ECONOMY
HAN opens regional association in Nepalgunj
HAN opens regional association in Nepalgunj
KATHMANDU, Aug 10: Hotel Association Nepal (HAN) has established its regional association Nepalgunj. Issuing a statement, the apex body of hotels in Nepal said that the 13-member executive committee of Hotel Association Nepalgunj is led by Ashit Shamsher JBR -- the owner of Hotel Sneha.
Aug 10, 2017
ECONOMY
Qatar Airways to fly to Sarajevo from October
Qatar Airways to fly to Sarajevo from October
KATHMANDU, Aug 10:Qatar Airways on Wednesday said that it was beginning scheduled flights to Sarajevo from October. According to the statement, the new four-time weekly service of the airways is set to begin on October 31 along with its daily flights to Prague, Czech Republic and Kyiv, Ukraine.
Aug 10, 2017
ECONOMY
Tata has very ambitious plans for the Nepali market
Tata has very ambitious plans for the Nepali market
Johnny Oommen, the head of International Business Passenger Vehicle Business Unit, Tata, has experience of more than two decades in the automobile industry. He has spearheaded Tata International Business in Asia, Africa and Latin America. Oommen is currently in for the launch of Tata Tigor ‘Style Ba...
Aug 10, 2017
SPORTS
Mulpani Int’l Cricket Stadium dream getting elusive
Mulpani Int’l Cricket Stadium dream getting elusive
KATHMANDU, Aug 9: Nepali cricket fans’ decades-long dream of watching their national team playing at an international-standard cricket venue at home is getting elusive as the construction of Mulpani international cricket stadium is further delayed.
Aug 10, 2017
SPECIAL
Suicides on the rise in Myagdi
Suicides on the rise in Myagdi
MYAGDI, Aug 9: He was just 10. Prakash BK of Chhepare village of Beni municipality had been to his school just like any other day last Sunday. As usual, he returned home on time. Usually after reaching home, he would rush to play. Upon insistence, he would take some food before going out to see frie...
Aug 10, 2017
SOCIETY
CIAA begins probe into Sajha scam
CIAA begins probe into Sajha scam
KATHMANDU, Aug 9: The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has started investigation into the irregularities at the Sajha Prakashan.
Aug 10, 2017
SOCIETY
'SSDP failed to meet goals'
'SSDP failed to meet goals'
KATHMANDU, Aug 9: The School Sector Development Plan (SSDP), a multi-donor program introduced to improve the quality of education in Nepal, has turned ineffective in achieving its target. Education experts in various districts claim that the program has failed to meet its goals. Though the initiativ...
Aug 10, 2017
POLITICS
BIMSTEC Foreign Ministers arriving today
BIMSTEC Foreign Ministers arriving today
KATHMANDU, Aug 9: Foreign ministers from seven Bay of Bengal Initiatives for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) member states are arriving in Kathmandu on Thursday to take part in the 15th ministerial meeting of the sub-regional body.
Aug 10, 2017
Interview
The impeachment motion came to forestall verdict on Fewa Lake
The impeachment motion came to forestall verdict on Fewa Lak...
Republica and Nagarik dailies have in the past one month uncovered many cases of irregularities and corruption, amounting to billions of rupees, in our public entities. But no one has been punished so far. Is corruption in our public entities so pervasive that fighting it is a lost cause? And what i...
Aug 10, 2017
SOCIETY
Metropolis starts collecting details of Fewa encroachment
Metropolis starts collecting details of Fewa encroachment
KATHMANDU, Aug 9: Pokhara-Lekhanath Metropolitan City has started collecting details of illegal structures developed in the vicinity of Fewa lake.
Aug 10, 2017