SOCIETY
Govt bans tainted pilot from flying
Govt bans tainted pilot from flying
KATHMANDU, Aug 13: The government has decided to ban Captain Subarna Awale, a senior pilot of the Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC), after he was found guilty of foreign currency misuse. He was recently fined about Rs 10 million by the Kathmandu District Court.
Aug 13, 2018
ECONOMY
Ncell, MiDas join hands
Ncell, MiDas join hands
KATHMANDU, Aug 13: Ncell Private Limited in alliance with MiDas Education Pvt Ltd has launched a well-received learning application MiDas eClass for its patrons. Issuing a statement, Ncell said that the users will have full access to a large pool of certified audio/video education materials for stud...
Aug 13, 2018
SOCIETY
Remembering VS Naipaul through ‘Half a Life’
Remembering VS Naipaul through ‘Half a Life’
Half A Life is a work on studied nonchalance to conformity, to this need of self-respecting men across societies to pretend that life is going on fine when it is not, when to admit so is sacrilege, and a life of emptiness is continued to be led. Naipaul’s vehicle for this portrayal is a character bl...
Aug 13, 2018
ECONOMY
ANKER launched in Nepal
ANKER launched in Nepal
KATHMANDU, Aug 13: ANKER brands have officially been launched in the Nepali market by Pashupati Trade Link Pvt Ltd -- a sister concern of Murarka Organization. "ANKER is China's leading consumer electronics brand that has made a name for itself comprising a range of advanced portable electronic good...
Aug 13, 2018
SOCIETY
Worst flood in '3 decades' hits Mustang
Worst flood in '3 decades' hits Mustang
KATHMANDU, Aug 13: Saturday's rainfall has triggered the worst flooding in the Kaligandaki River in Mustang in three decades, leaving the roads damaged and the district headquarters cut off from the rest of the nation. The flood has damaged settlements, roads, bridges, and irrigation land throughout...
Aug 13, 2018
SOCIETY
Sarlahi becoming entry point of illegal drugs into Nepal
Sarlahi becoming entry point of illegal drugs into Nepal
SARLAHI, Aug 13: Drug traffickers have been reportedly using various border points of Sarlahi district to smuggle illegal drugs into Nepal from neighboring India. It has been found that the smugglers make use of local children, adults and women as mules to safely smuggle their drugs.
Aug 13, 2018
ECONOMY
Delays dog Diktel-Halesi road section
Delays dog Diktel-Halesi road section
KHOTANG, Aug 13: Black-topping works on three sections of Diktel-Halesi Road of the Mid-Hills Highway still remains incomplete despite two deadline extensions. The first deadline for the work had expired in March last year.
Aug 13, 2018
ECONOMY
Several Sikta chiefs 'ignored' sub-standard work
Several Sikta chiefs 'ignored' sub-standard work
CHANGAI NALA (BANKE), Aug 13: Most of the Sikta Irrigation Project chiefs have been found to have not fulfilled their responsibilities even as the contractor involved in the construction of the irrigation project did sub-standard work.
Aug 13, 2018
ECONOMY
Parsa farmers complete paddy transplantation
Parsa farmers complete paddy transplantation
BIRGUNJ Aug 13: Paddy transplantation has been completed in Parsa district.Technicians of the District Agriculture Development Office (DAO) informed that transplantation of this staple crop completed on time this year due to sufficient rainfall as well as easy availability of seeds and workforce.
Aug 13, 2018
ECONOMY
Bearish spell continues as Nepse hits 2-year low
Bearish spell continues as Nepse hits 2-year low
KATHMANDU, Aug 13: : Stocks came under pressure from early trading on Sunday as the benchmark Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index shed more than 10 percent in little over an hour's time. Though the index tried to consolidate mid-day, it continued the slump in the remaining trading hours to close 16.7...
Aug 13, 2018