SPORTS, Latest Updates
Special offers announced for league spectators
Special offers announced for league spectators
KATHMANDU, Dec 25: The All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) on Tuesday announced a special package to the spectators for the Qatar Airways Martyr’s Memorial A-Division League.
Dec 25, 2019
SPORTS, Latest Updates
Santosh one shy of 100th league goal
Santosh one shy of 100th league goal
KATHMANDU, Dec 25: When Chyasal Youth Club takes on the New Road Team (NRT) in the third round of the ongoing Qatar Airways Martyr’s Memorial A-Division League on Tuesday, former national team forward Santosh Shahukhala will have a new record to break.
Dec 25, 2019
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
DRI files cases to recover Rs 118.11 million in taxes, fine
DRI files cases to recover Rs 118.11 million in taxes, fine
KATHMANDU, Dec 25: The Department of Revenue Investigation (DRI), in its recent move, has filed cases against number of firms and individuals on charge of defaulting taxes and misappropriating foreign currency that caused the state revenue loss of around Rs 118.11 million.
Dec 25, 2019
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Market pares intraday gains as Nepse closes in red
Market pares intraday gains as Nepse closes in red
KATHMANDU, Dec 25: The Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index traded mostly in green on Tuesday. The benchmark index climbed to the 1,175-point level three times in the session but failed to hold ground as the closing hours saw the index pull back sharply toward the negative territory. Eventually, Nepse...
Dec 25, 2019
WORLD
Trump says he and Xi will sign China trade deal
Trump says he and Xi will sign China trade deal
PALM BEACH, Fla. Dec 25: U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he and Chinese President Xi Jinping will have a signing ceremony to sign the first phase of the U.S.-China trade deal agreed to this month.
Dec 25, 2019
WORLD
Earthquake of magnitude 6.3 strikes west of Port Hardy, Canada: USGS
Earthquake of magnitude 6.3 strikes west of Port Hardy, Cana...
Dec 25: An earthquake of magnitude 6.3 struck 177 km (109.98 miles) west of Port Hardy, British Columbia, Canada on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
Dec 25, 2019
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
No personal loans with installment higher than 50% of income: NRB
No personal loans with installment higher than 50% of income...
KATHMANDU, Dec 25: Bank and financial institutions (BFIs) must now factor in regular income of borrowers while floating personal-type loans, housing loans and hire purchase loans.
Dec 25, 2019
Editorial
Save people from cold
Save people from cold
Nepal’s Tarai plains have always suffered—from floods and inundation during the rainy months, from heat wave during summer and from cold wave during winter months. In almost all the cases people from the low-income bracket—such as Dalits and marginalized communities—have to bear the brunt. It is no...
Dec 25, 2019
OPINION
What went wrong with India?
What went wrong with India?
When Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) came to power with sweeping majority in May 2014 and again in 2019 India was in upbeat. Many thought this is the first time that an Indian is ruling over India after Prithiviraj Chuhan who was ruling parts of India during the 12th century. Chauhan was considered as...
Dec 25, 2019
OPINION
The crisis of 2020
The crisis of 2020
NEW HAVEN – Predicting the next crisis—financial or economic—is a fool’s game. Yes, every crisis has its hero who correctly warned of what was about to come. And, by definition, the hero was ignored (hence the crisis). But the record of modern forecasting contains a note of caution: those who correc...
Dec 25, 2019