ECONOMY
Rajendra Bajgain files defamation suit against CIJ over Nepal Leaks
Rajendra Bajgain files defamation suit against CIJ over Nepa...
KATHMANDU, Feb 2: Tourism entrepreneur Rajendra Bajgain has filed a case at Lalitpur District Court against the Center for Investigative Journalism, Nepal, (CIJ) accusing the organization of defaming him through its recently-released Nepal Leaks report.
Feb 02, 2019
ECONOMY
Passenger flow through TIA increasing each year
Passenger flow through TIA increasing each year
KATHMANDU, Feb 2: International passenger movement at Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) has increased by 12 percent in 2018, compared to the previous year.
Feb 02, 2019
ECONOMY
Bhairahawa SEZ to see beginning of production in a week
Bhairahawa SEZ to see beginning of production in a week
BHAIRAHAWA, Feb 2: Shakti Mineral Pvt Ltd, a 40-million-rupee venture, is set to start its operations next week. The first of its kind in Nepal, the company will produce flux and dolomite – essential material for the production of steel and paint, and aims to export them to the larger Indian sub-con...
Feb 02, 2019
WORLD, Lifestyle
Three women who could be Modi's biggest nightmare in India's election
Three women who could be Modi's biggest nightmare in India's...
NEW DELHI, Jan 2: Three powerful women politicians, each from a very different section of Indian society, may pose a big threat to the chances of Prime Minister Narendra Modi winning a second term in a general election due by May.
Feb 02, 2019
ECONOMY
SEZ factories mostly reliant on imported raw material
SEZ factories mostly reliant on imported raw material
KATHMANDU, Feb 2: Goods that Nepal will export in the coming months from Special Economic Zone (SEZ) will be made of imported raw materials, save for a handful products that will use Nepal’s own raw materials.
Feb 02, 2019
SPORTS
Finisher Dipendra keeps Nepal alive in T20I series against UAE
Finisher Dipendra keeps Nepal alive in T20I series against U...
KATHMANDU, Feb 2: Dipendra Singh Airee made a triumphant return to form guiding Nepal to four-wicket victory in second Twenty20 International (T20I) played against the United Arab Emirates (UAE) at ICC Academy in Dubai on Friday.
Feb 02, 2019
SPORTS
2nd Inter College Faculty Futsal Cup today
2nd Inter College Faculty Futsal Cup today
KATHMANDU, Feb 2: The second Inter-College Faculty Futsal Cup is being held at Dhanyentari Futsal in Kathmandu on Saturday. The futsal tournament is being organized by Presidential Business School.
Feb 02, 2019
WORLD
Human toll of cold: more than 2 dozen dead, hundreds hurt
Human toll of cold: more than 2 dozen dead, hundreds hurt
CHICAGO, Jan 2: The dangerous cold and heavy snow that hobbled the northern U.S. this week has retreated, but not before exacting a human toll: more than two dozen weather-related deaths in eight states and hundreds of injuries, including frostbite, broken bones, heart attacks and carbon monoxide po...
Feb 02, 2019
SOCIETY
CDO’s driver taken into custody for investigation
CDO’s driver taken into custody for investigation
BARA, Feb 1: The District Police Office (DPO), Bara, has taken Jagat Narayan Raut Kurmi, a driver of the District Administration Office (DAO), into custody for investigations into a road accident on January 26 in which a Superintendent of Police (SP) was killed and a chief district officer (CDO) was...
Feb 02, 2019
SOCIETY
Reconstruction in northern Gorkha halted for a week
Reconstruction in northern Gorkha halted for a week
About 150 personnel from the Nepal Army and the locals were carrying out the reconstruction of the integrated settlement before the snowfall.
Feb 02, 2019