SOCIETY
Health and education should be taken as service, not as business: Mayor Shah
Health and education should be taken as service, not as busi...
KATHMANDU, June 11: Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) Mayor Balendra Shah has emphasized the need to take education and health as services and not as money-making businesses. Shah made the remarks during the course of inspecting the newly-constructed building of Chhetrapati Free Clinic and monitorin...
Jun 11, 2022
SOCIETY
NEA incurs Rs six million loss as mentally unstable man climbs on overhead high tension el...
NEA incurs Rs six million loss as mentally unstable man clim...
KATHMANDU, June 11: The Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has incurred an average loss of Rs six million after a mentally unstable man climbed on the overhead high electrical line in Nuwakot. According to NEA, it has to bear such a loss as the Upper Trishuli 3A Hydropower Project had to shut down af...
Jun 11, 2022
ECONOMY
NIBL inks merger deal with MBNL, after failure to merge with Himalayan Bank
NIBL inks merger deal with MBNL, after failure to merge with...
KATHMANDU, June 11: Nepal Investment Bank Limited (NIBL) and Mega Bank Nepal Limited (MBNL) on Friday signed a memorandum of understanding to merge.
Jun 11, 2022
ECONOMY
Nepse declined by 30.55 points last week, average daily turnover stood Rs 1.31 billion
Nepse declined by 30.55 points last week, average daily turn...
KATHMANDU, June 11: Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) declined by 30.55 points last week despite the government’s assurance to lift the market by forming a study panel.
Jun 11, 2022
SOCIETY
Upper Trishuli 3A shut down after mentally unstable man climbs on overhead high tension el...
Upper Trishuli 3A shut down after mentally unstable man clim...
KATHMANDU, June 11: A mentally unstable man has been walking on electric cables since 10AM this morning in Nuwakot. The local people as well as police have been surprised by this incident.
Jun 11, 2022
SOCIETY
‘Problem lies not in introducing programs but in implementing them’
‘Problem lies not in introducing programs but in implementin...
KATHMANDU, June 11: The Government of Nepal has come up with a budget to encourage young entrepreneurs in the coming fiscal year, however, the entrepreneurs concerned say that the programs face challenges in their implementation.
Jun 11, 2022
SOCIETY
Govt's priority: 'Buddhisingh road as alternative to Prithvi Highway'
Govt's priority: 'Buddhisingh road as alternative to Prithvi...
DAMAULI, June 11: The Buddhisingh road, considered to be an alternative route to the Prithvi Highway, will be blacktopped. A bid for blacktopping 10 kilometers of the road from Damauli to Sudhe has been announced, according to the infrastructure development office, Tanahun. The road will link Damaul...
Jun 11, 2022
OPINION
A Mature Relationship: Nepal and the US at 75
A Mature Relationship: Nepal and the US at 75
Relations between Kathmandu and Washington over the past seven decades have grown steadily covering a wide range of cooperation. The exchange of visits at senior officials’ level has been a regular feature in the bilateral relation.
Jun 11, 2022
SOCIETY
Shah appointed tourism ambassador to Australia
Shah appointed tourism ambassador to Australia
KATHMANDU, June 11: The Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation has appointed Swatantra Pratap Shah as the tourism ambassador of Nepal to Australia.
Jun 11, 2022
SOCIETY, SPECIAL, PHOTO FEATURE/Video
Fourth annual Nepal pride parade observed
Fourth annual Nepal pride parade observed
KATHMANDU, June 11: People from all walks of life and the transgender community gathered and took part in a rally to mark the fourth annual Nepal pride parade at Maitighar.
Jun 11, 2022