SOCIETY
Girls more vulnerable as human traffickers find it easy to lure them
Girls more vulnerable as human traffickers find it easy to l...
KATHMANDU, June 29: Female children are more vulnerable than male children to going missing, according to the Children Search Coordination Center (CSCC) unit of Nepal Police. The CSCC says a total of 3,204 children - 2,226 females and 978 males - have been reported missing till mid-June of the curre...
Jun 29, 2019
My City, Gen-Next, Slammed
A Notebook
A Notebook
Life is identical to a notebook
Strife therein contagious to
Abound of hook
Of endeavors and turmoil
That turns you a worse rook.
Jun 29, 2019
WORLD
Heavy fog causes flight delays, cancellations at Sydney Airport
Heavy fog causes flight delays, cancellations at Sydney Airp...
SYDNEY, June 29: Heavy fog caused delays and cancellations at Australia’s busiest international flight hub, Sydney Airport, on Saturday morning.
Jun 29, 2019
ECONOMY
Local units in Jumla proiritize education, health, tourism, infrastructure
Local units in Jumla proiritize education, health, tourism,...
JUMLA, June 29: In its policy and program for the Fiscal Year 2019/20, Tila Rural Municipality of Jumla has prioritized infrastructure development, education, health, and tourism sectors.
Jun 29, 2019
ECONOMY
13% of candidates pass EPS-TOPIK
13% of candidates pass EPS-TOPIK
KATHMANDU, June 29: The Employment Permit System (EPS) under the Department of Foreign Employment (DoFE) published the result of Proficiency in Korean (TOPIK) on Friday. Out of 92,376 candidates who filled up the form, around 13% passed the exam. The total number of passed candidates is 12,009 for t...
Jun 29, 2019
ECONOMY
Two-wheeler assembly plants: A prospective venture
Two-wheeler assembly plants: A prospective venture
KATHMANDU, June 29: The enterprise of assembling two-wheelers within the country is gradually growing, with three assembly plants already in operation and one in the process of establishment.
Jun 29, 2019
ECONOMY
Traders suffer due to absence of quarantine services
Traders suffer due to absence of quarantine services
KAPILVASTU, June 29: More than 80% of revenue at Suthauli Customs Office, located in Yashodhara Rural Municipality, comes from agricultural products. However, in lack of quarantine services in Suthauli, all stakeholders are suffering.
Jun 29, 2019
ECONOMY
Trade deficit balloons toRs 1,212 billion in eleven months
Trade deficit balloons toRs 1,212 billion in eleven months
KATHMANDU, June 29: Trade deficit widened by 17.4% in the first 11 months of the current fiscal year 2018/19 to Rs 1,211.97 billion.
Jun 29, 2019
SOCIETY
Hyatt Regency supports Child Protection Home
Hyatt Regency supports Child Protection Home
KATHMANDU, June 29: Hyatt Regency Kathmandu extended its voluntarily work to Child Protection Home, at Siphal, Kathmandu as an initiative to improve the lives of children in Nepal.
Jun 29, 2019
POLITICS
Pokhara ward chairs end protest after mayor’s assurances
Pokhara ward chairs end protest after mayor’s assurances
POKHARA, June 29: Agitating ward chairs in Pokhara Metropolitan City have withdrawn their protest from Friday after the mayor of the city during talks with them assured them of including missing projects.
Jun 29, 2019