ECONOMY
Upgradation of Charikot-Jiri road section continues
Upgradation of Charikot-Jiri road section continues
DOLAKHA, April 13: The upgradation work of Charikot-Jiri road section is taking place at a good pace with completion of blacktopping upto Namdu bazaar. The construction company said 22 kilometers stretch of the total 55 kilometers has already been blacktopped.
Apr 13, 2021
WORLD
India reels amid virus surge, affecting world vaccine supply
India reels amid virus surge, affecting world vaccine supply
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NEW DELHI, April 13: The Indian city of Pune is running out of ventilators as gasping coronavirus patients crowd its hospitals. Social media is full of people searching for beds, while relatives throng pharmacies looking for antiviral medicines that hospitals ran out of long ago.
Apr 13, 2021
ECONOMY
Remittance inflows up 8.6 percent in first eight month of this fiscal year
Remittance inflows up 8.6 percent in first eight month of th...
KATHMANDU, April 13: Nepal has received Rs 642.14 billion in remittance in the first eight months of the current fiscal year.
Apr 13, 2021
WORLD
Japan says to release contaminated Fukushima water into sea
Japan says to release contaminated Fukushima water into sea
TOKYO, April 13: Japan plans to release into the sea more than 1 million tonnes of contaminated water from the destroyed Fukushima nuclear station, the government said on Tuesday, a decision that is likely to anger neighbours such as South Korea.
Apr 13, 2021
SOCIETY
Govt to administer second dose of Covid-19 vaccine from April 19
Govt to administer second dose of Covid-19 vaccine from Apri...
Health Ministry has asked all those receiving the first shot of COVID-19 vaccine from January 28 to February 22 to visit any of the 19 vaccine centers convenient to them to receive the second shot of the vaccine.
Apr 13, 2021
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Animals are killed brutally time and again, but perpetrators are hardly booked
Animals are killed brutally time and again, but perpetrators...
Despite mounting pressure exerted by animal rights activists, Nepal has yet to introduce a separate legal framework to ensure animal rights and welfare. However, the National Criminal Code 2017 has tried to make some reference about the conditions that are deemed as offensive treatment against anima...
Apr 13, 2021
ECONOMY
Govt meets 92.50 percent of revenue target in the first eight months of current FY
Govt meets 92.50 percent of revenue target in the first eigh...
KATHMANDU, April 13: The government was able to collect revenue worth 92.50 percent of the targeted amount in the first eight months of the current fiscal year.
Apr 13, 2021
SOCIETY, SPECIAL, PHOTO FEATURE/Video, Latest Updates
Pahan Charhe festival observed in Kathmandu (Photo feature)
Pahan Charhe festival observed in Kathmandu (Photo feature)
KATHMANDU, April 12: Locals in the Ason area in the capital city Kathmandu celebrated the annual chariot festival of Pahan Charhe amid fanfare on Monday.
Apr 12, 2021
ECONOMY
Nepal being dragged to an increasing debt burden: World Bank
Nepal being dragged to an increasing debt burden: World Bank
KATHMANDU, April 11: The World Bank (WB) has projected that Nepal’s public borrowing will reach around half of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) in the next fiscal year.
Apr 12, 2021
ECONOMY
Stocks begin week with a 17-point advance
Stocks begin week with a 17-point advance
KATHMANDU, April 12: The Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) traded in red briefly in the morning with the benchmark edging 2 points lower. However, stocks saw upbeat movement after mid-day. The index traded around 15 points higher throughout the afternoon finally ending session at 2,691.56 – up 17.20 poin...
Apr 12, 2021