SOCIETY
Reconstruction on risky lands
Reconstruction on risky lands
SINDHUPALCHOWK, May 7: Kristi Tamang, one among the thousands of people to become homeless after the devastating earthquake of 2015, recently moved into her newly constructed concrete house. This might have given her a feel of safety and security. However, this is not the case.
May 07, 2018
POLITICS
Many NC leaders leave Deuba as rift grows
Many NC leaders leave Deuba as rift grows
KATHMANDU, May 7: As the rift between the establishment and rival factions of the Nepali Congress (NC) deepens, senior leaders who had extended their support to elect Sher Bahadur Deuba to the post of party president in the last general convention have begun withdrawing their support to him one afte...
May 07, 2018
SOCIETY
Court records statements of 15 accused in gold smuggling
Court records statements of 15 accused in gold smuggling
MORANG, May 7: Morang District Court has recorded statements of 15 individuals among the total 63 accused in gold smuggling.
May 07, 2018
ECONOMY
Chinese firm appointed to conduct pre-feasibility study
Chinese firm appointed to conduct pre-feasibility study
KATHMANDU, May 7: A Chinese company has been given the task of carrying out pre-feasibility study of Kathmandu-Kerung railway.
May 07, 2018
ECONOMY
Subsidy for dairy farmers gets contiunity
Subsidy for dairy farmers gets contiunity
BANEPA, May 7: The government has decided to continue its output-based subsidy worth Rs 70 million for farmers affiliated with dairy production and marketing cooperatives.
May 07, 2018
ECONOMY
Tea, coffee farming to be expanded in Sagarmatha zone
Tea, coffee farming to be expanded in Sagarmatha zone
SOLUKHUMBU, May 7: Three districts of Sagarmatha Zone -- Solukhumbu, Okhaldhunga, and Khotang -- have been found suitable for tea and coffee farming.
May 07, 2018
SOCIETY
People spending sleepless nights in their houses damaged by wild elephants
People spending sleepless nights in their houses damaged by...
CHITWAN, May 7: Septuagenarian Magara Darai and his wife Budhani had just gone to bed after dinner when they heard an unusual sound outside their house.
May 07, 2018
SOCIETY
Water shortage compels villagers to defecate in forest
Water shortage compels villagers to defecate in forest
MUGU, May 7: The locals of Karti Gaun, ward no. 4 of Mugum Karmarong Rural Municipality, have been reeling under an acute shortage of drinking water for the past several months.
May 07, 2018
ECONOMY
Modi's promise to lower call rates to Nepal still a pipe dream
Modi's promise to lower call rates to Nepal still a pipe dre...
KATHMANDU, May 7: Nepalis in India are still paying five times higher telephone call tariff for calling home, compared to the call rates from Nepal to India.
May 07, 2018
ECONOMY
NRB freezes bank accounts of 245 transport committees
NRB freezes bank accounts of 245 transport committees
KATHMANDU, May 7: Two days after the government's decision to freeze bank accounts of all protesting transport entrepreneurs committees, Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) froze their accounts on Sunday.
May 07, 2018