ECONOMY
Urban-centric BFIs making financial inclusion elusive
Urban-centric BFIs making financial inclusion elusive
KATHMANDU, July 8: Growing concentration of branch offices of bank and financial institutions (BFIs) in urban and semi-urban areas is making the government's objective of financial inclusiveness and access to finance for all unachievable.
Jul 08, 2016
ECONOMY
Himalaya Airlines launching daily flights to Doha
Himalaya Airlines launching daily flights to Doha
KATHMANDU, July 7: Himalaya Airlines (H9), a Nepal-China joint venture airline, is all set to operate daily direct flights to Doha, Qatar from July 11.
Jul 08, 2016
ECONOMY, TECHNOLOGY
4G service likely by Sept
4G service likely by Sept
KATHMANDU, July 8: Nepali telecom operators might be able to introduce 4G service by September.
Jul 08, 2016
ECONOMY
String of disasters curtail Upper Bhotekoshi's capacity
String of disasters curtail Upper Bhotekoshi's capacity
KATHMANDU, July 8: The Bhotekoshi River flowed over Upper Bhotekoshi Hydropower dam following the Tuesday' flash flood in the river.
Jul 08, 2016
POLITICS
Maoist Center to lobby for consensus government
Maoist Center to lobby for consensus government
KATHMANDU, July 8: CPN (Maoist Center), a major ruling coalition partner in the CPN-UML led government, has decided to lobby for forming a consensus government under its own leadership.
Jul 08, 2016
POLITICS
DPM accused of trying to benefit his lawmakers
DPM accused of trying to benefit his lawmakers
KATHMANDU, July 8: Lawmakers elected under the first-past-the-post (FPTP) category have accused Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Federal Affairs and Local Development Kamal Thapa of attempting to curtail their rights for fulfilling his partisan interest.
Jul 08, 2016
SOCIETY
Golden 1,000 Days project only leaves target women in debt
Golden 1,000 Days project only leaves target women in debt
HARKATTI, July 8: Nitu Devi Mandal is one of the target women of the Golden Thousand Days (Sunaula Hazar Din) project, which is being implemented in Siraha district. When she was pregnant, the local project management team recorded her name as one of the project beneficiaries.
Jul 08, 2016
SPORTS
Dharma Shree bodybuilding tournament in September
Dharma Shree bodybuilding tournament in September
KATHMANDU, July 8: Nepal Byayam Mandir is set to hold the 14th Dharma Shree Nation-wide Open Bodybuilding Tournament on September 29 and 30 in the capital. The event carries highest prize in the domestic bodybuilding tournaments with the winner taking home Rs 500,000.
Jul 08, 2016
SOCIETY
Government clueless about activities of religious schools
Government clueless about activities of religious schools
KATHMANDU, July 6: Many religious schools in the country are operating without official registration and concerned government bodies are unaware of how they are operating and what they are doing in these schools.
Jul 08, 2016
SOCIETY
It was landslide dam outburst flood: ICIMOD expert
It was landslide dam outburst flood: ICIMOD expert
KATHMANDU, July 8: An expert with the International Center for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) has said Tuesday night's flash flood in the Bhotekoshi River was not a glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF) rather it was a landslide dam outburst flood.
Jul 08, 2016