SOCIETY
Upgrading of road connecting mid-eastern hills to Kathmandu in limbo
Upgrading of road connecting mid-eastern hills to Kathmandu...
DOLAKHA, Nov 20: The Charikot-Khadichaur road widening project has come to a halt due to the negligence of the authorities concerned and the contractors, locals alleged. The delays in upgrading the road that links the mid hilly districts with Kathmandu has made it inconvenient to the business frater...
Nov 20, 2018
SPORTS
Everest Premier League fixtures unveiled
Everest Premier League fixtures unveiled
KATHMANDU, Nov 20: The schedule of the much-awaited cricket tournament 2018 Everest Premier League has been unveiled on Sunday.
Nov 20, 2018
SPORTS
Aba double sends 10-man Sankata joint top; APF, Himalaya Sherpa register first wins
Aba double sends 10-man Sankata joint top; APF, Himalaya She...
KATHMANDU, Nov 20: A 10-man CMG Sankata Club has gone joint-top with the title contenders Ruslan Three Star Club and Signature Manang Marshyangdi Club after a 2-0 victory over Grand Master Jawalakhel Youth Club in Lalitpur on Monday.
Nov 20, 2018
ECONOMY
Nepse extends losses for three straight days
Nepse extends losses for three straight days
KATHMANDU, Nov 20: The benchmark equity index witnessed a continuous decline throughout Monday's session. The Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index which fell below the 1,200 points mark in the previous session added to its previous losses shedding 5.90 points. At the close, the index settled at 1,189....
Nov 20, 2018
ECONOMY
Female crew of Yeti Airlines honors female UN team
Female crew of Yeti Airlines honors female UN team
KATHMANDU, Nov 20: Female crew members of Yeti Airlines honored the female team of the UN on Sunday as part of their commitment to the UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) no. 5: "Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls."
Nov 20, 2018
ECONOMY
1 million tourist visit Lumbini in 10 months
1 million tourist visit Lumbini in 10 months
BHAIRAHAWA, Nov 20: More than 1 million tourists have visited Lumbini in the first 10 months of 2018. "Our records show that until October end this year, around 1.1 million tourists have visited Mayadevi Temple of Lumbini," said Hari Dhwaj Rai, information officer of Lumbini Development Trust. "Of t...
Nov 20, 2018
ECONOMY
Plan envisions developing Nawalpur as model district
Plan envisions developing Nawalpur as model district
KATHMANDU, Nov 20: In an encouraging district-level initiative, local politicians and stakeholders have put forward a comprehensive plan to develop the country’s youngest district Nawalpur into a model district in all aspects including economic prosperity in the next five years.
Nov 20, 2018
ECONOMY
CII hosting mega construction equipment expo from Nov 22
CII hosting mega construction equipment expo from Nov 22
KATHMANDU, Nov 20: The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) is organizing ‘CII ConMac 2018’, an exhibition of construction equipment, in Nepal beginning Thursday.
Nov 20, 2018
ECONOMY
Agriculture minister assures increasing customs duty on banana import
Agriculture minister assures increasing customs duty on bana...
KATHMANDU, Nov 20: Minister for Agriculture and Livestock Development, Chakrapani Khanal has said that the ministry was doing its homework for revising custom duty on banana import.
Nov 20, 2018
ECONOMY
Finance Ministry overwhelmed with off-budgetary funding demands
Finance Ministry overwhelmed with off-budgetary funding dema...
KATHMANDU, Nov 20: Despite failure to boost spending of allocated budget, most of the ministries have been demanding billions of rupees in off-budget funding from the Ministry for Finance (MoF).
Nov 20, 2018