SOCIETY
Yet another climber dies on Everest
Yet another climber dies on Everest
KATHMANDU, May 28: The death toll on Everest on the Nepal side this season has reached nine with the demise of an American climber at South Col on Monday evening.
May 28, 2019
POLITICS
Govt ‘failed to act’ on intelligence about threat from Chand outfit
Govt ‘failed to act’ on intelligence about threat from Chand...
KATHMANDU, May 28: The government’s intelligence apparatus is being blamed for failing to track the activities of the Netra Bikram Chand-led outlawed outfit after bomb blasts in the capital on Sunday left four people dead and others injured.
May 28, 2019
POLITICS
PM invited to Modi swearing-in
PM invited to Modi swearing-in
KATHMANDU, May 28: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has formally extended invitation to Prime Minister KP Oli along with the heads of the government from other Bimstec member states and the chair of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) to attend his swearing-in scheduled for May 30.
May 28, 2019
ECONOMY
Govt all powerful but performance not commensurate
Govt all powerful but performance not commensurate
KATHMANDU, May 28: Economic prosperity and progress were the buzzwords since the current government came into office in February last year. But the economic survey for its first year unveiled on Monday shows nothing encouraging.
May 28, 2019
POLITICS
What does Biplab want?: PM Oli (with video)
What does Biplab want?: PM Oli (with video)
KATHMANDU, May 28: A day after a series of bomb blasts were set off in different parts of Kathmandu Valley by the outlawed communist group of Netra Bikram Chand, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli on Monday asked the group leader to clarify what he wanted by promoting violence.
May 28, 2019
SOCIETY
Model houses completed for tornado reconstruction
Model houses completed for tornado reconstruction
BARA, May 28: Three model houses have been built by the Nepal Army at different locations in Bara to guide the army's construction team for the rehabilitation of hundreds of the recent tornado victims.
May 28, 2019
ECONOMY
Insurance coverage reaches 18 percent of total population
Insurance coverage reaches 18 percent of total population
KATHMANDU, May 28: Insurance coverage has reached 18 percent of the total population of the country.
May 28, 2019
SOCIETY
Teacher fired for not admitting her son to community school
Teacher fired for not admitting her son to community school
PYUTHAN, May 28: Mandavi Rural Municipality has made it mandatory for all those receiving salaries from the government coffers to admit their children to community schools.
May 28, 2019
SOCIETY
Construction of international exhibition center begins in Butwal
Construction of international exhibition center begins in Bu...
RUPANDEHI, May 28: The construction of an international-level exhibition center with the capacity of accommodating 10,000 visitors at a time kicked off in Butwal on Monday.
May 28, 2019
ECONOMY
Trading volume dips as Nepse closes unchanged
Trading volume dips as Nepse closes unchanged
KATHMANDU, May 28: After initially showing lack of direction in the first half of Monday's trading session, the benchmark Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index rallied more than 7 points in the afternoon.
May 28, 2019