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Insurance coverage reaches 18 percent of total population
Published On: May 28, 2019 05:00 AM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, May 28: Insurance coverage has reached 18 percent of the total population of the country.
Trading volume dips as Nepse closes unchanged
Published On: May 28, 2019 03:00 AM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, May 28: After initially showing lack of direction in the first half of Monday's trading session, the benchmark Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index rallied more than 7 points in the afternoon.
Government projects 7 percent economic growth for FY 2018/19 (with full report)
Published On: May 27, 2019 04:00 PM NPT By: Bipana Thapa
KATHMANDU, May 27: Government has projected seven percent economic growth for the fiscal year 2019/20.
Govt employees should use Nepal fabrics: Minister Yadav
Published On: May 27, 2019 02:21 PM NPT By: RSS
Minister for Industry and Supplies Matrika Yadav has opined that the textiles produced from Hetauda Textile Industry should compulsorily be used by the government employees.
Sugarcane drying in fields, farmers worried
Published On: May 27, 2019 10:07 AM NPT By: Rekha Bhusal
BUTWAL, May 27: Sugarcane farmers in Nawalparasi are extremely worried, anticipating a huge loss this year as well. Had the government been able to sort out the 'bargaining game' between farmers and traders and fixed the price of sugarcane on time, this situation would not have arrived.
Lime prices up 41 percent on high demand, low supply
Published On: May 27, 2019 04:30 AM NPT By: Zenith Shah
KATHMANDU, May 27: Price of limes has gone up significantly in the market over the last two months, and continues to skyrocket, owing to a similar price hike in India.
No sustenance allowance for unemployed this year
Published On: May 27, 2019 03:30 AM NPT By: Nikeeta Gautam
KATHMANDU, May 27: In May last year, Minister for Finance Yuba Raj Khatiwada announced a flagship program named Prime Minister Employment Program (PMEP), promising a minimum of 100 days of employment to jobless people.
Bad road a challenge to Visit Lumbini campaign
Published On: May 27, 2019 02:30 AM NPT By: MOHAMMAD HABIB
BHAIRAHAWA, May 27: The Province 5 government launched Visit Lumbini Year 2076 last week. But a major road to reach Lumbini -- the birthplace of Buddha -- is in dire straits.
Mustang farmers in want of support to resume cattle farming
Published On: May 26, 2019 09:13 AM NPT By: SANTOSH POKHREL/SUSHILBABU THAKALI
POKHARA/MUSTANG, May 26: Having lost almost all of their cattle due to severe weather as well as dearth of fodder and grass in February and March, farmers in Mustang are left with no resources to resume farming. Their request for help from the government bodies has largely gone unheeded. Neither the provincial nor the central government has allocated adequate budget to support the affected farmers.
Locals protest against compensation amount on east-west railway project
Published On: May 26, 2019 09:08 AM NPT By: Tanka Chhetri
SARLAHI, May 26: Locals have staged protests against the minimum compensation amount fixed by the government against land acquired for the East-West Electrified Railway Project.
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