SOCIETY
Upreti named head of state-run Policy Research Academy
Upreti named head of state-run Policy Research Academy
KATHMANDU, March 3: The government has appointed renowned scholar Bishnu Raj Upreti as head of the Policy Research Academy (PRI), a government-owned policy research institute.
Mar 03, 2020
SPORTS, Coronavirus
England replace handshakes with fist bumps over coronavirus fears
England replace handshakes with fist bumps over coronavirus...
LONDON, March 3: England players will not be shaking hands on their tour of Sri Lanka and will use fist bumps instead to greet each other following the coronavirus outbreak, skipper Joe Root said.
Mar 03, 2020
Editorial, Latest Updates
People are angry
People are angry
A youth threw shoes at Chairperson of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Pushpa Kamal Dahal at City Hall in Kathmandu on Sunday. Dahal narrowly escaped the attack. The incident occurred when Dahal was coming back to his seat after making a speech at the program organized to mark the first death...
Mar 03, 2020
OPINION, Latest Updates
Enhancing exports to Bangladesh
Enhancing exports to Bangladesh
Taxes levied on imports at Bangladesh customs is primary obstacle to Nepal’s exports. The high taxes arise from customs duty, para-tariff and overvaluation of certain products for customs purposes
Mar 03, 2020
OPINION, Latest Updates
Why Special Service Bill should be amended
Why Special Service Bill should be amended
If Special Service Bill is authenticated in current format, it could lead to self-censorship among the journalists and their sources. Besides, journalists, You Tubers and bloggers may be arrested
Mar 03, 2020
OPINION, Latest Updates
Hearing Loss in Nepal can be prevented
Hearing Loss in Nepal can be prevented
16.6 percent of Nepalis suffer from hearing problems, one of the highests in Asia
Mar 03, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Government releases 175 Nepalis from quarantine facility
Government releases 175 Nepalis from quarantine facility
KATHMANDU, March 3:The government has released 175 Nepali nationals evacuated from China's Wuhan after keeping them in quarantine for 16 days in a effort to prevent the possible spread of COVID-19 that originated in Hubei Province of China about two months ago.
Mar 03, 2020
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
NEA asks 22 firms to clear dues for use of dedicated feeders, trunk lines
NEA asks 22 firms to clear dues for use of dedicated feeders...
KATHMANDU, March 3: Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) that has been criticized for failing to recover the dues of dedicated feeders and trunk lines from number of big industrialists, has now started pressurizing number of factories operating in the Butwal-Bhairahawa Industrial Corridor to clear the...
Mar 03, 2020
ECONOMY
Nepse slumps 96 points amid heavy correction
Nepse slumps 96 points amid heavy correction
KATHMANDU, March 3: Weakness carried over to Monday's session as the equity market witnessed a sharp slide in the morning. The Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index fell almost 40 points in the beginning half an hour but staged a recovery. Nonetheless, the rebound was short lived as sellers dominated t...
Mar 03, 2020
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) with Bangladesh to boost export of Nepal
Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) with Bangladesh to boost...
KATHMANDU, March 3: The government is negotiating the preferential trade agreement (PTA) with Bangladesh, persuading Bangladesh to remove an array of duties and charges that it levies over and above basic customs duties on products of export. Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies (MoICS) and S...
Mar 03, 2020