Guthi Bill withdrawal a blow to PM Oli's hubris

Published On: June 19, 2019 05:30 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, June 19: Bowing to mounting pressure from various quarters, including lawmakers from both the ruling and main opposition parties, the government has decided to withdraw the controversial Guthi Bill that was tabled in the National Assembly for deliberations.

'Tax waiver for startup' scheme ambiguous

Published On: June 19, 2019 04:30 AM NPT By: Nikeeta Gautam

KATHMANDU, June 19: Though entrepreneurs have appreciated the government's decision to give tax waiver to startups, they think that the scheme will not reach the targeted group due to lack of conceptual clarity.

DHARAN, June 19: Private clinics and hospitals in Dharan are taking advantage of dengue outbreak by charging exorbitant fee for tests due to the inability of the overcrowded BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (BPKIHS) to handle all the patients who have flooded the institute for free tests.

KATHMANDU, June 19: Police on Tuesday arrested four persons including the founder of Samata Hospital, Uttam Sanjel, after a female staffer working at the hospital was found hanging inside one of the hospital rooms.

Internet prices likely to go up from mid-July

Published On: June 19, 2019 03:30 AM NPT By: Zenith Shah

KATHMANDU, June 19: Internet Service Providers (ISPs) have warned that Internet prices could go up by 20 percent from the beginning of new fiscal year 2019/20 if the government decides to continue 13 percent telecommunication service charge (TSC) on Internet service.

Stocks fall, erasing previous day gains

Published On: June 19, 2019 03:00 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, June 19: Market turned choppy on Tuesday as the benchmark Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index wavered along with the opening level throughout the day.

Road to death

Published On: June 19, 2019 02:00 AM NPT By: Republica

Road accidents have claimed way too many lives in Nepal and yet the government authorities seem to be clueless as to how to minimize such deaths.

Killing the constitution

Published On: June 19, 2019 01:30 AM NPT By: Narayan Manandhar

The more Prime Minister Oli wastes time dishing out slogans and false promises, the more he will be pushing the country to the brink

Thought for forests

Published On: June 19, 2019 01:00 AM NPT By: Kundhavi Kadiresan

By 2050, what if we can’t see the forests or the trees? At present rate of exploitation of our forests in Asia and the Pacific, we run that risk

Dangers of forced merger

Published On: June 19, 2019 12:30 AM NPT By: Pravesh Rijal

Moving toward a regulatory driven forced merger will be dangerous and detrimental to stability of Nepal’s banking system