WORLD
Walmart sets age of 21 to buy firearms, ammunition
Walmart sets age of 21 to buy firearms, ammunition
NEW YORK, March 1: Walmart announced Wednesday that it will no longer sell firearms and ammunition to people younger than 21 and would also remove items resembling assault-style rifles from its website.
Mar 01, 2018
ECONOMY
Women, excluded groups face barriers to energy: ADB report
Women, excluded groups face barriers to energy: ADB report
KATHMANDU, Mar 1: Women, the poor and excluded groups face various structural barriers in fully benefiting from Nepal’s energy sector, according to a new report of the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The recently released report entitled ‘Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Assessment of the Energy S...
Mar 01, 2018
SOCIETY
Muglin road to remain unclosed during two festive days of Holi
Muglin road to remain unclosed during two festive days of Ho...
CHITWAN, March 1: The Narayangarh-Muglin road section will remain unclosed during two days on March 1-2 due to Holi festival, informed the Narayangarh-Muglin Road Project.
Mar 01, 2018
ECONOMY
‘Udhyami Nepal’ portal to promote youth entrepreneurship
‘Udhyami Nepal’ portal to promote youth entrepreneurship
KATHMANDU, Mar 1: Although youth covers nearly 40 percent of the country’s population, the field of youth entrepreneurship has not developed to its true potential in the country.
Mar 01, 2018
ECONOMY
Festival of colors becomes boon for street vendors
Festival of colors becomes boon for street vendors
KATHMANDU, March 1: Arrival of Holi, festival of colors, has increased business activities in traditional city centers of Kathmandu. Basantapur, which is popular among people celebrating Holi, is seeing a fair transactions of goods related to the celebration.
Mar 01, 2018
SOCIETY
Curious case of missing cabinet decision
Curious case of missing cabinet decision
KATHMANDU, March 1: The announcement last month to provide an additional Rs 100,000 housing grant to earthquake victims, which was widely remarked upon at the time, is not in a list of cabinet decisions taken in the month of Magh (mid-January to mid-February) by the outgoing Deuba government.
Mar 01, 2018
My City
Let Holi be a Holy Occasion
Let Holi be a Holy Occasion
Assorted colors, sweets and water-fights are what make Holi festival lively and exuberant. Also known as the festival of colors, Holi signifies the victory of good over evil, the arrival of spring and a festive day to witness unity. Although every festival is observed to commemorate some traditional...
Mar 01, 2018
ECONOMY
Butwal Power Company's FPO under-subscribed
Butwal Power Company's FPO under-subscribed
KATHMANDU, Mar 1: Nearly 28 percent of public shares offered by the Butwal Power Company Ltd on follow-on public offering (FPO) remained unsubscribed. According to NMB Capital, issue manager of the BPCL's FPO, the public subscribed only 71.6 percent of shares out of the offered 4.09 million units.
Mar 01, 2018
ECONOMY
Import of cement falls, clinker rises
Import of cement falls, clinker rises
KATHMANDU, Mar 1: Import of cement has been on a decreasing trend, at a time when talks about the country becoming self-reliant on cement are going on. Cement imports decreased by about 24 percent in the first half of the current fiscal year.
Mar 01, 2018
ECONOMY
Nabil Foundation supports students in Dolakha
Nabil Foundation supports students in Dolakha
KATHMAND, Mar 1: Nabil Foundation, promoted by Nabil Bank, has distributed stationery items to the students of Shree Jagaran Bhimeshwor Primary School and Shree Guranse Primary School located at Sundrawati, Dolkha.
Mar 01, 2018