on Friday morning..
Jul 02, 2016
SOCIETY, SPECIAL
How safe are our school buildings?
How safe are our school buildings?
KATHMANDU, July 2: Two students were killed and 17 others injured when a compound wall caved in at Pushpanjali Secondary School at Badegaun of Godawari Municipality, Lalitpur district on Friday.
Jul 02, 2016
ECONOMY
Export of woolen carpet, RMG, black cardamom improves
Export of woolen carpet, RMG, black cardamom improves
KATHAMNDU, July 2: Export of woolen carpet, Ready Made Garment (RMG) and cardamom improved in the first 11 months of Fiscal Year 2015/16, while export of iron and steel suffered in the same period compared to figures of the same period of the past fiscal year.
Jul 02, 2016
POLITICS
Call to reverse decision to bar overseas returnees from bringing raw gold
Call to reverse decision to bar overseas returnees from brin...
KATHMANDU, July 2: Nepali migrant workers have urged the government to reverse its decision of barring overseas returnees from bringing raw gold and silver into the country.
Jul 02, 2016
POLITICS
MPs chide govt unpreparedness to deal with disaster
MPs chide govt unpreparedness to deal with disaster
KATHMANDU, July 2: Lawmakers fiercely criticized the government on Friday for failing to take necessary steps to minimize risks from landslides and floods during monsoon.
Jul 02, 2016
POLITICS
Martyr Memorials schools in dire state despite huge funding
Martyr Memorials schools in dire state despite huge funding
KATHMANDU, July 2: After the end of the decade long Maoist insurgency, five schools were established in each development region under the management of Shahid Pratisthan Nepal.
Jul 02, 2016
ECONOMY
Rupee appreciates against dollar, gold unchanged
Rupee appreciates against dollar, gold unchanged
Nepali rupee gained 66 paisa against US dollar this week as the Indian currency, with which rupee is pegged, appreciated against the greenback. Gold price, on the other hand, remained unchanged over the week at Rs 50,155 per 10 grams.
Jul 02, 2016