ECONOMY
Nepse inches lower in the week after failed recovery attempt
Nepse inches lower in the week after failed recovery attempt
KATHMANDU: Local equities opened the week on a fragile note as the Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index dropped more than 10 points on Sunday. Monday saw a gain of 7.41 points but the index gave up most of its gains on Tuesday as it pared 7.17 points.
Mar 02, 2019
WORLD
India, Pakistan resume shelling in Kashmir; 3 killed
India, Pakistan resume shelling in Kashmir; 3 killed
SRINAGAR, March 2: Officials say two siblings and their mother have been killed in cross-border shelling between Indian and Pakistani soldiers in disputed Kashmir.
Mar 02, 2019
My City, Lifestyle, Fashion, Social
Japan Supports Upgrading the Women’s Handicraft and Mithila Art Center in Janakpur
Japan Supports Upgrading the Women’s Handicraft and Mithila...
Ambassador of Japan to Nepal, Masamichi Saigo, signed a grant contract for upgrading of women’s handicraft and Mithila art center in Janakpur.
Mar 02, 2019
WORLD
Kim Jong Un set to leave Hanoi after summit breakdown
Kim Jong Un set to leave Hanoi after summit breakdown
HANOI, Vietnam, March 2: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is spending his last day in Hanoi, where he laid a wreath at a war memorial and is set to visit the mausoleum of national hero Ho Chi Minh.
Mar 02, 2019
ECONOMY
Key issues of Pancheshwar remain unsettled
Key issues of Pancheshwar remain unsettled
KATHMANDU, March 2: A meeting of high-level experts’ team for Pancheshwar Multi-Purpose Project has failed to sort out the major issues of the project: water sharing, distribution of water of lower Sharada Barrage, energy sharing, consumption, price, and investments. They, however, sorted out some t...
Mar 02, 2019
SOCIETY
52 taxi drivers punished
52 taxi drivers punished
KATHMANDU, March 2: The Metropolitan Traffic Police Division has taken against 52 taxi drivers for irregularities.
Mar 02, 2019
SOCIETY
Construction of integrated settlement for squatters halted since a year
Construction of integrated settlement for squatters halted s...
GORKHA, March 2: The construction of an integrated settlement for the rehabilitation of the homeless and squatters in Palungtar of Gorkha remains halted for the last one year.
Mar 02, 2019
My City, Lifestyle, Food & Drinks
Solving drinking water woes of Bhaktapur
Solving drinking water woes of Bhaktapur
Kathmandu Upatyaka Khanepani Limited (KUKL) has not been able to reserve and lay pipeline for water distribution.
Mar 02, 2019
SOCIETY
Water woes in Jhaukhel of Bhaktapur despite plenty of resources
Water woes in Jhaukhel of Bhaktapur despite plenty of resour...
BHAKTAPUR, March 2: Jhaukhel of Bhaktapur is so much rich in water resources that it caters to the needs of the locals of several areas of the Kathmandu Valley. Water tankers are seen collecting water from the sources from morning till late night. However, in the lack proper channeling of water, loc...
Mar 02, 2019
SOCIETY
Schools in Dhading village have computers but no electricity
Schools in Dhading village have computers but no electricity
DHADING, March 2: Chepangs in Goirang village of Dhading have never experienced how it feels like using electricity. Sometimes, they cannot even light their lamps when they have no oil in stock. A community school in one such village has received computers. Chepang kids have now seen computers, but...
Mar 02, 2019