ECONOMY
Falgunanda Sukilumba Airport in Ilam to be operational from next April
Falgunanda Sukilumba Airport in Ilam to be operational from...
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ILAM, Dec 29: The under-construction Falgunanda Sukilumba Airport will be operational from next April. As the work of blacktopping the runway is expected to complete within three months, take off and landing of small aircrafts from the airport will be possible from April, according to concerned gove...
Dec 29, 2020
POLITICS, Latest Updates
China has legitimate reason to be concerned with internal situation in Nepal, say experts
China has legitimate reason to be concerned with internal si...
KATHMANDU, Dec 29: At a time when a section of Indian media is accusing China of interfering in Nepal's internal political affairs, Chinese experts have argued that China has a legitimate reason to be concerned with the internal situation in Nepal and to provide assistance to its partners through in...
Dec 29, 2020
WORLD
Punjab warns farm protesters against telecom mast attacks
Punjab warns farm protesters against telecom mast attacks
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NEW DELHI/MUMBAI, Dec 29: India’s major grain-growing state of Punjab on Monday asked police to crack down on farmers and sympathisers vandalising telecommunication masts as they intensify their weeks-long protests against farm deregulation.
Dec 29, 2020
My City, Entertainment
Farah Khan, Vikrant Massey’s social media accounts hacked
Farah Khan, Vikrant Massey’s social media accounts hacked
Choreographer-director Farah Khan and actor Vikrant Massey on Monday said the security of their social media accounts has been compromised and efforts are on to restore their profiles
Dec 29, 2020
WORLD
India's Serum Institute expects approval for AstraZeneca vaccine in days
India's Serum Institute expects approval for AstraZeneca vac...
KOLKATA/AHMEDABAD, Dec 28: The Serum Institute of India, the local maker of the Oxford/AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine, said on Monday it expected the British and Indian governments to approve shots for emergency use within a few days.
Dec 29, 2020
ECONOMY
Nepse ends volatile session on a positive note
Nepse ends volatile session on a positive note
Dec 29: The equity market opened in green in the morning but a sharp fall in the beginning hour saw the Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index trade in the negative territory. Later on, the index managed to recoup, nonetheless, the market again pullback towards a lower note. The Nepal Stock Exchange (N...
Dec 29, 2020
WORLD
U.S. House approves $2,000 coronavirus aid checks sought by Trump
U.S. House approves $2,000 coronavirus aid checks sought by...
WASHINGTON/PALM BEACH, Fla., Dec 29: The Democratic-led U.S. House of Representatives voted 275-134 to meet President Donald Trump’s demand for $2,000 COVID-19 relief checks on Monday, sending the measure on to an uncertain future in the Republican-controlled Senate.
Dec 29, 2020
ECONOMY
Agitating cane-farmers call off protest after govt takes full responsibility to clear farm...
Agitating cane-farmers call off protest after govt takes ful...
KATHMANDU, Dec 28: Sugarcane farmers who have been staging sit-in protests in the capital city for the past two weeks agreed to call off their protests after the government agreed to address all the grievances of the agitating farmers.
Dec 29, 2020
OPINION
Integrating agriculture with rural development
Integrating agriculture with rural development
Rural development policies should exploit the contribution of farming, both in terms of improving on-farm activities and supporting ancillary services, to secure sustainable development for rural areas.
Dec 29, 2020
ECONOMY
Foreign assistance worth Rs 90.54 billion pledged in first four months of current FY
Foreign assistance worth Rs 90.54 billion pledged in first f...
KATHMANDU, Dec 28: Nepal received a commitment of foreign assistance worth Rs 90.54 billion in the first four months of the current fiscal year. Of the amount, 85.8 percent has been pledged in loan assistance.
Dec 29, 2020