ECONOMY
Upper Trishuli 3B Hydropower Project construction registers 58 pc progress
Upper Trishuli 3B Hydropower Project construction registers...
KATHMANDU, March 9: Work on the 37 MW Upper Trishuli 3B Hydropower Project under-construction in Rasuwa and Nuwakot under the People's Hydropower Program has gained momentum. The overall physical construction progress of the project, which has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, has reached 58 p...
Mar 09, 2022
SOCIETY
Experts call for structural change to end media bias in South Asia
Experts call for structural change to end media bias in Sout...
KATHMANDU, March 9: Media experts and journalists of South Asia have called for a systematic structural change in the media outlets of the region to break the bias and to accelerate women’s equal participation in leadership roles.
Mar 09, 2022
ECONOMY
Only by making the local level self-reliant can the country develop: FinMin
Only by making the local level self-reliant can the country...
KATHMANDU, March 9: Finance Minister Janardan Sharma has said that the country will make a leap forward if it can make the local level self-reliant.
Mar 09, 2022
ECONOMY, SOCIETY
Rs 40 million allocated for protection of Melamchi flood-ravaged area
Rs 40 million allocated for protection of Melamchi flood-rav...
SINDHUPALCHOWK, March 9: Bagmati Province Ministry of Economic Affairs and Planning has earmarked a budget of Rs 40 million for the protection of Melamchi and Indrawati flood-affected areas.
Mar 09, 2022
POLITICS
Many people are confused about MCC; it is in Nepal's interest: Singh
Many people are confused about MCC; it is in Nepal's interes...
KATHMANDU, March 9: Nepali Congress (NC) leader Prakash Man Singh has said that the NC had earlier advocated the endorsement of the US-aid project Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) even when it was in the opposition.
Mar 09, 2022
POLITICS
Ruling parties have agreed to go to polls together: Madhav Nepal
Ruling parties have agreed to go to polls together: Madhav N...
KATHMANDU, March 9: Chairman of the ruling CPN (Unified Socialist) Madhav Kumar Nepal has claimed that an agreement has been reached between the ruling parties to contest the local elections together.
Mar 09, 2022
My City, Entertainment
Cormac McCarthy has 2 novels coming out in the fall
Cormac McCarthy has 2 novels coming out in the fall
Cormac McCarthy has two novels coming out this fall, his first fiction releases since the Pulitzer Prize-winning “The Road” in 2006.
Mar 09, 2022
My City, Entertainment
Bob Dylan book on ‘Modern Song’ to come out in November
Bob Dylan book on ‘Modern Song’ to come out in November
Bob Dylan has a new book coming out this fall, a collection of more than 60 essays about songs and songwriters he admires, from Stephen Foster to Elvis Costello.
Mar 09, 2022
POLITICS
NC leader Poudel urges all to help NC win local elections
NC leader Poudel urges all to help NC win local elections
DAMAULI, March 9: Senior Nepali Congress (NC) leader Ram Chandra Poudel has said that the role of youth is going to be important in the party.
Mar 09, 2022
ECONOMY
Gold price increases by Rs 2,500 on Wednesday
Gold price increases by Rs 2,500 on Wednesday
KATHMANDU, March 9: Gold prices rose by Rs 2,500 per tola in the Nepali market on Wednesday. According to the Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers Association (FENEGOSIDA), the price of fine gold has been quoted as Rs 105,500 per tola. The gold was traded at Rs 103,000 on Tuesday.
Mar 09, 2022