ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Stocks post modest gains
Stocks post modest gains
KATHMANDU, June 25: Stocks opened trading on a flat note on Monday and turned choppy throughout the day.
Jun 25, 2019
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
PMEP not started in some remote areas of Gorkha
PMEP not started in some remote areas of Gorkha
GORKHA, June 25: The much-hyped Prime Minister Employment Program (PMEP) has failed to make an impact in Gorkha district.
Jun 25, 2019
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Tourists' spending, length of stay fall despite growth in arrivals
Tourists' spending, length of stay fall despite growth in ar...
KATHMANDU, June 25: The average length and spending of foreign tourists are on a declining trend even though the government has made commitment to bring high-spending tourists to the country.
Jun 25, 2019
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Approve DPR of fast track project on time: House panel
Approve DPR of fast track project on time: House panel
KATHMANDU, June 25: The Development and Technology Committee of parliament has directed the government to endorse detailed project report (DPR) of Kathmandu-Tarai Madhes Fast Track Project on time.
Jun 25, 2019
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Women no more banished to menstruation sheds in Hima
Women no more banished to menstruation sheds in Hima
JUMLA, June 25: Unlike in the past, Siddha Shahi of Hima Rural Municipality sleeps at her own home even during her menstruation these days. In fact, she has been making the people aware about the risks of forcing women to live in Chhaugoths (menstruation sheds) during their periods.
Jun 25, 2019
Editorial, Latest Updates
Why this neglect for Kailali?
Why this neglect for Kailali?
It’s over two weeks since the windstorm that struck at a speed of 95 kilometers per hour and lasted nearly two hours killed two persons and left over a hundred injured in various districts of Far-west.
Jun 25, 2019
OPINION, Latest Updates
Under the shadows of trade war
Under the shadows of trade war
Since Trump-Xi telephone talks happened on the heel of India slapping tariff against US goods, it is not unlikely to be the tipping factor in the pressure game, forcing Trump to mend ties with Xi
Jun 25, 2019
OPINION, Latest Updates
Monsoon mystery
Monsoon mystery
Monsoon rain is a lifeline to an agriculture-based economy like Nepal, where with poor irrigation system farmers have to rely on the mercy of the sky
Jun 25, 2019
OPINION, Latest Updates
Why GDP still matters
Why GDP still matters
GDP remains the single best indicator to guide government policies. Ignoring it in favor of alternative measures of wellbeing is likely to lower people’s overall quality of life
Jun 25, 2019
Infographic
Infographics: Iran shoots down U.S. military drone
Infographics: Iran shoots down U.S. military drone
The US says a surveillance drone shot down by a surface-to-air missile was in international airspace over the Strait of Hormuz.
Jun 25, 2019