ECONOMY
Aprilia SR 150 unveiled in Nepal
Aprilia SR 150 unveiled in Nepal
KATHMANDU, Jan 26: Aprilia SR 150 has hit the Nepali market. Issuing a statement, D-Lifestyles (P) Ltd -- the authorized distributor of Piaggio -- said that Aprilia SR 150 crossover has created a new category in the two-wheeler segment.
Jan 26, 2017
ECONOMY
NMB Bank relocates 3 branches
NMB Bank relocates 3 branches
KATHMANDU, Jan 26 : NMB Bank has relocated three of its branch offices to new locations. Issuing a statement, the bank said it has relocated the Durbar Marg branch to Teku, Kamalpokhari branch to Pulchowk, and New Baneshwar branch to Tinkune, Kuleshwar.
Jan 26, 2017
SOCIETY
NWEDC help restores quake-affected communities
NWEDC help restores quake-affected communities
RASUWA, Jan 26 : Nepal Water and Energy Development Company Pvt Ltd (NWEDC), with support from Sponsors (K-Consortium), IFC -- a member of the World Bank Group, and the German development finance institution DEG, has re-built schools and provided vital assistance to survivors of the April 2015 earth...
Jan 26, 2017
POLITICS
NEA regional offices transfer over 2,500 junior staff
NEA regional offices transfer over 2,500 junior staff
KATHMANDU, Jan 26: Three days after the arrest of 12 Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) employees -- including meter readers and technicians -- on charges of meter-tampering, all eight of NEA’s regional offices have transferred over 2,500 employees. NEA officials say these include meter readers, supe...
Jan 26, 2017
SOCIETY
19 hurt in bus accident in Chitwan
19 hurt in bus accident in Chitwan
CHITWAN: At least 19 people were injured when a passenger bus overturned at Patihani of western Chitwan today. Of the injured, two are in critical condition, police said.
Jan 26, 2017
SOCIETY
Worker falls off Bishal bazaar building to death
Worker falls off Bishal bazaar building to death
KATHMANDU, Jan 26: A man died after falling off from the fourth floor of the Bishal bazaar building in Kathmandu Metropolis-22 on Wednesday.
Jan 26, 2017
WORLD
Trump moves ahead with wall, puts stamp on U.S. immigration, security policy
Trump moves ahead with wall, puts stamp on U.S. immigration,...
President Donald Trump on Wednesday ordered construction of a U.S.-Mexican border wall and punishment for cities shielding illegal immigrants while mulling restoring a CIA secret detention program as he launched broad but divisive plans to reshape U.S. immigration and national security policy.
Jan 26, 2017
SOCIETY
History of Indian women’s struggle in diaspora
History of Indian women’s struggle in diaspora
The journey of indentured labour from India to Mauritius and to other destinations such as Suriname, Guyana, Reunion Island, Fiji, after the abolition of slavery in 1834 has been unknown to many. It is a journey that is often forgotten.
Jan 26, 2017
SOCIETY
Nepal made scant progress against corruption: TI
Nepal made scant progress against corruption: TI
KATHMANDU, Jan 26: Nepal failed to move away in 2016 also from its image as one of the most corrupt countries in the world and made only slight progress in the Corruption Perception Index, Transparency International (TI) said in its annual report published on Wednesday.
Jan 26, 2017
SOCIETY
Education Regulation forwarded to Law Ministry for final touch
Education Regulation forwarded to Law Ministry for final tou...
KATHMANDU, Jan 26: The Ministry of Education has forwarded the Education Regulation to the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs after approval from the Ministry of Finance (MoF).
Jan 26, 2017