SOCIETY
Fear of losing grant forces quake victims to build houses in a rush
Fear of losing grant forces quake victims to build houses in...
GORKHA, May 27: The fear of losing the final or the third installment of the reconstruction grant has forced earthquake victims in Gorkha to erect their houses in a rush. Those who were listed as beneficiaries but had not yet started rebuilding their houses have fast been building new houses.
May 27, 2018
POLITICS
Berry to succeed Tepliz as US envoy to Nepal
Berry to succeed Tepliz as US envoy to Nepal
KATHMANDU, May 27: Senior Foreign Service career member Randy W. Berry is set to succeed Alaina B. Teplitz as US ambassador to Nepal.
May 27, 2018
ECONOMY
Bank deposits expand as govt expenditure increases
Bank deposits expand as govt expenditure increases
KATHMANDU, May 27: Banking institutions that are facing shortage of lendable fund are now feeling a sigh of relief with the recent rise of stock of deposits as the government expedites development expenditures at the end of the fiscal year.
May 27, 2018
ECONOMY
Fine dining pop-up restaurant at Everest Base Camp
Fine dining pop-up restaurant at Everest Base Camp
KATHMANDU, May 27: A fine dining pop up restaurant has come into operation at the Everest Base Camp as an attempt to set a Guinness World Record of a pop-up restaurant at the highest altitude.
May 27, 2018
ECONOMY
Farmers face financial stress
Farmers face financial stress
RAUTAHAT, May 27: Sugarcane farmers of Rautahat district are having a hard time making for their daily livelihood as Sree Ram Sugar Mills is yet to make payment to 14,000 farmers for the sugarcane they purchased long ago. Mill manager Siya Ram Sah has admitted to the fact that the mill is liable to...
May 27, 2018
ECONOMY
Sugarcane farmers are still unpaid despite govt orders
Sugarcane farmers are still unpaid despite govt orders
KATHMANDU, May 27: Making sugar mills pay the dues of sugarcane farmers was one of the main agendas of the Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies Matrika Prasad Yadav after assuming office. But farmers are yet to be paid.
May 27, 2018
Editorial
Golden eggs
Golden eggs
Property details of ministers
May 27, 2018
OPINION
Teaching with technology
Teaching with technology
Many teachers who are currently teaching computer in public schools grew up in an era when computers were virtually non-existent
May 27, 2018
OPINION
Superbugs will kill
Superbugs will kill
Without immediate action, there is real risk of the world turning to post-antibiotic order where treatable infections can kill many people
May 27, 2018
OPINION
Another diplomatic gamble
Another diplomatic gamble
If Modi could scratch Oli’s back, so did Oli on Modi’s back. This is a diplomatic gamble of two powerful personalities of Nepal and India
May 27, 2018