ECONOMY
Nabil Bank inaugurates 12 branch offices
Nabil Bank inaugurates 12 branch offices
KATHMANDU, July 18: Nabil Bank Limited has inaugurated 12 new branch offices in three provinces of the country. According to a statement issued on Monday, the commercial bank said that the new offices have been opened in Province 5, Karnali Province and Province 7.
Jul 18, 2018
ECONOMY
Etihad Airways launches 'WhatsApp Business solution'
Etihad Airways launches 'WhatsApp Business solution'
KATHMANDU, July 18: Etihad Airways has launched 'WhatsApp Business solution', allowing guests to communicate instantly with the airline via the popular messaging app. Issuing a statement on Tuesday, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) said that the new service will allow its premi...
Jul 18, 2018
ECONOMY
Nepse begins new fiscal year on a weak note
Nepse begins new fiscal year on a weak note
KATHMANDU, July 18: Stocks came under pressure for most of the session on the first trading day of Fiscal Year 2018/19 on Tuesday, as the benchmark Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index was not able to sustain gains from previous trading days. Eventually, the index closed at 1204.31 points -- 8.05 poin...
Jul 18, 2018
POLITICS
Oli vents ire on party ranks for not defending govt
Oli vents ire on party ranks for not defending govt
KATHMANDU, July 18: Prime Minister and Chairman of the Nepal Communist Party (NCP) KP Oli has come down heavily on the party leaders and cadres for not defending good work done by the government and failing to tackle criticism by the opposition.
Jul 18, 2018
SOCIETY
Locals encircle NEA after weeks of power cut
Locals encircle NEA after weeks of power cut
UDAYAPUR, July 18: After being compelled to stay without electricity for three weeks, locals of Triyuga Municipality, Khaijanpur encircled the office of the National Electricity Authority (NEA) here Tuesday accusing NEA of not repairing a damaged transformer.
Jul 18, 2018
POLITICS
180 days, 6 years, 15 hunger strikes
180 days, 6 years, 15 hunger strikes
KATHMANDU, July 18: Dr Govinda KC, senior orthopedic surgeon and professor at the Institute of Medicine (IOM), has been on fast-unto-death for 179 days in total since 2012, as of Tuesday. He has been demanding reforms in the medical sector, under different governments.
Jul 18, 2018
SOCIETY
Crimes on the rise in Udayapur
Crimes on the rise in Udayapur
UDAYAPUR, JULY 18: Records maintained by the District Police Office, Udayapur show a significant rise in cases of social crimes in the district in the last three years.
Jul 18, 2018
SOCIETY
Govt moves against own promise of affordable internet
Govt moves against own promise of affordable internet
KATHMANDU, July 18: In its joint election manifesto, the Nepal Communist Party had promised internet access to all the general public and also free internet services at public offices across the country. Government policies speak of the urgency of increased internet access to narrow the digital divi...
Jul 18, 2018
SOCIETY
'Govt only wants to bring Dr KC to capital, not address his demands'
'Govt only wants to bring Dr KC to capital, not address his...
KATHMANDU, July 18: Instead of addressing the demands raised by Dr Govinda KC, the senior orthopedic surgeon and professor at the Institute of Medicine (IOM) on the 18th day of his fast-unto-death, the government seems only interested in bringing him to Kathmandu.
Jul 18, 2018
SOCIETY
Monsoon threatens quake-damaged houses
Monsoon threatens quake-damaged houses
BHAKTAPUR, July 18: The earthquake of April 2015 had rendered Astamaya Manandhar's house fragile. Each monsoon, since then, further affected the integrity of house. This monsoon the house collapsed.
Jul 18, 2018