ECONOMY
Most workers in tea industry are temporary
Most workers in tea industry are temporary
ILAM, Aug 6: A total of 3 million workers are engaged in tea industry of Nepal. But only 3,244 them are hired on permanent basis, a survey shows.
Aug 06, 2018
WORLD
Hiroshima marks the 73rd anniversary of the atomic bombing in WWII
Hiroshima marks the 73rd anniversary of the atomic bombing i...
TOKYO, Aug 6: Hiroshima marked the anniversary of the Aug. 6, 1945, atomic bombing with a somber ceremony Monday to remember the people killed and injured and a call to eliminate nuclear weapons amid hopes of denuclearizing North Korea.
Aug 06, 2018
ECONOMY
Nepse begins week with a modest dip
Nepse begins week with a modest dip
KATHMANDU: Stocks opened the week on a strong note and maintained a positive bias for the initial trading hour on Sunday. However, the benchmark Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index failed to hold to the gains and pulled back mid-day to close slightly lower. At the end, Nepse dropped 1.43 points to cl...
Aug 06, 2018
WORLD
Powerful quake rocks Indonesian tourist island, 82 dead
Powerful quake rocks Indonesian tourist island, 82 dead
MATARAM, Aug 6: A powerful earthquake struck the Indonesian tourist island of Lombok, killing at least 82 people and shaking neighboring Bali, as authorities on Monday said thousands of houses were damaged and the death toll could climb.
Aug 06, 2018
ECONOMY
Black pepper imports through Birgunj jump six-fold
Black pepper imports through Birgunj jump six-fold
BIRGUNJ, Aug 6: Pepper imports through Birgunj Customs Office jumped more than six folds in Fiscal Year 2017/18 ending in mid-July.
Aug 06, 2018
POLITICS
Hypocritical politicians sustain caste system: Dalits
Hypocritical politicians sustain caste system: Dalits
BAJHANG, Aug 6: Mangal Aauji of Masta Rural Municipality - 1 still remembers several bitter incidences from his childhood, where he was discriminated on the basis of his caste. He remembers how people belonging to the so-called higher caste would treat him lowly but he would fail to understand for d...
Aug 06, 2018
SOCIETY
TU conducts R-programming for research
TU conducts R-programming for research
School of Management Tribhuvan University (SOMTU) and Operational Research Society of Nepal (ORSN) jointly organized a three day pre-conference “APORS 2018 Workshop on Questionnaire Construction with R-Script” from August 3 to5.
Aug 06, 2018
SOCIETY
Skill development training proves effective for women in Gurvakot
Skill development training proves effective for women in Gur...
SURKHET, Aug 6: Until a few months ago, Ratnadevi Pun of Gurvakot Municipality-8 spent her days doing household chores from early morning till late evening. She was obliged to spread her hands in front of her husband even for buying little things of her need, as she had no source of income. However,...
Aug 06, 2018
SOCIETY
My horrible experience with immigration at TIA
My horrible experience with immigration at TIA
I was traveling to China in 2017 with my business partner on some business. At the Tribhuvan International Airport, the immigration officials took my passport for around 30 minutes during which they spoke to their seniors on the phone several times, interrogated me in length and were all set to send...
Aug 06, 2018
SOCIETY
One killed, one injured by tipper in Gairigaun
One killed, one injured by tipper in Gairigaun
MAKAWANPUR, Aug 6: A motorcyclist has died while another person has sustained injuries after they were hit by a tipper in Gairigaun of Hetauda Sub-metropolitan City on Sunday.
Aug 06, 2018