SPORTS
Diverse tactics await thrilling World Cup quarterfinals
Diverse tactics await thrilling World Cup quarterfinals
KATHMANDU, July 5: Some high scoring matches, some nerve-wracking penalty shootouts, some dominating attacking performances and some early disappointments, the Round of 16 had no short of excitement and last-minute drama.
Jul 05, 2018
ECONOMY
Nepse edges higher despite modest turnover
Nepse edges higher despite modest turnover
KATHMANDU: Equities started the day lower and remained weak during the first half of the Wednesday's trading session. However, the benchmark Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index recovered its early losses and climbed firmly higher in the afternoon. At the close, Nepse index was up 8.04 points to close...
Jul 05, 2018
ECONOMY
Five farmers receive President Best Farmer Award
Five farmers receive President Best Farmer Award
KATHMANDU, July 5: Ministry of Agriculture, Land Management and Cooperatives has honored five best-performing farmers with 'President Best Farmer Award' on Wednesday.
Jul 05, 2018
ECONOMY
Lending slows as banks focus on recovery of loans at fiscal year-end
Lending slows as banks focus on recovery of loans at fiscal...
REPUBLICA
KATHMANDU, July 4
Commercial banks have slowed down their loan investment as they prepare to close their accounts at the end of the current fiscal year. Deposit flow in the banking system, however, has increased amid rise in government spending.
Data compiled by Nepal Bankers Associati...
Jul 05, 2018
ECONOMY
Recurrent spending spikes, capex rising steadily
Recurrent spending spikes, capex rising steadily
KATHMANDU, July 5: The government’s capital spending is increasing steadily, except for few days, while recurrent spending has spiked in last two weeks, an analysis of spending figures made public by Financial Comptroller General Office shows.
Jul 05, 2018
ECONOMY
Fulbari Resort set to reopen from October
Fulbari Resort set to reopen from October
Promoters to hand over management to an international hotel chain
Jul 05, 2018
VALLEY POLLUTION INDEX
Valley Pollution Levels for July 4, 2018
Valley Pollution Levels for July 4, 2018
Valley Pollution Levels for July 4, 2018
Jul 05, 2018
WORLD
Captain of sinking Indonesian ferry sails onto reef; 31 dead
Captain of sinking Indonesian ferry sails onto reef; 31 dead
JAKARTA, July 5: The captain of a sinking Indonesian ferry managed to steer his ship onto a reef to enable the evacuation of more than 100 passengers, but 31 people drowned as the vessel floundered in stormy seas, officials said on Wednesday.
Jul 05, 2018
SOCIETY
Selfless doctor lies in deathbed unable to afford his own treatment
Selfless doctor lies in deathbed unable to afford his own tr...
DAMAK, July 5: He had an option to live a comfortable life as a royal physician in the Bhutanese capital, Thimphu. But when the regime evicted around 75,000 of its Nepali-speaking population in the early 1990s, Doctor Bhampa Rai made up his mind and decided to follow his fellow citizens.
Jul 05, 2018
SOCIETY
Dozens of villages under risk of flooding as dam remains unrepaired
Dozens of villages under risk of flooding as dam remains unr...
RAJBIRAJ, July 5: Khado River inundated thousands of houses during the monsoon last year. Every year, the river swells during the monsoon and wreaks havoc in the surrounding villages.
Jul 05, 2018