ECONOMY
Mahure-Phoksingtar road finally getting blacktopped
Mahure-Phoksingtar road finally getting blacktopped
KHOTANG, Jan 8: Work to blacktop Mahure-Phoksingtar section of Gaighat-Diktel road is going on full swing begun. Blacktopping work had begun last year, 23 years after foundation stone for the road project was laid.
Jan 08, 2018
ECONOMY
Royalty from mountaineering expeditions up 28 percent in 2017
Royalty from mountaineering expeditions up 28 percent in 201...
KATHMANDU, Jan 8: The government collected Rs 389.5 million in royalties from mountaineering expeditions in 2017, a growth of 27.61 percent compared to the earnings of 2016.
Jan 08, 2018
NEPAL
Air Asia X pays Rs 20m to CAAN, yet to pay Rs 210m
Air Asia X pays Rs 20m to CAAN, yet to pay Rs 210m
KATHMANDU, Jan 8: After repeated follow up, Malaysia-based Air Asia X has paid Rs 20 million of the total Rs 230 million it owes to the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) in various services including passengers service charge, airport development fee, landing, parking and the fees involving t...
Jan 08, 2018
SOCIETY
6th Myagdi Festival to begin from January 12
6th Myagdi Festival to begin from January 12
MYAGDI, Jan 8: Photos taken 50 years ago by a United States of America nationalist that give insights into the daily lives and culture of then Myagdi resident will a new addition in the 6th Myagdi Festival to start from January 12 to 21.
Jan 08, 2018
SOCIETY
Women lawyers unhappy over appointment of chief judges
Women lawyers unhappy over appointment of chief judges
KATHMANDU, Jan 8: Chief Justice Gopal Parajuli on Sunday told women lawyers to file writ petition at the Supreme Court if they think the recent appointment of chief judges for high courts violates the constitutional provision for giving due quota to women.
Jan 08, 2018
SOCIETY
Cold menace continues in tarai
Cold menace continues in tarai
BIRATNAGAR, Jan 8: Foggy weather along with cold wave continues to adversely affect normal life in all tarai districts for a week now. With one after another person dying due to the frosting cold, the death toll has climbed to 15 within a week.
Jan 08, 2018
NEPAL
UML for announcing interim capitals and governors together
UML for announcing interim capitals and governors together
KATHMANDU, Jan 8: The UML has taken strong exception to a government plan to hold the first meeting of the provincial assembly in Kathmandu, saying such a move would be against the spirit of federalism. Criticizing the preparations to appoint governors for the seven provinces without fixing the prov...
Jan 08, 2018
SOCIETY
Sunday was year’s coldest day in Valley
Sunday was year’s coldest day in Valley
KATHMANDU, Jan 8: Sunday’s bitterly cold weather in the capital has set the record for the coldest day of the year so far in the Kathmandu Valley. The minimum temperature in the Valley dropped to as low as zero degree Celsius to set the record, which is already colder than the coldest day of last wi...
Jan 08, 2018
POLITICS
Oli, Dahal meeting: Unification coordination committee to meet Tuesday
Oli, Dahal meeting: Unification coordination committee to me...
KATHMANDU, Jan 8: The meeting between CPN (UML) Chairman KP Sharma Oli and CPN (Maoist Center) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal has held yesterday evening.
Jan 08, 2018
SOCIETY
Lack of snowfall in mountain districts worries residents
Lack of snowfall in mountain districts worries residents
POKHARA, Jan 8: While increasing cold has massively affected several parts of the country and even claimed some lives in Madhes, hilly districts have experienced just the adverse.
Jan 08, 2018