ECONOMY
New budget to be historic, says Governor Nepal
New budget to be historic, says Governor Nepal
KATHMANDU, May 8: The Governor of Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) Dr Chiranjivi Nepal has claimed that the budget for the fiscal year 2017/018 would be historic.
May 08, 2017
SOCIETY
Women commission forms polls gender monitoring committee
Women commission forms polls gender monitoring committee
KATHMANDU, May 8: The National Women Commission has set up a Local Level Election Gender Monitoring Committee in view of the local-level election scheduled to be held in two phases -May 14 and June 14.
May 08, 2017
POLITICS, ELECTION
Social media friendly election campaign
Social media friendly election campaign
KATHMANDU, May 8: With the development in the social media, political parties have changed the way of their election campaigns. In earlier days, posters and wall paintings were used to do campaigning that used to ruin the beauty of villages and cities.
May 08, 2017
POLITICS
NC will secure sweeping victory in local polls: Lekhak
NC will secure sweeping victory in local polls: Lekhak
LALITPUR, May 8: Nepali Congress (NC) has claimed that there has been a huge public support for the party in the run-up to the first round of local elections.
May 08, 2017
SOCIETY
Provision for full coverage of warning messages in tobacco products packaging soon
Provision for full coverage of warning messages in tobacco p...
KATHMANDU, May 8: The government, in its bid to discourage the tobacco consumption, is coming up with a mandatory provision for giving a cent percent space to the health warning messages onto packets of tobacco products. Such provision will come into effect from 2018 AD.
May 08, 2017
SOCIETY
Speaker Gharti, IPU President Chowdhury meet
Speaker Gharti, IPU President Chowdhury meet
KATHMANDU, May 8: Speaker Onsari Gharti and Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) President and Bangladesh MP, Mr Saber Hossain Chowdhury, held a meeting on Monday.
May 08, 2017
SOCIETY
ADPC launches programmes in Nepal
ADPC launches programmes in Nepal
KATHMANDU, May 8: The Asian Disaster Preparedness Centre (ADPC) has launched its programs in Nepal aimed at improving humanitarian coordination through systematic and local institutional strengthening.
May 08, 2017
POLITICS, ELECTION
EC to monitor observers' activities as well
EC to monitor observers' activities as well
KATHMANDU, May 8: Election Commissioner Ila Sharma has called on one and all for support and cooperation to hold the upcoming local-level elections in a free, impartial, reliable and fearless atmosphere.
May 08, 2017
WORLD
Earthquake hits central Alaska, third to hit during weekend
Earthquake hits central Alaska, third to hit during weekend
PLEASANT VALLEY, Alaska (AP), May 8: The Alaska Earthquake Information Center says a magnitude 3.8 earthquake hit the central part of the state.
May 08, 2017
SOCIETY
Socket bomb found
Socket bomb found
GORKHA, May 8: A socket bomb has been found at Swanr in Sulikot Rural Municipality-3 on Monday.
May 08, 2017