SOCIETY
TU 'unable' to settle MBBS entrance exam row
TU 'unable' to settle MBBS entrance exam row
KATHMANDU, Nov 16: Tribhuvan University (TU) has been 'unable' to settle the row over the controversial entrance exams for MBBS administered by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) even though a month has already passed. TU's inability to decide the row has left the future of medical students uncertain...
Nov 16, 2017
POLITICS
Dahal raps govt for revoking decision to award Budhi Gandaki to Chinese company
Dahal raps govt for revoking decision to award Budhi Gandaki...
CHITWAN, Nov 16: CPN (Maoist Center) Chairman and former prime minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has taken strong exception to the decision of the government to scrap the agreement signed with China's state-owned company Gezhouba Group Co Ltd (CGGC) regarding the Budhigandaki Hydroelectricity Project.
Nov 16, 2017
POLITICS
DoFE chief held over graft
DoFE chief held over graft
KATHMANDU, Nov 16: The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) on Wednesday arrested Director General of the Department of Foreign Employment (DoFE) Bishwaraj Pandey on the charge of taking bribe from a manpower agency.
Nov 16, 2017
ECONOMY
Traders reach farm to book oranges
Traders reach farm to book oranges
MYAGDI, Nov 16: Most of the farmers in Rakhu of Beni Municipality have already received booking for oranges in their orchard even though harvest season is still one month away.
Nov 16, 2017
ECONOMY
Salghari homestay starts welcoming tourists
Salghari homestay starts welcoming tourists
SURKHET, Nov 16: Locals of Salghari village of Barahataal Rural Municipality in western Surkhet have started homestay facility.
Nov 16, 2017
ELECTION
Thabang shuns elections activities
Thabang shuns elections activities
DANG, Nov 16: Thabang, the hotbed of the Maoist revolution in Dang, had shown firm reservation against election campaigns in the past. Stating that politicians whom they elected had neglected their plight, Thabang residents boycotted political events in the past. As a positive sign, the locality ope...
Nov 16, 2017
ECONOMY
Talk on China-led BRI held
Talk on China-led BRI held
KATHMANDU, Nov 16: Laurence Brahm, chairperson of Himalayan Consensus Institute, has said that that the major challenge of the belt and road initiative (BRI) is the issue of cultural connectivity which calls for more cultural dialogue, not only in China, but in all the countries across Asia and Euro...
Nov 16, 2017
ECONOMY
Revised interest rate corridor system introduced
Revised interest rate corridor system introduced
KATHMANDU, Nov 15
Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has introduced working procedure for interest rate corridor system in line with the revision made in the Monetary Policy for the current fiscal year 2017/18.
The central bank issued the new working procedure to implement the interest rate corridor syste...
Nov 16, 2017
ECONOMY
ASYCUDA eases customs procedures at Rasuwagadhi
ASYCUDA eases customs procedures at Rasuwagadhi
RASUWA, Nov 16: The installation of Automated System for Customs Data (ASYCUDA) at the Rasuwagadhi Customs Office has eased customs procedures for both traders and customs officials.
Nov 16, 2017
ELECTION
Top NC, UML and Maoist Center leaders expedite poll campaign
Top NC, UML and Maoist Center leaders expedite poll campaign
KATHMANDU, Nov 16: As the date for the upcoming parliamentary and provincial polls nears, top leaders of Nepali Congress (NC), CPN-UML and CPN (Maoist Center) have expedited their poll campaigns across the country.
Nov 16, 2017