ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Realme 5i with quad camera launches in Nepal
Realme 5i with quad camera launches in Nepal
KATHMANDU, Jan 23: Realme has launched the Realme 5i – the new member of Realme 5 series quad camera family – in the Nepali market on Tuesday.
Jan 23, 2020
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Govt moves to freeze bank accounts of three sugar mills
Govt moves to freeze bank accounts of three sugar mills
KATHMANDU, Jan 23: The government is freezing financial transactions of sugar producers who have failed to clear the dues of sugarcane farmers.
Jan 23, 2020
ECONOMY
Nepse sees modest drop
Nepse sees modest drop
KATHMANDU: Stocks dipped sharply in the initial trading hour on Wednesday. After a failed attempt to trade in green in the afternoon, selling pressure prevailed in the latter trading hours. Following a steady decline toward the close, Nepse ended the day 7.05 points, or 0.53%, lower at 1,313.42 poin...
Jan 23, 2020
SPORTS, Latest Updates
Oman names unchanged squad for tri-series
Oman names unchanged squad for tri-series
KATHMANDU, Jan 23: Oman cricket team announced an unchanged squad for participation in the ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 tri-series hosted by Nepal from February 5-12 in TU Cricket Ground. The United States (US) is the third team in the One-day International triangular series.
Jan 23, 2020
SPORTS, Latest Updates
Dhimal free-kick helps Machhindra go level with Army
Dhimal free-kick helps Machhindra go level with Army
KATHMANDU, Jan 23: A second-half strike from Ranjit Dhimal sealed a crucial 1-0 win for Machhindra Club against the departmental team Nepal Police Club to go level on points with leader Tribhuvan Army Club in the ongoing Martyr’s Memorial A-Division League in Kathmandu on Wednesday.
Jan 23, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Police seize 634 units of smuggled smartphones
Police seize 634 units of smuggled smartphones
KATHMANDU, Jan 23: Police have arrested two persons with a huge number of smartphones from Naghdhunga checkpoint in Kathmandu on Wednesday morning. Police said the smartphones were being smuggled into Kathmandu.
Jan 23, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Minister Gurung reaches Karnali to inspect campaign against Chhaupadi
Minister Gurung reaches Karnali to inspect campaign against...
KATHMANDU, Jan 23: A team led by Minister for Women, Children and Senior Citizens Parbat Gurung has reached Dailekh to inspect the government campaign against Chhaupadi tradition [banishing menstruating women to a shed] on Tuesday.
Jan 23, 2020
Editorial
Keep your promise
Keep your promise
When the sugarcane farmers from the Tarai plains came to Kathmandu with their legitimate demands around three weeks ago, there was almost nobody to listen to them. Only after media reports brought out the stories of injustice done to them—they had not been paid by the sugar mill owners for years—the...
Jan 23, 2020
OPINION
Trump’s Backward March on Trade
Trump’s Backward March on Trade
WASHINGTON, DC – Following America’s disastrous 1930 Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act, the subsequent international trade war, and eventually World War II, the United States went on to lead the world toward a more open multilateral trading system. In 1947, the international community adopted the General Agre...
Jan 23, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
New fast track in Eastern Nepal cuts short distance by almost half
New fast track in Eastern Nepal cuts short distance by almos...
ILAM, Jan 23: The new fast track between Ilam and Jhapa will cut short the distance between the two places by almost half, once the road comes into operation.
Jan 23, 2020