ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Electronic system to keep tabs on fertilizer stocks at depots
Electronic system to keep tabs on fertilizer stocks at depot...
KATHMANDU, March 19: The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development is preparing to launch an electronic system to track distribution of chemical fertilizers in the country.
Mar 19, 2020
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Black marketing of petroleum products rampant
Black marketing of petroleum products rampant
KATHMANDU, March 19: A numbers of gasoline sellers have been found to be involved in the black marketing of the petroleum products taking undue advantage of soaring demand for essentials amid ongoing threat of COVID-19 and weak government monitoring.
Mar 19, 2020
ECONOMY
Stocks extend slide but losses shrink
Stocks extend slide but losses shrink
KATHMANDU: Following a sharp loss in the morning, the benchmark Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index gave up almost 40 points initially and plateaued for most of the afternoon. Bulls gained control thereafter as most of the stocks trimmed losses to trade briefly in green. However, selling pressure in...
Mar 19, 2020
Editorial
Local initiative
Local initiative
As the threat of coronavirus pandemic is looming, some local governments have stepped up efforts to produce face masks and hand sanitizers of which the residents across Nepal have faced acute shortage already. It is months since these two vital items to protect oneself from possible infection stoppe...
Mar 19, 2020
My City, Lifestyle
This week in history
This week in history
March 17, 1969: Golda Meir elected as Israel's first female prime minister
Mar 19, 2020
OPINION
Your ‘rightful’ place
Your ‘rightful’ place
Division along ideological lines is one of the important markers in contemporary Nepali society. People often box each other under various groups based on party, caste, ethnic, regional and gender lines. Along with these, people are also categorized under professional categories such as the generic...
Mar 19, 2020
OPINION
Silent hero of coronavirus crisis
Silent hero of coronavirus crisis
NEW HAVEN – Not to diminish the superhuman efforts of nurses, doctors, and health-care workers worldwide, but sometimes, no matter how hard one tries, and no matter how selflessly one sacrifices, one stands no chance against a more powerful enemy. The new coronavirus, COVID-19, has proved to be such...
Mar 19, 2020
OPINION
Rely on soaps
Rely on soaps
In the wake of COVID-19 epidemic with several thousand infections and thousands of deaths, sanitation alert, particularly hand washing awareness, has sharply increased. Hand-sanitizers have become the buzz words as it’s believed to be one of the crucial defence mechanisms against coronavirus. In Nep...
Mar 19, 2020
My City, Lifestyle, Fashion
Useful shoe hacks you need to know
Useful shoe hacks you need to know
Use tea bags in shoes to remove bad smell. Put unused tea bags in your shoes, as they’re absolutely great at absorbing unpleasant scents.
Mar 19, 2020
POLITICS, Latest Updates
Speaker, upper house chair at odds over parliament gen secy
Speaker, upper house chair at odds over parliament gen secy
KATHMANDU, March 19: Serious dispute between Speaker Agni Prasad Sapkota and Chairperson of the National Assembly (NA) Ganesh Prasad Timilsina has surfaced after the latter declining to turn at a meeting summoned by the former on Wednesday.
Mar 19, 2020