POLITICS
Dahal to meet Xi for 15 minutes
Dahal to meet Xi for 15 minutes
KATHMANDU, March 22 : Dahal will attend the Boao conference till March 25 and fly to Beijing later that same day. His meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping has been fixed for March 27. “The prime minister will meet Xi for 15 minutes,” said the source, requesting anonymity.
Mar 22, 2017
POLITICS
No major deal likely during PM’s China visit
No major deal likely during PM’s China visit
KATHMANDU, March 22: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal is unlikely to sign any major deal with China during his week-long visit to the northern neighbor scheduled to start from Thursday. The prime minister will first attend the Boao Forum for Asia conference, and then go on to Beijing for political...
Mar 22, 2017
SOCIETY
Villagers forced to pay to cross temporary bridge
Villagers forced to pay to cross temporary bridge
BHIMDATTANAGAR, March 22: The locals of a remote village here have been forced to pay for crossing a bridge over a local river.
Mar 22, 2017
ECONOMY, Interview
Investors' perception toward Nepal has changed
Investors' perception toward Nepal has changed
Nabindra Raj Joshi, who was the deputy mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City after the democratic movement of 1990, is the Minister for Industry. He has been actively engaged in endorsing long-stalled Acts and Policies, including SEZ Act and Company Act (Amendment), which are part of the second gener...
Mar 22, 2017
ECONOMY
Loan flow to farming sector sees slower growth
Loan flow to farming sector sees slower growth
KATHMANDU, March 22: At a time when the government is prodding the banking industry to increase lending to productive sector, loan flow toward agriculture sector over the first seven months of 2016/17 grew by only 8.1 percent.
Mar 22, 2017
POLITICS
Wheels for polls: MoHA, EC seek vehicles
Wheels for polls: MoHA, EC seek vehicles
KATHMANDU, March 22: While the whereabouts of vehicles purchased during previous elections remain largely unknown, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA) and the Election Commission (EC) are lobbying to purchase hundreds of four wheelers for the upcoming local elections.
Mar 22, 2017
POLITICS
NRA approves six new house designs for rural areas
NRA approves six new house designs for rural areas
KATHMANDU, March 22: The National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) on Tuesday approved six more earthquake-resilient designs of houses suitable for the rural areas.
Mar 22, 2017
SOCIETY
Eight arrested for stealing millions
Eight arrested for stealing millions
KATHMANDU, March 22: The Metropolitan Police Crime Division has arrested eight people for allegedly stealing millions of rupees from bank accounts of various businessmen.
Mar 22, 2017
Editorial
Feel-good trip
Feel-good trip
Neither Nepal nor China expects much from the week-long China trip of Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal. There have been next to no preparations from Nepal’s side, and even two days ahead of the visit the government is still unsure of Dahal’s itinerary in China.
Mar 22, 2017
SOCIETY
Traffic to remain suspended for six hours a day in Naraynagadh-Muglin road
Traffic to remain suspended for six hours a day in Naraynaga...
CHITWAN, March 22: The Narayangadh-Muglin road section, which is the main link of the capital with the southern belt of the country, will be suspending vehicular movement for six hours a day from March 28 to speed up the renovation work.
Mar 22, 2017