SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Ban on extraction of aggregates from Bagmati River
Ban on extraction of aggregates from Bagmati River
RAUTAHAT, Feb 9: The extraction of aggregates from the Bagmati River in Rautahat district has stopped, following an export ban imposed by the district court.
Feb 09, 2020
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
144,000 workers join social security scheme
144,000 workers join social security scheme
KATHMANDU, Feb 2: The number of workers joining the contribution-based social security scheme has crossed 144,000.
Feb 09, 2020
WORLD
Thai soldier who killed 20 shot dead in shopping mall siege
Thai soldier who killed 20 shot dead in shopping mall siege
NAKHON RATCHASIMA, THAILAND, Feb 9: Thai security forces on Sunday shot and killed a rogue soldier who went on a rampage in a shopping mall in a northeastern city, ending an overnight siege after a series of attacks that left at least 20 people dead.
Feb 09, 2020
WORLD
American dies of coronavirus in China; five Britons infected in French Alps
American dies of coronavirus in China; five Britons infected...
BEIJING, Feb 9: A 60-year-old American has died of the new coronavirus, the first confirmed non-Chinese death of the illness, U.S. officials said, as millions of Chinese began returning home after a Lunar New Year break that was extended to try to contain the outbreak.
Feb 09, 2020
OPINION, Latest Updates
Benefits of soilless farming
Benefits of soilless farming
The challenges facing soil-based agriculture led to the invention of soilless agriculture. Soilless cultivation has become possible through the use of hi-tech
Feb 09, 2020
OPINION, Latest Updates
Together against pollution
Together against pollution
Successful cooperation in such environmental issues would yield substantial environmental dividends with direct welfare impact for the entire region
Feb 09, 2020
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Bhairahawa SEZ lacks key infrastructure
Bhairahawa SEZ lacks key infrastructure
BUTWAL, Feb 9: The first Special Economic Zone (SEZ) of the country in Bhairahawa has completed 18 years but it still lacks required infrastructure. It has been six years since the Bhairahawa SEZ started its operation but one-door service is yet to be implemented. It has also failed to attract domes...
Feb 09, 2020
OPINION, Latest Updates
Placing together for care
Placing together for care
The elderly people can spend their ending days with orphan children and such intergenerational assimilation can change the social outlook to understand generation gap
Feb 09, 2020
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Nepal, China likely to trade 2,000 MW of electricity by 2030
Nepal, China likely to trade 2,000 MW of electricity by 2030
RASUWA, Feb 9: Nepal and China are likely to exchange 2,000-megawatt electricity within 2030. According to the Ratomate-Rauwagadhi-Kerung 400 KV Transmission Line Project, in the upcoming 10 years, 2,000-megawatt electricity can be imported and exported as per the initial report of load flow.
Feb 09, 2020
Editorial, Latest Updates
Ensure fair trial
Ensure fair trial
In what could be called a major operation in more than a decade, Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) filed a charge-sheet against 175 individuals at the Special Court on Wednesday in connection with their involvement in illegally registering Lalita Niwas land in the names of va...
Feb 09, 2020