ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Gautam Buddha Airport unlikely to start operations by March
Gautam Buddha Airport unlikely to start operations by March
KATHMANDU, Feb 8: The Gautam Buddha International Airport (GBIA) is unlikely to begin operation by March as the project is yet to install equipment necessary for the operation of the airport.
Feb 08, 2020
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
NBSM bars three iron bar manufacturers from selling their products
NBSM bars three iron bar manufacturers from selling their pr...
KATHMANDU, Feb 8: The Nepal Bureau of Standards and Metrology (NBSM) has barred three iron bar manufacturers from selling their products after the construction materials they produced were found to be substandard.
Feb 08, 2020
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Government to monitor market to tame chicken prices
Government to monitor market to tame chicken prices
KATHMANDU, Feb 8: The Department of Commerce Supplies and Consumer Protection has announced that it will monitor the market to control the recent chicken price hike. The retail price of chicken increased to Rs 410 per kg on Wednesday whereas it declined to Rs 375 per kg on Friday. A month ago, the r...
Feb 08, 2020
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Gandaki Province to establish 11 industrial villages
Gandaki Province to establish 11 industrial villages
POKHARA, Feb 8: The Gandaki Province government has announced that it will establish 11 industrial villages in the province in the current fiscal year 2019/220. In the first phase, the provincial government will establish 6 industrial villages.
Feb 08, 2020
SPORTS
Rapids win first Chitwan Premier League title
Rapids win first Chitwan Premier League title
CHITWAN, Feb 7: Rapti Rapids has won the first edition of the Chitwan Premier League (CPL) defeating Sauraha Sands by eight wickets in Chitwan on Friday.
Feb 08, 2020
ECONOMY
Stocks up a fraction in the first week of February
Stocks up a fraction in the first week of February
KATHMANDU: The Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index opened the week on an upbeat note. The index rallied over 21 points on Sunday and stretched its gains to Monday adding another 2.5 points on the run. Subsequently, some selling pressure was witnessed in mid-week after the market traded at around 1,35...
Feb 08, 2020
My City, Entertainment
Top 5 albums on billboard this week
Top 5 albums on billboard this week
Here's the list of top 5 albums on billboard this week
Feb 08, 2020
OPINION
Reimagining teaching
Reimagining teaching
I spent my 16 energetic years in education sector. It was my direct involvement in the sense that I worked as a teacher interacting most of the time with the students. I collected some beautiful experiences, encountered daunting challenges and sometimes tasted ‘so-called’ success. But I still wonder...
Feb 08, 2020
OPINION
Keep questioning
Keep questioning
Dilip Mahato was crushed to death by a tipper truck in Dhanusha recently. Mahato was an environmental activist and was protesting against the haphazard extraction of sand and stones from the streams and river basins in his district and beyond. He faced the wrath of the illegal mine extractors and fa...
Feb 08, 2020
OPINION
Invest in research
Invest in research
Recently, the government has registered Policy Research Institute (PRI) Bill 2019 in Upper House to promote good governance by formulating government policies based on research. In the previous days such centers would work like Social Welfare Council under the development committee. The recent bill...
Feb 08, 2020