SOCIETY
Govt apathy to bring uniformity in price and quality of similar drugs hitting consumers ha...
Govt apathy to bring uniformity in price and quality of simi...
KATHMANDU, June 15: The government's apathy to bring regulations for ensuring uniformity in the price and quality of similar drugs in the market has been hitting the consumers hard.
Jun 15, 2019
SOCIETY
Crusher plants operating unabated near human settlements
Crusher plants operating unabated near human settlements
SIRAHA, June 15: Sankatmochan crusher plant at Charnath Municipality – 8 of Dhanusha is situated around half a kilometer west of Rashtriya Primary School. Toddlers to grown-up kids that study at this school are always affected by the sound and dust pollution of this plant.
Jun 15, 2019
SOCIETY
Alarm as dengue spreads to Itahari
Alarm as dengue spreads to Itahari
ITAHARI, June 15: After Dharan, dengue has spread to Itahari. A week ago, one person was found infected with dengue in Itahari, but now the number has reached six, with two more cases detected on Friday.
Jun 15, 2019
ECONOMY
Nepal signs labor pact with UAE
Nepal signs labor pact with UAE
KATHMANDU, June 15: Nepal has signed a new memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for sending Nepali workers to the Gulf country with employers responsible to bear all costs, including but not limited to recruitment, employment, residency, agency fees, airfare, insuran...
Jun 15, 2019
ECONOMY
NRB urged to focus on addressing shortage of lendable fund, lower interest rates
NRB urged to focus on addressing shortage of lendable fund,...
KATHMANDU, June 15: Leaders of the private sector, including bank and financial institutions (BFIs), have urged Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) to focus its upcoming monetary policy 2019/20 toward addressing the current shortage of lendable fund in the banking system
Jun 15, 2019
ECONOMY
Contractors fear regressive changes in Public Procurement Act
Contractors fear regressive changes in Public Procurement Ac...
KATHMANDU, June 15: Contractors fear that the provisions 'regressive' for the construction industry will stay in the seventh amendment of Public Procurement Act, similar to those in the recent sixth amendment, which had riled the contractors.
Jun 15, 2019
ECONOMY
Nepse falls for two consecutive weeks in broad sell-off
Nepse falls for two consecutive weeks in broad sell-off
KATHMANDU, June 15: The Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index began the first trading day of the week with a loss of 8.77 points on Monday as the market remained closed on Sunday in the event of Bhoto Jatra.
Jun 15, 2019
OPINION
Gulf of distrust
Gulf of distrust
There is good prospect for trans-Himalayan airways, not just “South of Himalayas,” that could help bring in better connectivity benefits in future
Jun 15, 2019
OPINION
Director and the troll
Director and the troll
Whether a movie is actually bad is beside the point. Your movie may win an Oscar, but if I don’t like it, I still have the freedom to shout from the mountain tops that your movie is bad
Jun 15, 2019
OPINION
Let freedom rule
Let freedom rule
We cannot let the police to decide which expressions are criminal, which opinions are unsayable, which ideas are beyond humor or ridicule. It is the road to totalitarianism
Jun 15, 2019