SOCIETY
'Dark age' for Jumla folks
'Dark age' for Jumla folks
JUMLA, Oct 8: Mun Bahadur Dangi of Dangiwad village of Jumla never went to school. Neither he had any experience of studying late night using oil lamp. However, he always had a dream to see electricity replacing oil lamps and children of his village studying with ease. Just one and half years ago, t...
Oct 08, 2017
ECONOMY
Flower imports on the wane as production rises
Flower imports on the wane as production rises
KATHMANDU, Oct, 8: Nepal is gradually becoming self-sufficient in flowers.
According to Dilip Bade, senior vice president of Floriculture Association of Nepal (FAN), import of flowers is falling in recent years, thanks to rising in flower production.
Oct 08, 2017
ELECTION
CEC Yadav warns of scraping candidacy of poll code violators
CEC Yadav warns of scraping candidacy of poll code violators
KATHMANDU, Oct 8: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Ayodhee Prasad Yadav has warned of scrapping the candidacy of those candidates who are found breaching the election code of conduct.
Oct 08, 2017
ELECTION
Many aspirants for chief minister in Province 4
Many aspirants for chief minister in Province 4
POKHARA, Oct 8: Many in Province 4 had predicted that the main opposition CPN-UML would field its youth leader Rabindra Adhikari, the president of parliament's Development Committee, in the provincial assembly elections, projecting him as the party's candidate for the post of chief minister of the p...
Oct 08, 2017
ECONOMY
GST waiver on Nepal-bound transit cargo can save Rs 1.2b annually
GST waiver on Nepal-bound transit cargo can save Rs 1.2b ann...
KATHMANDU, Oct 8: Transportation cost on Nepal's third country imports and exports via India has come down by at least Rs 15,000 per container after India waive Goods and Services Tax (GST) on all transit services provided to Nepal.
Oct 08, 2017
ECONOMY
Rights issue of 18 companies in the pipeline
Rights issue of 18 companies in the pipeline
KATHMANDU, Oct 8: As many as 18 companies are awaiting the nod of the Securities Board of Nepal (Sebon) to launch rights issue worth Rs 12.94 billion. They are floating 129.43 million units of shares to their shareholders.
Oct 08, 2017
ELECTION
7,889 new voters in Parbat
7,889 new voters in Parbat
PARBAT, OCT 8: As many as 107,298 voters have registered their names in Parbat for the upcoming parliamentary and provincial elections scheduled for December 7.
Oct 08, 2017
SOCIETY
Int'l media conference in Kathmandu
Int'l media conference in Kathmandu
KATHMANDU, Oct 8: A two-day international conference on 'Promoting Freedom of Expression and Marginalized Voices in Media' is taking place in Kathmandu.
Oct 08, 2017
Editorial
The fight continues
The fight continues
Dr Govinda KC’s crusade
Oct 08, 2017
OPINION
Health for all
Health for all
We need rich debates to identify insurance structures that best suit individual provinces in new federal setup.
Oct 08, 2017