ECONOMY, SOCIETY
Ex-NRB gov charged over corruption in polymer note tender
Ex-NRB gov charged over corruption in polymer note tender
KATHMANDU, Dec 21: The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) on Thursday filed a corruption case against three persons including a former Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) governor, on the charge of bribery while printing polymer bank notes at an Australian company.
Dec 21, 2018
POLITICS
NCP leaders criticized at party meet for lavish lifestyle
NCP leaders criticized at party meet for lavish lifestyle
KATHMANDU, Dec 21: Nepal Communist Party Standing Committee (SC) members have criticized the party leadership and others in positions of power for their lavish lifestyle and for forgetting the party's original base of grassroots politics.
Dec 21, 2018
ECONOMY
Parliamentary panel directs govt to complete project in time without raising cost
Parliamentary panel directs govt to complete project in time...
KATHMANDU, Dec 21: The Finance Committee of parliament has instructed the government to complete the much-awaited Melamchi Water Supply Project (MWSP) within stipulated time and without increasing any cost.
Dec 21, 2018
POLITICS
Factional disputes prolong Congress Mahasamiti
Factional disputes prolong Congress Mahasamiti
KATHMANDU, Dec 21: A fresh dispute has begun in the main opposition Nepali Congress (NC) over the number of party's office bearers and election method. This has led to the extension of the ongoing Mahasamiti meeting till Saturday.
Dec 21, 2018
ECONOMY, SOCIETY
Case filed against ex-NRB gov over graft in polymer note tender
Case filed against ex-NRB gov over graft in polymer note ten...
KATHMANDU, Dec 21: The Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) on Thursday filed a corruption case against three persons including a former Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) governor, on the charge of bribery while printing polymer bank notes at an Australian company.
Dec 21, 2018
ECONOMY
Market caps week with modest gain
Market caps week with modest gain
KATHMANDU: Stocks shot up in the beginning of Thursday's session as the Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index rallied more than 10 points in the morning session to cross 1,173 points.
Dec 21, 2018
ECONOMY, SOCIETY
SC reverses own convictions for bank fraud
SC reverses own convictions for bank fraud
KATHMANDU, Dec 21: The Supreme Court on Thursday overturned its own three-year-old judgments that slapped jail sentences to two Agricultural Development Bank staffers convicted of defrauding the bank.
Dec 21, 2018
Lifestyle, AUDIO/VIDEO
'Me time' and working mothers (with video)
'Me time' and working mothers (with video)
In this video Kamana Shah, a working mother, shares why ‘me time’ for mothers like her is not just a leisure choice but crucial for working women to help them succeed in their varied roles.
Dec 20, 2018
SOCIETY
Nepal Police imports a high-tech van for crime investigation
Nepal Police imports a high-tech van for crime investigation
KATHMANDU, Dec 20: The Nepal Police has imported a 'mobile forensic investigation van' equipped with high-tech instruments which are believed to support the crime investigation process.
Dec 20, 2018
POLITICS
NCP to launch prosperity campaign: Chairman Dahal
NCP to launch prosperity campaign: Chairman Dahal
CHITWAN, Dec 20: Chairman of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said the standing committee (SC) meeting was mulling the unveiling of prosperity campaign.
Dec 20, 2018