ECONOMY

Nepse surges as insurance, banking stocks post gains

Nepse surges as insurance, banking stocks post gains

KATHMANDU: The Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index maintained positive bias for most of the session on Thursday. A steady...

KATHMANDU: The Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index maintained positive bias for most of the session on Thursday. A steady...

Jan 31, 2020

SOCIETY

Land revenue peon accused of amassing Rs 90 million illegally

Land revenue peon accused of amassing Rs 90 million illegally

KATHMANDU, Jan 31: Rajendra Basnet, a peon working at Chabahil-based Land Revenue Office, has been accused of amassing R...

KATHMANDU, Jan 31: Rajendra Basnet, a peon working at Chabahil-based Land Revenue Office, has been accused of amassing R...

Jan 31, 2020

SOCIETY

MPs seek marijuana legalization

MPs seek marijuana legalization

KATHMANDU, Jan 31: As many as four dozen lawmakers from the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) have registered a motion...

KATHMANDU, Jan 31: As many as four dozen lawmakers from the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) have registered a motion...

Jan 31, 2020

SOCIETY

Amnesty concerned over shrinking freedoms in Nepal

Amnesty concerned over shrinking freedoms in Nepal

KATHMANDU, Jan 31: Freedoms came under attack in Nepal in 2019 as the government proposed laws to restrict the right to...

KATHMANDU, Jan 31: Freedoms came under attack in Nepal in 2019 as the government proposed laws to restrict the right to...

Jan 31, 2020

POLITICS

NCP seeks consensus on MCC

NCP seeks consensus on MCC

KATHMANDU, Jan 31: As the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) continues to be divide over the $500 million US grant, part...

KATHMANDU, Jan 31: As the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) continues to be divide over the $500 million US grant, part...

Jan 31, 2020

SOCIETY

WHO urges Nepal to stay ready to prevent coronavirus

WHO urges Nepal to stay ready to prevent coronavirus

KATHMANDU, Jan 31: The World Health Organization (WHO) has urged South Asian countries including Nepal to remain vigilan...

KATHMANDU, Jan 31: The World Health Organization (WHO) has urged South Asian countries including Nepal to remain vigilan...

Jan 31, 2020

POLITICS

FNJ: Licensing exam for journalists against constitutional spirit

FNJ: Licensing exam for journalists against constitutional spirit

KATHMANDU, Jan 31: The Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) has demanded removal of the provision on mandatory licensi...

KATHMANDU, Jan 31: The Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) has demanded removal of the provision on mandatory licensi...

Jan 31, 2020

SOCIETY

No-Maths option in grades 11 and 12 Biology group finalized, teachers protest

No-Maths option in grades 11 and 12 Biology group finalized, teachers protest

KATHMANDU, Jan 31: Nepal Mathematical Society (NMS) has warned of nationwide agitations to protest the exclusion of math...

KATHMANDU, Jan 31: Nepal Mathematical Society (NMS) has warned of nationwide agitations to protest the exclusion of math...

Jan 31, 2020

SOCIETY

NTV brings new channel- NTV Itahari, elated locals term it 'communication capital' in province

NTV brings new channel- NTV Itahari, elated locals term it 'communication capital' in province

ITAHARI, Jan 30: The Nepal Television has launched a new channel, NTV Itahari, from its office at Bajaraha, Itahari, ela...

ITAHARI, Jan 30: The Nepal Television has launched a new channel, NTV Itahari, from its office at Bajaraha, Itahari, ela...

Jan 30, 2020

WORLD

Do masks offer protection from new virus? It depends

Do masks offer protection from new virus? It depends

SEATTLE, Jan 30: People around the world are buying up protective face masks in hopes of keeping the new virus from Chin...

SEATTLE, Jan 30: People around the world are buying up protective face masks in hopes of keeping the new virus from Chin...

Jan 30, 2020