ECONOMY
Sale of high-end phones rose in 2017: Traders
Sale of high-end phones rose in 2017: Traders
KATHMANDU, Jan 2: The Nepali electronics market saw introduction of a plethora of high-end mobile phones costing over Rs 50,000 on 2017. While comparatively newer brands such as Oppo and Vivo also gained market the past year, traders say the consumers usually go for brands such as Apple and Samsung...
Jan 02, 2018
ECONOMY
Tourist arrival breaks the record of 2012
Tourist arrival breaks the record of 2012
POKHARA, Jan 2: The country has seen a record arrival of foreign tourists in 2017 since 2012, according to the statistics of Nepal Tourism Board (NTB).
Jan 02, 2018
ECONOMY
Road construction moving at snail’s pace
Road construction moving at snail’s pace
DHANGADHI, Jan 2: The work at under-construction six lane road section of Dhangadi Mohana Bridge-Attariya has remained frustratingly slow so far. The construction project was started eight months ago, with a target to be completed within two years. However, only six percent of work has been complete...
Jan 02, 2018
ECONOMY
Cash shrinks to Rs 114 billion in government vault
Cash shrinks to Rs 114 billion in government vault
KATHMANDU, Jan 2: With a sluggish revenue collection, the government had only Rs 114 billion in its vault in the third week of December, the lowest in this fiscal year so far, according to the Ministry of Finance.
Jan 02, 2018
VALLEY POLLUTION INDEX
Valley Pollution Levels for January 1, 2018
Valley Pollution Levels for January 1, 2018
Valley Pollution Levels for January 1, 2018.
Jan 02, 2018
ECONOMY, SOCIETY
Near half Nepali drugs manufacturers operate illegally (with list)
Near half Nepali drugs manufacturers operate illegally (with...
KATHMANDU, Jan 2: Twenty-five domestic drugs manufacturers have been operating illegally. However, the Department of Drug Administration (DDA) has not taken any action.
Jan 02, 2018
POLITICS
Youths in NC demand Mahasamiti meet
Youths in NC demand Mahasamiti meet
KATHMANDU, Jan 2: A section of Nepali Congress (NC) leaders have started exerting pressure on the party leadership to immediately call the party’s Mahasamiti meeting to assess the party’s
humiliating defeat in the recently held parliamentary and provincial assembly polls.
Jan 02, 2018
SPORTS
Klavan gives Liverpool last-gasp victory, United beat Everton
Klavan gives Liverpool last-gasp victory, United beat Everto...
LONDON, Jan 2: Liverpool defender Ragnar Klavan’s 94th-minute header snatched a 2-1 victory at Burnley on Monday as the visitors coped without the injured Mohamed Salah and Philippe Coutinho and made up ground on their rivals near the top of the Premier League.
Jan 02, 2018
ECONOMY
Nigerian firm denied license for limestone mine since 3 years
Nigerian firm denied license for limestone mine since 3 year...
KATHMANDU, Jan 2: Then prime minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal decided to award limestone mines to Dangote Cement Nepal Pvt Ltd on January 8 last year. The decision taken at a meeting of the Investment Board Nepal (IBN), was passed on to the Department of Mines and Geology for implementation. But the Nig...
Jan 02, 2018
POLITICS
Poll debacle prompts NC youth leaders to demand Mahasamiti meeting
Poll debacle prompts NC youth leaders to demand Mahasamiti m...
KATHMANDU, Jan 2: A section of Nepali Congress (NC) leaders have started exerting pressure on the party leadership to immediately call the party's Mahasamiti meeting to assess the party's humiliating defeat in the recently held parliamentary and provincial assembly polls.
Jan 02, 2018