ECONOMY
Tourist arrivals up by 39%
Tourist arrivals up by 39%
KATHMANDU, March 12: Tourist arrivals to Nepal posted a year-on-year growth of 39 percent in February.
Mar 12, 2019
ECONOMY
Food quality certificates awarded to Dhulikhel hotels
Food quality certificates awarded to Dhulikhel hotels
BANEPA, March 12: The Department of Food Technology and Quality Control has distributed stickers and certificates on the basis of food quality, for the first time, to hotels and resorts in Dhulikhel.
Mar 12, 2019
ECONOMY
Slow demand for construction material leaves industrialists worried
Slow demand for construction material leaves industrialists...
BIRGUNJ, March 12: Minister for Finance Yuba Raj Khatiwada last week said 42 percent growth in import of industrial materials indicates healthy economic growth. But same imports have become a matter of worry for industrialists in Birgunj.
Mar 12, 2019
My City, Entertainment, Movies
Biopic on Mother Teresa in works, Seema Upadhyay to direct
Biopic on Mother Teresa in works, Seema Upadhyay to direct
A biographical drama film on Saint Mother Teresa, the founder of Missionaries of Charity, has been announced.
Mar 12, 2019
SOCIETY
President Bhandari reaches New York to attend high-level UN event
President Bhandari reaches New York to attend high-level UN...
KATHMANDU, March 12: President Bidya Devi Bhandari has reached New York on Monday evening leading a Nepali delegation to attend a High-Level event ‘Women in Power’ on March 12.
Mar 12, 2019
SOCIETY
Fishing nets prove fatal for endangered gharials
Fishing nets prove fatal for endangered gharials
CHITWAN, March 12: At least seven gharials in the Rapti River of Chitwan National Park (CNP) area have been found dead in this current fiscal year. Some of them were found entangled in fishing nets, which could have potentially killed them.
Mar 12, 2019
SOCIETY
Locals take initiative to resume trekking along the Thorong La
Locals take initiative to resume trekking along the Thorong...
MUSTANG, March 12: Thorong La (pass) that connects Manang and Mustang has mesmerized trekkers for years. However, the pass is restricted whenever snowfall in the region is heavy.
Mar 12, 2019
SOCIETY
SP Bista, DSP GC do not appear at court to record statement
SP Bista, DSP GC do not appear at court to record statement
KANCHANPUR, March 12: After two cases of destruction of evidence and torture were filed last Wednesday against the police officials involved in the investigation of the Nirmala rape-and-murder case, the District Court, Kanchanpur, on Monday completed recording the statements of six of the eight poli...
Mar 12, 2019
POLITICS
No agreement with Raut on referendum: Oli
No agreement with Raut on referendum: Oli
KATHMANDU, March 12: Prime Minister K P Oli has clarified that the 11-point deal signed with CK Raut on Friday included no agreement on conducting a referendum on the issues he has raised.
Mar 12, 2019
POLITICS
Govt won't stay mum if Biplab keeps wreaking havoc: Dahal
Govt won't stay mum if Biplab keeps wreaking havoc: Dahal
POKHARA, March 12: Chairman of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Pushpa Kamal Dahal on Monday claimed that the government would not stay mum if the Biplab-led Communist Party of Nepal (CPN) kept on wreaking havoc in the country.
Mar 12, 2019