OPINION
Untapped leadership
Untapped leadership
In Nepal like in many other countries, you often read about CEOs of big businesses like major banks or corporate groups talking about leadership and management as if only power, money, that often come from privilege, are the only essential determinants of leadership. With media houses in search for...
Feb 22, 2020
OPINION
Together against coronavirus
Together against coronavirus
Nepal is my second home.This could be surprising for many people. Everyone would aspire to go to developed countries like the United States and the UK and take pride in living in New York, London or Paris, rather than in dusty Kathmandu. I have tried to tell them about snowy mountains, sacred templ...
Feb 22, 2020
SPORTS
Agar hat-trick helps Australia thrash South Africa in first T20
Agar hat-trick helps Australia thrash South Africa in first...
JOHANNESBURG, Feb 21: Australia off-spinner Ashton Agar took a career-best 5-24, including a hat-trick, as they thrashed hosts South Africa by a massive 107 runs in the first Twenty20 International at The Wanderers on Friday.
Feb 22, 2020
VALLEY POLLUTION INDEX, Latest Updates
Valley Pollution Index for February 21, 2020
Valley Pollution Index for February 21, 2020
Valley Pollution Index for February 21, 2020
Feb 22, 2020
ECONOMY, SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Kaligandaki ‘A’ to shut down for 3 days for maintenance
Kaligandaki ‘A’ to shut down for 3 days for maintenance
KATHMANDU, Feb 22: Kaligandaki 'A' Hydropower Center, under the ownership of Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA), with a capacity of 144 megawatts, will be closed for maintenance for three days. The first unit powerhouse of Main Inlet Vulb-MIV faced leakage of water from 11 pm on Thursday. The product...
Feb 22, 2020
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Bheri-Babai Diversion Multipurpose Project completes 40% work
Bheri-Babai Diversion Multipurpose Project completes 40% wor...
SURKHET, Feb 22: The National Pride Project, Bheri-Babai Diversion Multipurpose Project has completed 40% of the construction work. The construction project was started from 2004 to divert the water of Bheri River to Babai and provide irrigation facility to 52,000 hectares of land of Banke and Bardi...
Feb 22, 2020
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Government to offer Rs 5 million seed capital for innovative businesses
Government to offer Rs 5 million seed capital for innovative...
KATHMANDU, Feb 22: The government has announced that it would provide a seed capital for innovative businesses, start up or entrepreneurs up to a limit of 50% of their project cost.
Feb 22, 2020
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
World Bank says Nepal needs additional investment of $879 million for safer roads
World Bank says Nepal needs additional investment of $879 mi...
KATHMANDU, Feb 22: Nepal needs to invest an estimated additional $879 million in road safety over the next decade to halve its road crash fatalities, according to a new World Bank report.
Feb 22, 2020
Interview, Latest Updates
Daraz provides various platforms to bridge gap between sellers and buyers
Daraz provides various platforms to bridge gap between selle...
Daraz Nepal is a company fully owned by Alibaba Group and runs e-commerce platform to provide wide-range of products under a single roof. After undergoing a massive app redesign in 2018, and further developments in 2019, Daraz said that it has witnessed huge growth. Daraz had a number of campaigns i...
Feb 22, 2020
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Gold continues hitting new highs
Gold continues hitting new highs
KATHMANDU, Feb 22: The price of gold has hit a new record of Rs 78,100 per tola (11.664 grams) in the domestic market on Friday. According to the Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers' Association (FENEGOSIDA), which fixes the price of the yellow metal in the local market, gold price went up b...
Feb 22, 2020