ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Nagdhunga-Naubise tunnel road to be completed in 42 months
Nagdhunga-Naubise tunnel road to be completed in 42 months
KATHMANDU, Oct 22: The government has planned to complete the construction of Nagdhunga-Naubise tunnel road within 42 months, as announced during the foundation laying ceremony of Nagdhunga Tunnel Construction Project at Chandragiri in Kathmandu on Monday by Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli.
Oct 22, 2019
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Petroleum exploration in Dailekh after Tihar
Petroleum exploration in Dailekh after Tihar
KATHMANDU, Oct 22: The exploration of petroleum products in Panchakoshi area of Dailekh will start after Tihar.
Oct 22, 2019
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Smart driving license backlog piles up as mass printer remains unutilized
Smart driving license backlog piles up as mass printer remai...
KATHMANDU, Oct 22: The Department of Transport Management (DoTM) is yet to operate the mass printer for printing smart license cards, which it had brought from India in August. The delay in using the mass printer has led to increasing backlogs of smart license cards.
Oct 22, 2019
TECHNOLOGY, Latest Updates
‘Budget for science and technology too little’
‘Budget for science and technology too little’
KATHMANDU, Oct 22: Painting a dismal picture of the government's priority to the promotion of science and technology, Vice President Nanda Bahadur Pun has called upon the government to rethink its investment in this sector.
Oct 22, 2019
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Neonatal mortality in Nepal can be reduced:Study
Neonatal mortality in Nepal can be reduced:Study
Kathmandu, Oct 22: Nepal has the potential of decreasing the death of babies at birth by 21 percent, according to a pilot study conducted by the government two years ago.
Oct 22, 2019
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Celebration of Int'l Lead Poisoning Prevention Week 2019 begins in Nepal
Celebration of Int'l Lead Poisoning Prevention Week 2019 beg...
KATHMANDU, Oct 22: Environmental health, child health advocates, governments, and paint industries are uniting this week from October 20 to 26 for the International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week of Action.
Oct 22, 2019
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
BPKIHS doctors asked not to prescribe unregistered food supplements
BPKIHS doctors asked not to prescribe unregistered food supp...
DHARAN, Oct 22: The Department of Drug Administration (DDA) has sent a letter to the BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (BPKIHS) to direct doctors to stop prescribing food supplements unnecessarily to patients.
Oct 22, 2019
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
CEO, promoters involved in banking fraud: Police
CEO, promoters involved in banking fraud: Police
DANG, Oct 22: It has been found that the promoters and chief executive officer (CEO) of Deva Development Bank are involved in banking frauds worth millions of rupees at the Narayanpur branch of the bank.
Oct 22, 2019
POLITICS, Latest Updates
52 poll officers appointed
52 poll officers appointed
KATHMANDU, Oct 22: The Election Commission (EC) on Monday appointed 52 polling officers to conduct by-polls at federal, provincial and local levels.
Oct 22, 2019
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Police adjustment hits snag as bills remain stalled in absence of speaker
Police adjustment hits snag as bills remain stalled in absen...
KATHMANDU, Oct 22: Although the adjustment of civil servants completed almost a year ago, the already delayed adjustment of Nepal Police personnel in the provincial level has hit fresh snag in the absence of House Speaker following the resignation of then Speaker Krishna Bahadur Mahara over a charge...
Oct 22, 2019