SOCIETY
Dengue detected in teenage girl in Chitwan
Dengue detected in teenage girl in Chitwan
CHITWAN, Aug 20: A teenage girl has tested positive for dengue in Chitwan district which has been battling with the spread of scrub typhus and swine flu virus.
Aug 20, 2017
My City
Tours with acts of benevolence
Tours with acts of benevolence
KATHMANDU, August 20: Each festival has its own significance and meaning in people’s lives. Saturday saw people from different walks of life coming together for themselves and others. While young cycle enthusiasts participated in ‘Ride Kasthamandap To Khokana’ to show support for the ongoing restora...
Aug 20, 2017
ECONOMY
Vegetable prices increase by three times in Udaypur
Vegetable prices increase by three times in Udaypur
UDAYAPUR, August 20: Heavy rainfall since the past week, which has caused physical damage and loss of property across the country, has not spared Udaypur either.
Aug 20, 2017
ECONOMY
Jumla apples face branding problem
Jumla apples face branding problem
JUMLA, August 20: Jumla apples are facing the problem of branding as the farmers in the district have been sending them in foreign-made carton boxes because they haven’t yet received carton boxes with ‘Organic Jumli Apples’ imprints that the District Agriculture Development Office (DADO) was suppose...
Aug 20, 2017
ECONOMY
Dolma Impact Fund becomes Swet Ganga Hydro’s shareholder
Dolma Impact Fund becomes Swet Ganga Hydro’s shareholder
KATHMANDU, August 20: Dolma Impact Fund, a private equity fund from Europe, has now become a shareholder of Swet Ganga Hydropower & Construction Public Limited Company, promoted by Sanima Hydro Group, as a foreign investor.
Aug 20, 2017
POLITICS
EC seeks fool-proof security for Province 2 local polls
EC seeks fool-proof security for Province 2 local polls
KATHMANDU, August 20: The Election Commission (EC) has urged the government to arrange fool-proof security for the third round of local elections scheduled for September 18 in Province 2.
Aug 20, 2017
SOCIETY
Foreign employment to blame for rising divorce cases in Baglung: Judge
Foreign employment to blame for rising divorce cases in Bagl...
BAGLUNG, August 20: Cases of couples seeking divorce have increased in Baglung district in the last four years. In the fiscal year 2016-17, 138 cases among the total 489 cases filed at the District Court, Baglung were related to divorce cases.
Aug 20, 2017
SOCIETY
Nepal losing Chinese tourists to poor roads
Nepal losing Chinese tourists to poor roads
POKHARA, August 20: Chinese love for Nepal was at the peak when the devastating earthquake hit the country in 2015, which subsequently put a halt to their flow. It took pretty long time for the tourism sector to recover from the setback.
Aug 20, 2017
POLITICS
Nepali parliamentary delegation visits North Korea for peace and friendship
Nepali parliamentary delegation visits North Korea for peace...
KATHMANDU, August 20: A high-level parliamentary delegation from Nepal visited North Korean capital Pyongyang with a view to promoting peace and friendship.
Aug 20, 2017
POLITICS
RPP not to support amendment bill
RPP not to support amendment bill
KATHMANDU, August,20: The Rastriya Prajatantra Party will not support the constitutional amendment bill that is scheduled to be put to a vote in Parliament later this week, RPP Chairman Kamal Thapa has said.
Aug 20, 2017