ECONOMY
Bhaktapur farmers face fertilizer shortage
Bhaktapur farmers face fertilizer shortage
BHAKTAPUR, Nov 18: Bhaktapur is known as the district of farmers. However, every year this district faces a shortage of chemical fertilizers, mostly during the plantation period. As a result of the shortage, farmers of the district have been facing difficulties in wheat plantation.
Nov 18, 2018
ECONOMY
Finance Minister Khatiwada takes a jab at Doing Business report
Finance Minister Khatiwada takes a jab at Doing Business rep...
KATHMANDU, Nov 18: Criticizing the World Bank Group's Doing Business Report 2019 that sent Nepal's performance in the global ranking five spots down, Minister for Finance Yuba Raj Khatiwada has vowed to make the Washington-based multilateral development bank review its ranking for the country.
Nov 18, 2018
SOCIETY
Belahiya-Butwal road starts cracking even before completion of project
Belahiya-Butwal road starts cracking even before completion...
BHAIRAHAWA, Nov 18: The blacktopping in front of Bhairahawa Bus Station along the Belahiya-Butwal road section, a vital trade route of the country, has started to wear off even before the completion of the road widening project, thanks to the sub-standard work of the construction company.
Nov 18, 2018
SOCIETY
Most auto drivers in Sindhuli driving without licenses
Most auto drivers in Sindhuli driving without licenses
SINDHULI, Nov 18: With the addition of tempos in Sindhuli, the number of people driving tempos without acquiring a license has surged during the last one year.
Nov 18, 2018
SOCIETY
KMC doing nothing to transform Balaju Baisdhara into a film city
KMC doing nothing to transform Balaju Baisdhara into a film...
KATHMANDU, Nov 18: The annual program of fiscal year 2017/18 of Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has clearly stated that a film city will be built around Balaju Park and Nagarjun forest area.
Nov 18, 2018
SOCIETY
Tarai laborers ease labor shortage in Chitwan
Tarai laborers ease labor shortage in Chitwan
CHITWAN, Nov 18: Raman Mukhiya of Rautahat landed in Chitwan a month ago. He is going to stay a few more weeks and intends to return only after making ‘good money’. “This time of year is for earning money. I am working hard day and night,” said Mukhiya.
Nov 18, 2018
SOCIETY
Dolpa connected to national road network
Dolpa connected to national road network
KATHMANDU, Nov 18: Dunai, the headquarters of Dolpa, a trans-Himalayan district, has been connected to the national road network, thanks to the tireless efforts by the Nepal Army.
Nov 18, 2018
POLITICS
Dahal struggles to speak after remembering his dead son
Dahal struggles to speak after remembering his dead son
DOLAKHA, Nov 18: On Saturday, Communist Party of Nepal Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal was invited to attend an inauguration of a football tournament in Dolakha organized in memory of his deceased son Prakash. The communist leader, who is renowned for his energy to give prolonged speeches in stages, how...
Nov 18, 2018
POLITICS, SOCIETY
Nepal abstains from UN vote on Myanmar’s human rights violation
Nepal abstains from UN vote on Myanmar’s human rights violat...
KATHMANDU, Nov 18: Nepal has abstained from voting on UN’s resolution on the human rights violation of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar.
Nov 18, 2018
POLITICS
PM Oli advised to avoid public functions for a week
PM Oli advised to avoid public functions for a week
KATHMANDU, Nov 18: Doctors have advised Prime Minister KP Oli to abstain from attending pubic functions for over a week though they have not barred him from coming outside.
Nov 18, 2018