ECONOMY
29 tons of coffee exported from Gulmi, Palpa
29 tons of coffee exported from Gulmi, Palpa
PALPA, June 27: Gulmi and Palpa districts have exported a combined 29 tons of coffee in the current fiscal year. Two companies alone -- Highland Coffee Promotion and Nepal Organic Coffee Product – collect coffee produced in these districts and exported them to countries like the US, South Korea, Jap...
Jun 27, 2018
SOCIETY
Nepal Trust locks former palace employee’s house
Nepal Trust locks former palace employee’s house
KATHMANDU, June 27: As part of bringing the property belonging to the then royal family under government ownership, the Nepal Trust Office locked the house of a former employee of the royal palace, Juni Thapa. A team of police locked the house built on 2 ropani 13 ana plot in Chhauni of Kathmandu o...
Jun 27, 2018
ECONOMY
Nepse below 1,200 points as stocks extend losses
Nepse below 1,200 points as stocks extend losses
KATHMANDU, June 27: Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) fell below 1,200-point mark on Tuesday. Weakness was visible in the equity market since the beginning of Tuesday's trading with the benchmark index dropping 6 points early in the session.
Jun 27, 2018
SOCIETY
Air, ground traffic halts for VVIP movement anger public
Air, ground traffic halts for VVIP movement anger public
KATHMANDU, June 27: Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) halted all flights on Sunday while Prime Minister KP Oli was returning from his official visit to China. Both domestic and international scheduled flights were halted for 30 to 45 minutes. Some of the flights had to wait for an hour. Such di...
Jun 27, 2018
ECONOMY
NRB to unveil monetary policy next week
NRB to unveil monetary policy next week
KATHMANDU, June 27: Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) is preparing to unveil monetary policy for the upcoming fiscal year next week. According to officials of the NRB, the central bank is at the final stage of preparing the draft of monetary policy for Fiscal Year 2018/19.
Jun 27, 2018
SOCIETY
Trade and transit protocol with China in July: Oli
Trade and transit protocol with China in July: Oli
KATHMANDU, June 27: Prime Minister KP Oli has said Nepal and China will ink a trade and transit protocol in July this year.
Jun 27, 2018
SOCIETY
Landslide kills three in Baglung
Landslide kills three in Baglung
BAGLUNG, June 27: A landslide triggered by incessant rainfall since Monday evening has claimed three lives in Bareng Rural Municipality-1, Dhullubaskot of Baglung.
Jun 27, 2018
SOCIETY
Acting CJ complains of insufficient budget, staffers
Acting CJ complains of insufficient budget, staffers
KATHMANDU, June 27: Acting Chief Justice (CJ) Deepak Raj Joshi has accused the government of allocating insufficient budget to and deploying inadequate number of staffers at the judiciary.
Jun 27, 2018
SOCIETY
Heat wave makes life difficult in western tarai
Heat wave makes life difficult in western tarai
BARDIYA, June 27: With the temperature soaring across the country, Ramesh Bhujuwa of Gulariya Municipality-6 is having a hard time these days to manage his livelihood. In order to escape the heat waves, he has left his job. He used to earn his living by selling maize.
Jun 27, 2018
SOCIETY
Ban on construction materials stalls Udayapur projects
Ban on construction materials stalls Udayapur projects
UDAYAPUR, June 27: As a part of the 'President Chure Tarai Madhesh Program', the extraction as well as buying and selling of construction materials has been banned in 12 districts attached with Chure since mid-July.
Jun 27, 2018