My City, Gen-Next, Slammed
Stormy night
Stormy night
The whistling wind,
Breaking the deafening silence
Of night,
Invaded into my house
Jun 16, 2019
ECONOMY
Trade deficit balloons to Rs 1,100 billion in first ten months
Trade deficit balloons to Rs 1,100 billion in first ten mont...
KATHMANDU, June 15: In a recent statistics released by the Department of Customs (DoC) based on data from 23 major ports of Nepal, trade deficit of the country has risen to Rs 1,099.6 billion in the first 10 months of the current Fiscal Year 2018/19.
Jun 16, 2019
SPORTS
Bardewa, Shrestha win skate-boarding championship
Bardewa, Shrestha win skate-boarding championship
KATHMANDU, June 16: Gajendra Bardewa and Pemba Shrestha won the Third National Skateboard Championship in their respective categories held at Ktm Skating Park in Kathmandu on Saturday.
Jun 16, 2019
ECONOMY
Stakeholders call for merger of cooperatives
Stakeholders call for merger of cooperatives
KATHMANDU, June 15: Stakeholders in the cooperatives sector have urged cooperative organizations to merge, considering the steady rise in the number of cooperatives and traits of financial anarchy.
Jun 16, 2019
ECONOMY
Banks grapple with lendable fund shortage even in last quarter
Banks grapple with lendable fund shortage even in last quart...
KATHMANDU, June 15: Unlike in the previous years when banking sector used to be awash with liquidity at least in the last quarter of fiscal, bank and financial institutions (BFIs) are not finding respite from the acute shortage of lendable fund in the current Fiscal Year 2018/19.
Jun 16, 2019
ECONOMY
Government spending weaker than last year
Government spending weaker than last year
KATHMANDU, June 15: Despite being a two-thirds majority government, the government seems to be weaker in terms of spending the budget this year compared to previous years.
Jun 16, 2019
POLITICS
Govt hints at revising Guthi Bill
Govt hints at revising Guthi Bill
KATHMANDU, June 16: The government has hinted at revising the Guthi Bill registered at the National Assembly due to widespread protests by the supporters of the traditional Guthi [trust] culture, demanding the withdrawal of the proposed law from the parliament.
Jun 16, 2019
ECONOMY
Province govts unveiling budgets totaling Rs 250 bn today
Province govts unveiling budgets totaling Rs 250 bn today
KATHMANDU, June 16: All seven provincial governments are unveiling their budgets for the upcoming fiscal year on Sunday.
Jun 16, 2019
SOCIETY
Valley people protest against delayed Melamchi Water Supply Project
Valley people protest against delayed Melamchi Water Supply...
KATHMANDU, June 16: Hundreds of people from different areas of the three districts of the capital valley - Kathmandu, Lalitpur and Bhaktapur - staged a protest at Thapathali chowk in Kathmandu on Saturday, demanding the completion of the Melamchi Water Supply Project (MWSP) at the earliest.
Jun 16, 2019
SOCIETY
Excessive summer heat affects normal life in tarai
Excessive summer heat affects normal life in tarai
RAUTAHAT, June 16: With temperature soaring high, intense heat waves have started crippling life in various parts of tarai.
Jun 16, 2019