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Hailstones cause heavy damage to Syangja orange

SYANGJA, Oct 25: The hailstones coupled with rain occurred in Syangja has destroyed orange worth Rs 20 million plus in different areas of the district, according to the details collected from the Prime Minister Agriculture Modernization Project, Project Implementation Unit (Orange Super Zone).
Oct 25, 2018
ECONOMY

Ministry forms committees to monitor cases of budget shiftin...

KATHMANDU, Oct. 25: The Ministry of Water Supply has sent separate teams comprising three members in each in all seven provinces to monitor the shifting of the budget in the fiscal year 2074/075 BS.
Oct 25, 2018
ECONOMY

Nepse returns to winning ways

KATHMANDU, Oct 25: Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index gained 8.09 points to close at 1,249.93 points on Wednesday. Though the market lacked vigor till afternoon, a surge in the final trading hour pushed the benchmark index to green penultimate trading day of the week.
Oct 25, 2018
ECONOMY

Cable stringing work on Upper Trishuli-Matatirtha transmissi...

NUWAKOT, Oct 25: Stringing work on Upper Trishuli-Matatirtha (Kathmandu) of 220 KVA transmission line started from Wednesday.
Oct 25, 2018
ECONOMY

Rasuwagadhi customs mobilizes Rs 2.32 billion in revenue in...

RASUWA, Oct 25: Rasuwagadhi Customs Office has surpassed revenue target for the first quarter of Fiscal Year 2018/19. The customs office along Nepal-China border collected Rs 2.32 billion between mid-July and mid-October. The collection is 3.87 percent higher than the targeted Rs 2.2 billion.
Oct 25, 2018
ECONOMY

Gold price starts to rise after brief stability during Dasha...

KATHMANDU, Oct 25:  Gold price has started to rise after a stable price of Rs 60,000 tola (11.333 gram) for over a week during the Dashain festival.
Oct 25, 2018
ECONOMY, WORLD

Nestle sued for perpetuating child slavery overseas from hea...

WASHINGTON DC, Oct 24: A federal appeals court in San Francisco has reinstated a lawsuit by a group of former child slaves accusing food conglomerates Nestle and Cargill of perpetuating slavery at Ivory Coast cocoa farms.
Oct 24, 2018
ECONOMY, WORLD

Saudi Arabia sends $3 billion to Pakistan to deal with the f...

RIYADH, Oct 24: Riyadh will also provide Islamabad with a deferred payment facility worth another $3 billion. Saudi Arabia has agreed to provide Pakistan with $3 billion to tackle the country's ongoing balance-of-payments crisis, an announcement by the Pakistani government says.
Oct 24, 2018
ECONOMY

Domestic tourism on the rise during festive holidays

POKHARA, Oct 24: Pokhara, widely regarded as Nepal’s best destination for travel and trek, is currently busy serving both foreign and domestic tourists amid Nepali festivals and tourist season.
Oct 24, 2018
ECONOMY

Kathmandu ranked fifth tourist destination of the world

KATHMANDU, Oct 24: The website for the travel guide Lonely Planet has named Kathmandu in its top ten list of places to visit in 2019. The site said Kathmandu, which had been hit by devastating earthquakes in 2015, was now ready to welcome foreign tourists after satisfactory progress in restoring mon...
Oct 24, 2018