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POKHARA, June 29: Agitating ward chairs in Pokhara Metropolitan City have withdrawn their protest from Friday after the mayor of the city during talks with them assured them of including missing projects.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
ECONOMY
Parliamentary panel tells govt to finalize consturction modality for Nijgadh
Parliamentary panel tells govt to finalize consturction moda...
KATHMANDU, June 29: National Concerns and Coordination Committee (NCCC) under National Assembly on Friday directed the government to decide at the earliest the construction modality for the Nijgadh International Airport.
Jun 29, 2019
SOCIETY
Community schools attain exemplary SEE results
Community schools attain exemplary SEE results
KATHMANDU, June 29: Although private schools are found doing relatively well in the Secondary Education Examinations (SEE), many community schools across the country are also found to have attained excellent results.
Jun 29, 2019
SOCIETY
Final height of Everest may take a year: Survey Dept
Final height of Everest may take a year: Survey Dept
KATHMANDU, June 29: Survey scientists involved in measuring the height of Mt. Everest have said that it might take nearly a year more to come up with a final figure. Although around 85 percent of work related to leveling surveys has been completed, surveyors say the remaining work is being halted fo...
Jun 29, 2019
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Elderly people left alone in villages to fend for themselves
Elderly people left alone in villages to fend for themselves
SINDHULI, June 29: When Nara Bahadur Pulami, 72, of Otrekot village in Sindhuli was young, he had two daughters and four sons living with him. Five years ago, his youngest son died. Three other sons are away from home either for foreign employment or for a better life in Kathmandu. His daughters are...
Jun 29, 2019
SOCIETY
Yarsha collectors disappointed over low collection
Yarsha collectors disappointed over low collection
DARCHULA, June 29: Collecting yarshagumba (a caterpillar fungus) is a major income source for the people of the high hills in western Nepal. In Darchula, the locals of five rural municipalities are fully dependent on yarsha collection for their living. Not only men and women but also school children...
Jun 29, 2019