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Lack of access to finance hindering growth of social entrepreneurship

Published On: July 1, 2016 08:49 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, June 30: Lack of access to finance and acceptance are hindering the growth of social entrepreneurship in Nepal, according to the experts.

Bankers revive call for scrapping interest spread cap

Published On: July 1, 2016 08:43 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, June 30: Bankers have revived calls for scrapping five percent interest spread that NRB imposed on bank and financial institutions (BFIs) in Fiscal Year 2013/14.

Dr Fixit increasing awareness about waterproofing

Published On: July 1, 2016 08:37 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, June 30: Dr Fixit, the waterproofing expert from the house of Pidilite Industries Ltd, organized a series of awareness campaigns aimed at educating applicators and engineers about the importance of waterproofing

Heavy rain forecast for eastern, western regions

Published On: July 1, 2016 08:20 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, June 30: The Meteorological Forecasting Division (MFD) under the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology (DoHM) has warned that there will be heavy rainfall in the eastern and western regions of the country.

Body parts of endangered animals sent to Tikauli for barcoding

Published On: July 1, 2016 07:51 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, June 30: All confiscated body parts and trophies of endangered animals from across the country have been sent to Tikauli and Kasara of Chitwan district for DNA barcoding.

Beautiful bookstores around the world

Published On: July 1, 2016 04:11 AM NPT By: Republica

With online stores slowly taking over the publishing world and bookstores struggling to survive, things can sometimes seem a little sad for the brick and mortar booksellers of the world.

On the road

Published On: July 1, 2016 04:05 AM NPT By: Republica

‘I was stuck in a traffic jam’ seems to be the most common excuse people give for their tardiness these days. But then again, traffic in Kathmandu does seem to be steadily worsening by the day.

Geek-ing over gizmos

Published On: July 1, 2016 04:00 AM NPT By: Republica

The list of devices out there is basically endless. Electronics in this day and age have become an absolute necessity. But still, among the masses of our daily devices, there are some gadgets that stand head and shoulders apart.

Inspiration within the pages

Published On: July 1, 2016 02:20 AM NPT By: Republica

There are many little ways to enlarge your world. Love of books is the best of all, they say. Great books don’t only help you understand but they help us feel understood as well.

National Examination Board comes into being

Published On: July 1, 2016 02:00 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, July 1: A National Examination Board (NEB) has just come into existence, following approval of the eighth amendment to the Education Act.

Police arrest two fraudsters

Published On: July 1, 2016 01:00 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, July 1:A squad of Nepal Police on Wednesday arrested two fraudsters allegedly involved in defrauding two aspirants seeking jobs abroad by promising them lucrative jobs in Portugal.

Govt to purchase 3 choppers for army

Published On: July 1, 2016 12:35 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, July 1:As per the requests made from Nepal Army, the cabinet meeting has decided to purchase three helicopters--one medium and two light--for the disaster response and rescue operations.

Naya Shakti for elections after restructuring of local bodies

Published On: July 1, 2016 12:05 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, July 1:Coordinator of the newly-formed party Naya Shakti Nepal, Baburam Bhattarai, has said that the local elections should be held only after restructuring the local bodies as stated in the new constitution.

Govt asks restructuring commission to speed up work

Published On: July 1, 2016 12:00 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, July 1: With the aim to expedite the task of restructuring the local bodies in line with the new constitution, the government has decided to give permission to the commission to determine the local bodies' numbers and demarcation to appoint experts it requires by itself.

Janapremi hands over kits to Police volleyball team

Published On: June 30, 2016 10:21 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, June 30: Janapremi College of Kaushaltar, Bhaktapur, on Thursday handed over volleyball kits to the women's volleyball team of Nepal Police Club.

Second win for Innovative

Published On: June 30, 2016 10:19 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, June30: Innovative College on Thursday achieved second win in a row in the men's fixture of 12th Women's and 13th Men's National Club-level Basketball Championship being held at the Dasharath Stadium covered hall in Tripureshwar.

Himalayan Bank opens ATM in Swoyambhu

Published On: June 30, 2016 09:45 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, June 30: Himalayan Bank Ltd (HBL) has opened a new ATM at Bhagwan Paau of Swoyambhu, Kathmandu. With this, the number of ATMs in the bank network has reached 83.

EBL installing free drinking water facility in school

Published On: June 30, 2016 09:42 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, June30 : Everest Bank Ltd (EBL) is building a free drinking water facility in the premises of Ratna Rajya High Secondary School, Old Baneshwar, Kathmandu, as a part of its Corporate Social Responsibility.

Open University Bill endorsed

Published On: June 30, 2016 06:51 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, June 30: The meeting of the Legislature-Parliament today passed with majority the Nepal Open University Bill-2072 BS.

Far west experiencing continuous tremor jolts

Published On: June 30, 2016 06:44 PM NPT By: Republica

BAITEDI, June 30: The far western hilly districts have been facing continuous jolts of earthquake since Wednesday. So far, the Seismological Center in Surkhet has recorded 21 jots of quake as of this afternoon.