SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Indian causeway on border inundates settlements in Banke
Indian causeway on border inundates settlements in Banke
NEPALGUNJ, June 24: Over a hundred houses were inundated while a dozen houses were completely damaged in the bordering villages of Narainapur Rural Municipality of Banke district on Sunday as a causeway being built by India along the Nepal-India border obstructed the natural flow of rainwaters.
Jun 24, 2019
POLITICS
Committee failsagain to recommend TJ commissioners
Committee failsagain to recommend TJ commissioners
KATHMANDU, June 24: A meeting of the recommendation committee formed to suggest the names of office-bearers for two crucial transitional justice (TJ) bodies of the government has failed yet again to do so. The meeting of the committee headed by former chief justice Om Prakash Mishra was scheduled fo...
Jun 24, 2019
SPORTS
Argentina beat Qatar 2-0 to qualify for Copa America last eight
Argentina beat Qatar 2-0 to qualify for Copa America last ei...
PORTO ALEGRE, June 24: An early goal from Lautaro Martinez and a late second from Sergio Aguero gave Argentina a 2-0 win over Qatar on Sunday, a deserved victory that takes them into the Copa America quarter-finals to face Venezuela.
Jun 24, 2019
POLITICS
Oli seeks to tighten grip on party as power struggle intensifies
Oli seeks to tighten grip on party as power struggle intensi...
KATHMANDU, June 24: The Nepal Communist Party (NCP) appears headed for a major factional realignment as Prime Minister KP Oli seeks to tighten his grip on the party and the government in the backdrop of a raging power tussle.
Jun 24, 2019
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
SC paves way to recover CGT from Sumargi
SC paves way to recover CGT from Sumargi
KATHMANDU, June 24: The Supreme Court (SC) has refused to continue a stay order issued earlier on a writ petition filed by controversial businessman Ajeya Raj Sumargi, who had sought court order against the revised amount of capital gains tax (CGT) determined by the government on the sale of 75 perc...
Jun 24, 2019
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Gautam Buddha International Airport to be ready by year-end
Gautam Buddha International Airport to be ready by year-end
BHAIRAHAWA, June 24: If things go as planned, Gautam Buddha International Airport (GBIA) in Bhairahawa will be the first national pride project of the country to be completed.
Jun 24, 2019
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Couple gives birth to eight daughters in hope of a son
Couple gives birth to eight daughters in hope of a son
SINDHULI, June 24: Phulmaya Rai of Hariharpurgadhi Rural Municipality-3 tied the nuptial knot with Chandra Bahadur Rai of the same village when she was just 16.
Jun 24, 2019
ECONOMY
Fruits, vegetables from India stopped at customs, requiring pesticide clearance
Fruits, vegetables from India stopped at customs, requiring...
BHAIRAHAWA, June 24: Following the government's decision that fruits and vegetables will be allowed entry into the country only after verifying that they are free of pesticides, 17 trucks carrying onion and potato from India have been stopped at Bhairahawa Customs point.
Jun 24, 2019
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Like every monsoon, farmers don't have fertilizers
Like every monsoon, farmers don't have fertilizers
BHAKTAPUR, June 24: Like in previous years, farmers in Bhaktapur will be facing dearth of chemical fertilizers this monsoon as well.
Jun 24, 2019
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Nepse down 10 point
Nepse down 10 point
KATHMANDU: Stocksender pressure throughout Sunday's trading session. The benchmark Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index fell below 1,260 points in the initial trading hour.
Jun 24, 2019