ECONOMY
Tea, coffee top country’s exports list
Tea, coffee top country’s exports list
KATHMANDU, April 26: The export of tea, coffee, mate, and spices jumped 36.5 percent to Rs 6.5 billion in the first eight months of Fiscal Year 2017/18 as compared to statistics of last year to top the list of Nepal's exports.
Apr 26, 2018
ECONOMY
Contribution of agri sector to GDP to rise to 27 percent: CBS
Contribution of agri sector to GDP to rise to 27 percent: CB...
KATHMANDU, April 27: Agriculture and Forestry sector is estimated to contribute 27.10 percent to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the country in the current fiscal year.
Apr 26, 2018
ECONOMY
Oli, Modi to lay foundation stone for 900-MW Arun III
Oli, Modi to lay foundation stone for 900-MW Arun III
KATHMANDU, April 26: Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi are scheduled to jointly lay the foundation stone of the Arun III hydropower project during the latter's two-day state visit to Nepal beginning May 11.
Apr 26, 2018
SOCIETY
Dahal in Chitwan for development, not to relax
Dahal in Chitwan for development, not to relax
CHITWAN, April 26: CPN (Maoist Center) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal clarified that he is in Chitwan not for relaxation but for the district's development. He informed that he has intensified visits to different places of the district to get updated with the current problems and issues faced by the di...
Apr 26, 2018
SOCIETY
Student unions encircle DoE over school fee hike
Student unions encircle DoE over school fee hike
KATHMANDU, April 25: Demanding implementation of the Education Directives 2015, student unions affiliated with all major parties encricled the Department of Education (DoE) on Wednesday.
Apr 26, 2018
POLITICS
Madhesi parties left with three hard choices
Madhesi parties left with three hard choices
KATHMANDU, April 26: The Federal Socialist Forum Nepal (FSFN) and Rastriya Janata Party Nepal (RJPN) are weighing on other options available to them amid little progress in coalition talks with the government.
Apr 26, 2018
ECONOMY
Average Nepali expected to earn US $1,004 this fiscal year
Average Nepali expected to earn US $1,004 this fiscal year
KATHMANDU, April 26: Each Nepali will earn an average of US $ 1,004 (Rs 106,333 as per Wednesday's exchange rate) in the current fiscal year, which ends in mid-July.
Apr 26, 2018
SOCIETY
PM raps officials, lauds private reconstruction efforts
PM raps officials, lauds private reconstruction efforts
KATHMANDU, April 26: Prime Minister KP Oli has come down heavily on government officials for their failure to expedite the post-earthquake reconstruction even as individual initiatives have yielded impressive results.
Apr 26, 2018
POLITICS
Maoist chair in Chitwan for development, not to relax
Maoist chair in Chitwan for development, not to relax
CHITWAN, April 26: CPN (Maoist Center) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal clarified that he is in Chitwan not for relaxation but for the district's development. He informed that he has intensified visits to different places of the district to get updated with the current problems and issues faced by the di...
Apr 26, 2018
SOCIETY
Scarcity of medicines affect health service in Chhinamasta
Scarcity of medicines affect health service in Chhinamasta
SAPTARI, April 26: Shyamdevi Mishra of Tilathi-Koiladi-1 reached a health post at Chhinnamasta Rural Municipality for check up after feeling exhausted. When health workers found out that she had low blood pressure, they suggested her to drink Jeevan Jal, an oral rehydration mixture.
Apr 26, 2018