SOCIETY
Three arrested for collecting donations illegally
Three arrested for collecting donations illegally
GANDAKI, August 21: A team of the District Police Office, Kaski has arrested three persons for collecting donations under the pretext of treating kidney patients in different parts of the country. They had been collecting donations in the name of Unique Volunteers Nepal, Dharan, Sunsari.
Aug 21, 2021
ECONOMY, SOCIETY
Free electricity for people consuming up to 20 units will be implemented within a month an...
Free electricity for people consuming up to 20 units will be...
KATHMANDU, August 21: Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Pampha Bhusal has said that the government's decision to provide free electricity to the people consuming up to 20 units of electricity will be implemented within a month and a half.
Aug 21, 2021
SOCIETY, My City, Entertainment
Veteran artist Shambhu Raj Thapa no more
Veteran artist Shambhu Raj Thapa no more
KATHMANDU, August 21: Veteran Artist Shambhu Raj Thapa passed away this morning at Patan Hospital.
Aug 21, 2021
SOCIETY
165 Nepali nationals brought home from Afghanistan
165 Nepali nationals brought home from Afghanistan
KATHMANDU, August 21: In a bid to bring back Nepalis willing to leave Afghanistan, 165 people arrived in Kathmandu on Friday. They were brought to Nepal in a regular Jazeera Airways flight from Kuwait.
Aug 21, 2021
POLITICS
EC invites both parties led by Nepal and Thakur for verification on August 25
EC invites both parties led by Nepal and Thakur for verifica...
KATHMANDU, August 21: The Election Commission (EC) has summoned Madhav Kumar Nepal and Mahantha Thakur, who have filed separate applications to register political parties under their respective leadership, for the verification on August 25.
Aug 21, 2021
SPORTS, Coronavirus
Euro 2020 final at Wembley was a "superspreader" event
Euro 2020 final at Wembley was a "superspreader" event
LONDON, August 20: The Euro 2020 soccer final between England and Italy in July was a "superspreader" event due to the level of COVID-19 infection found in or around London's Wembley Stadium on the day, according to official data published on Friday.
Aug 21, 2021
OPINION
Cashless Nepal: Sour grapes or sweet lemons?
Cashless Nepal: Sour grapes or sweet lemons?
Nepal still has a long way to go for achieving a cashless economy, but the future of digital money seems hopeful as the pace of digital payment is increasing. The divide of digital payment services between the population living outside the Kathmandu Valley and inside the Valley must be lessened. For...
Aug 21, 2021
ECONOMY
Finance Committee directs govt to take action against Sebon and Nepse officials
Finance Committee directs govt to take action against Sebon...
KATHMANDU, August 20: The Finance Committee under the House of Representatives has directed the government to carry out an investigation immediately into the alleged involvement of some office-bearers of the Securities Board of Nepal (Sebon) and Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) in the share market and t...
Aug 20, 2021
ECONOMY
Market ends week flat with Nepse yet to close above key 3,200 level
Market ends week flat with Nepse yet to close above key 3,20...
KATHMANDU, August 20: The equity index fell on Sunday following the unveiling of monetary policy by Nepal Rastra Bank. The Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index fell 24.57 points to begin week but found footing thereafter. The index added 5.75 points on Monday, followed by a gain of 0.23 points on Tues...
Aug 20, 2021
POLITICS
No alternative to reorganizing party as Chairman Oli deviated from party line: UML leader...
No alternative to reorganizing party as Chairman Oli deviate...
ILAM, August 20: Former Prime Minister Jhala Nath Khanal, who is also a senior CPN-UML leader, has said that there is no alternative to reorganizing the party as Chairman KP Oli has taken the party onto the path of 'rightist opportunism' and 'capitalism'.
Aug 20, 2021