ECONOMY
NRB unlikely to review new interest spread rule till end of Q1
NRB unlikely to review new interest spread rule till end of...
KATHMANDU, Aug 17: Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) is unlikely to revisit its recent circular that contains, among others, rule on the revision of interest rates spread calculation method at least until the first quarter of the current fiscal year 2019/20.
Aug 17, 2019
My City, Lifestyle
Tips to care for wooden furniture and decor during the monsoon
Tips to care for wooden furniture and decor during the monso...
For so many reasons, the monsoons are lovely and welcome. But they can also be a touch troublesome in some ways. For instance, wooden furniture and fittings take a beating during the monsoons. They can get badly damaged and look unsightly if you don’t care for them. Wooden furniture and fittings tak...
Aug 17, 2019
SOCIETY
Dakle Bus Park in limbo for four years
Dakle Bus Park in limbo for four years
DADELDHURA, Aug 17: The construction of Dakle Bus Park planned to be built five hours away from the district headquarter has not seen a tinge of progress in the last four years.
Aug 17, 2019
SOCIETY
Flood sweeps away bridges leading to Phoksundo Lake
Flood sweeps away bridges leading to Phoksundo Lake
DOLPA, Aug 17: Wooden bridges connecting the trekking routes to the Dolpa-based Phoksundo Lake were destroyed by floods on Friday morning.
Aug 17, 2019
SOCIETY
Sunsari records 3,266 dengue cases in 3 months
Sunsari records 3,266 dengue cases in 3 months
ITAHARI, Aug 17: Altogether 3,266 dengue cases have been recorded in Sunsari district over the past three months and 3,173 were from Dharan alone. But only one person has died from the disease so far.
Aug 17, 2019
SOCIETY
Patan Mental Hospital overwhelmed but government help slow in coming
Patan Mental Hospital overwhelmed but government help slow i...
KATHMANDU, Aug 17: Established in 1982 with 50 beds, Patan Mental Hospital still has just the same number of beds. And these remain occupied throughout the year. However, the hospital’s outpatients department (OPD) sees more than 175 patients every day. About 75 percent of such patients are adults a...
Aug 17, 2019
SOCIETY
Indian cattle stray into Nepalgunj politics
Indian cattle stray into Nepalgunj politics
NEPALGUNJ, Aug 17: With a federal minister evincing interest in the management of stray cattle in Nepalgunj city and allocating a budget for the purpose and the local government facing criticism from animal rights groups for failing to manage these strays, the issue has come to figure in city politi...
Aug 17, 2019
POLITICS
New power balance at top in NCP helped Oli pick dept chiefs
New power balance at top in NCP helped Oli pick dept chiefs
KATHMANDU, Aug 17: The ruling Nepal Communist Party has picked its departmental heads, their deputies and provincial in-charges, ending a months-long standoff between top leaders who stood divided into two camps- mainly former UML and former Maoist.
Aug 17, 2019
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Rural roads make Karnali highway too risky
Rural roads make Karnali highway too risky
JUMLA, Aug 17: Sher Bahadur Bohora of Jumla recently traveled to Surkhet last week. That was not the first time he made the trip. However, he was never scared as he was on that trip. ‘That was not a journey, it was a nightmare’.
Aug 17, 2019
SOCIETY
Lamichhane fans clash with police, seven policemen injured
Lamichhane fans clash with police, seven policemen injured
CHITWAN, Aug 17: Seven policemen sustained injuries as the fans of Rabi Lamichhane, a TV journalist who has been arrested in connection with the 'suicide' of journalist Salikram Pudasaini, clashed with the security personnel in Chitwan on Friday evening.
Aug 17, 2019