SOCIETY
Glacial retreat drying up rivers in Hindu Kush: Report
Glacial retreat drying up rivers in Hindu Kush: Report
KATHMANDU, March 29: A recent study conducted by environmentalists and geologists has come up with an alarming finding that the rapid melting of glaciers with both horizontal and vertical retreats observed in recent years poses threats of cause drying up of several rivers or increase significantly t...
Mar 29, 2018
ECONOMY
TIA starts preparation to expand hours of operation
TIA starts preparation to expand hours of operation
KATHMANDU, March 29: Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) has started preliminary work to extend airport operation time to 21 hours a day.
Mar 29, 2018
SOCIETY
Woman sits for SEE exam an hour after delivery
Woman sits for SEE exam an hour after delivery
MYAGDI, March 29: Ignoring the extreme pain and stress of pregnancy, Phulmaya KC of Takam, Dhaulagiri Rural Municipality-6, has been was busy preparing for her Secondary Education Exam (SEE). So far, she has successfully appeared in the exams of four subjects. Doctors have told her to take rest but...
Mar 29, 2018
ECONOMY
FM calls for redesigning Nepal-India relations
FM calls for redesigning Nepal-India relations
KATHMANDU, March 29: Minister for Foreign Affairs Pradip Gyawali has said that the bilateral relations between Nepal and India should be redefined and redesigned from the perspective of mutual economic benefits.
Mar 29, 2018
SOCIETY
57,354 civil servants to be deputed to local govts
57,354 civil servants to be deputed to local govts
KATHMANDU, March 29: The government has decided to depute 57,354 civil servants to the local governments.
Mar 29, 2018
ECONOMY
Banks continue to lend aggressively despite slow deposit growth
Banks continue to lend aggressively despite slow deposit gro...
KATHMANDU, March 29: Though bank executives say that they have slowed down lending in recent months due to the shortage of funds, data suggests otherwise.
Mar 29, 2018
POLITICS
Province 2 government unveils 100-day action plan
Province 2 government unveils 100-day action plan
JANAKPURDHAM, March 27: Chief Minister of Province 2, Lalbabu Raut, today unveiled the government's 100-day action plan which aims to lead the province towards prosperity.
Mar 29, 2018
POLITICS
Proposal to trim list of public holidays elates private sector
Proposal to trim list of public holidays elates private sect...
KATHMANDU, March 29: Country's private sector will have something to cheer about if a proposal of the Ministry of Home Affairs to slash public holidays is endorsed by the cabinet, business leaders have said.
Mar 29, 2018
ECONOMY
Analog cable TV switches off in urban areas
Analog cable TV switches off in urban areas
KATHMANDU, March 29: All cable operators in metropolitan cities, sub-metropolitan cities and municipalities switched to digital system from Wednesday.
Mar 29, 2018
SOCIETY
Gadhimai locals padlock municipal office demanding transparency
Gadhimai locals padlock municipal office demanding transpare...
RAUTAHAT, March 29: Citing “irregularities” in the development activities conducted by the local government, locals of Gadhimai Municipality have padlocked the municipal office demanding transparency.
Mar 29, 2018