ECONOMY
Stocks start week on a positive note
Stocks start week on a positive note
KATHMANDU: Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index gained 14.15 points on Sunday -- the first trading day of the week. Though stocks, which saw strength in the initial trading hour, traded flat for most of the trading sessions, a surge toward the final trading hour pushed the benchmark index to 1,242.43...
Oct 15, 2018
SOCIETY
Reconstruction of Rani Pokhari to further delay
Reconstruction of Rani Pokhari to further delay
KATHMANDU, Oct 15: The reconstruction of the historical Rani Pokhari damaged by the earthquake of April, 2015, three years ago, will further delay, thanks to various reasons.
Oct 15, 2018
SOCIETY
Irregularities suspected in granting of BCA permissions
Irregularities suspected in granting of BCA permissions
KATMANDU, Oct 15: Tribhuvan University (TU) has granted permission to 116 private colleges to run the Bachelor’s in Computer Application (BCA) course this year whereas only two government colleges have received such permission.
Oct 15, 2018
ECONOMY
Govt probe faults Sikta project design, silent on contractor
Govt probe faults Sikta project design, silent on contractor
KATHMANDU, Oct 15: The dispersiveness of soil due to rainwater was not tested while preparing the Sikta Irrigation Project's Detailed Project Report, according to a government report prepared after a two-month-long study into the multiple damages caused to the project.
Oct 15, 2018
SOCIETY
Bodies of 9 climbers retrieved from Gurja
Bodies of 9 climbers retrieved from Gurja
MYAGDI, Oct 15: The dead bodies of nine climbers including five South Koreans and four Nepalis who went missing after a snowstorm at Mt Gurja were retrieved on Sunday after five days of futile efforts.
Oct 15, 2018
POLITICS
315 laws need to be amended by March 4
315 laws need to be amended by March 4
KATHMANDU, Oct 15: The process of amending some 315 laws contradicting the spirit and provisions of the new constitution could not be started so far due to the indifference shown by various government ministries to study the contradicting provisions in those laws.
Oct 15, 2018
SOCIETY
Royal crown to be exhibited today
Royal crown to be exhibited today
KATHMANDU, Oct 15: Ten years after declaring Nepal as a federal republic, the government is all set for public display of the royal crown of former monarchs of Nepal, starting from Monday.
Oct 15, 2018
POLITICS
Govt asks PSC to delay vacancy announcements
Govt asks PSC to delay vacancy announcements
KATHMANDU, Oct 15: Amid delay in the adjustment of civil servants in the absence of Federal Civil Service Act, the government has directed the Public Service Commission (PSC) not to announce fresh vacancies for civil servants for the next two months.
Oct 15, 2018
SOCIETY
Tributes pour in on the demise of publisher Gyawali
Tributes pour in on the demise of publisher Gyawali
KATHMANDU, Oct 15: Dignitaries including Prime Minister KP Oli, ministers, senior leaders from various political parties and professionals have expressed condolences over the demise of Hemraj Gyawali, the legendary publisher and founding Chairman of Nepal Republic Media.
Oct 15, 2018
SOCIETY
Dashain brings tears to families of disappeared migrant workers
Dashain brings tears to families of disappeared migrant work...
DHADING, Oct 15: The fervor of Dashain has gripped the people living in every nook and corner of the country. The villages, which wore a deserted look as early as a week ago, have become lively with the arrival of residents from the far-flung cities and towns. Dashain is the festival of rejoice, del...
Oct 15, 2018