ECONOMY
Taxmen monitor paan stalls
Taxmen monitor paan stalls
KATHMANDU, May 20: A joint team of Inland Revenue Department and Taxpayers Service Office on Friday monitored paan stalls in different parts of the Kathmandu Valley.
May 20, 2017
ECONOMY
Gorkha Brewery installs solar lights
Gorkha Brewery installs solar lights
KATHMANDU, May 20: Gorkha Brewery has installed 22 solar street-lights and three CCTV cameras at Soti Khola of Dharan.
May 20, 2017
ECONOMY
Civil Bank announces 2.88 percent bonus shares
Civil Bank announces 2.88 percent bonus shares
KATHMANDU, May 20: The 6th annual general meeting (AGM) of Civil Bank Ltd has decided to distribute 2.88 percent bonus shares and 0.15 percent cash dividend (for tax purpose) to its shareholders from the profit earned in the Fiscal Year 2015/16.
May 20, 2017
ELECTION
UML leads NC by 5839 in Kathmandu Metropolis
UML leads NC by 5839 in Kathmandu Metropolis
KATHMANDU, May 20: UML mayoral candidate Bidhyasundar Shakya is taking the lead in the race for the mayor of Kathmandu Metropolis with 17,732 votes, compared to 11,893 votes for his closest rival Nepali Congress mayoral candidate Raju Raj Joshi. Shyakya is leading Joshi by 5839 votes.
May 20, 2017
ECONOMY
Dahal making last-ditch effort to get Sumargi’s frozen funds released
Dahal making last-ditch effort to get Sumargi’s frozen funds...
KATHMANDU, May 19: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal is making a last-ditch effort to release Rs 3 billion that had entered the country as foreign investment for companies promoted by businessman Ajeya Raj Sumargi.
May 20, 2017
ELECTION
Vote count resumes in Bharatpur Metropolis
Vote count resumes in Bharatpur Metropolis
CHITWAN , May 20: Vote-count halted since Friday night following row over vote-counting of Ward-9 has been resumed in Bharatpur Metropolitan City following 10-point agreement reached among major parties.
May 20, 2017
SOCIETY
DNPWC prepares to destroy seized wildlife trophies
DNPWC prepares to destroy seized wildlife trophies
KATHMANDU, May 19: The Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation (DNPWC) is preparing to destroy tons of wildlife parts and trophies in its possession on the occasion of International Day for Biodiversity on May 22.
May 20, 2017
SOCIETY
Women who made it to major local unit posts
Women who made it to major local unit posts
KATHMANDU, May 19: Even as the dominance of male candidates for the executive posts continues as the vote counting for the first phase of local elections goes on, some women have managed to make it to the top positions by sidelining powerful competitors in various municipalities and rural municipali...
May 20, 2017
ECONOMY
Apex court refuses stay order in LED bulbs case
Apex court refuses stay order in LED bulbs case
KATHMANDU, May 19: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to grant a stay order to the government's decision to buy 20 million LED bulbs from India through a fast-track channel.
May 20, 2017
ELECTION
Migrant workers return home to vote in local polls
Migrant workers return home to vote in local polls
BAJHANG, May 19: A lot of Nepali migrant workers, who had left the country for jobs abroad, have returned home to caste their votes in the local elections being held after a gap of almost two decades.
May 20, 2017