POLITICS, Latest Updates
Nepali Congress welcomes Monetary Policy with some reservations
Nepali Congress welcomes Monetary Policy with some reservati...
KATHMANDU, July 18: Nepali Congress (NC) partly welcomed the Monetary Policy 2020/21, stressing the need for simplifying the procedure of refinancing and making it more transparent to enable the targeted group receive maximum benefit.
Jul 18, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Siddhartha Highway blocked following landslides
Siddhartha Highway blocked following landslides
PALPA, July 18: The Tansen-Butwal road section of the Siddhartha Highway has been blocked following rain-triggered landslides in the Gaudepul area in Tansen Municipality-8 since Thursday night.
Jul 18, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Supreme Court decision to grant bail to man who killed a pedestrian in Budhanilkantha in a...
Supreme Court decision to grant bail to man who killed a ped...
KATHMANDU, July 18: After being freed on bail, Prithvi Raj Malla,21, whose drunken drive hit and killed Lila Devkota last year at Budhanilkantha of Kathmandu is reportedly preparing to leave the country for the USA. Malla or his family members were not available for comment on the issue. On the othe...
Jul 18, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Two including a policeman injured as police fire shots in Sunsari to seize smuggled goods
Two including a policeman injured as police fire shots in Su...
SUNSARI, July 18: Two including a policeman were injured in the Ghuski area of Sunsari district when police fired shots on a group of smugglers to seize smuggled goods in their possession on Friday night.
Jul 18, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Road connecting Rasuwagadhi border point obstructed following landslides
Road connecting Rasuwagadhi border point obstructed followin...
RASUWA, July 18: A road connecting the Rasuwagadhi border point has been obstructed since this morning following landslides in the Tatopanidada area along the Syafrubesi-Rasuwagadhi road.
Jul 18, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
4,000 hectares of paddy field inundated in Saptari and Siraha
4,000 hectares of paddy field inundated in Saptari and Sirah...
SAPTARI, July 18: Continuous rainfall has inundated some 4,000 hectares of paddy crop in Saptari and Siraha districts. The rainfall that began soon after the paddy plantation has submerged around 2,000 hectares each in the two districts, according to the Agriculture Knowledge Centre, Rajbiraj.
Jul 18, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
UP Police arrest one of the accused who tortured Nepali youth in Varanasi (With video)
UP Police arrest one of the accused who tortured Nepali yout...
KATHMANDU, July 18: Uttar Pradesh (UP) Police on Friday arrested one of the accused who tortured a Nepali national living in Varanasi and forced him to chant anti-Nepal slogans on Wednesday.
Jul 18, 2020
SPORTS, Latest Updates
Olympics: Organisers announce schedule for rearranged Tokyo Games
Olympics: Organisers announce schedule for rearranged Tokyo...
TOKYO/BERN, Switzerland, July 18: The Tokyo Olympics next year will use the same venues and follow an almost identical competition schedule as the one originally planned for this year before the event was postponed due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, organisers said on Friday.
Jul 18, 2020
WORLD, Coronavirus
U.S. passenger flights to India can resume July 23
U.S. passenger flights to India can resume July 23
WASHINGTON, July 18: The government of India has agreed to allow U.S. air carriers to resume passenger services in the U.S.-India market starting July 23, the U.S. Transportation Department said on Friday.
Jul 18, 2020
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Private sector says monetary policy positive, stresses implementation
Private sector says monetary policy positive, stresses imple...
KATHMANDU, July 18: The NRB unveiled its monetary policy for the current fiscal year 2020/21 introducing a number of relief measures for businesses battered by COVID-19. The private sector that has been bearing the brunt of the pandemic had pinned its hope on the monetary policy for revival and reco...
Jul 18, 2020