ECONOMY
Shangri-la, Apollo sign MoU
Shangri-la, Apollo sign MoU
KATHMANDU, Mar 1: Shangri-la Development Bank Ltd and Apollo Hospitals India have signed an agreement for providing 10 percent discount on hospital services to the customers, shareholders, staff and their beneficiaries of the bank. Issuing a statement, the bank said that a memorandum of understandin...
Mar 01, 2018
SOCIETY
Past Maoist defectors land plum posts
Past Maoist defectors land plum posts
KATHMANDU, March 1: Maoist combatant Purna Gharti, who had played an important role in his party’s victory in the first Constituent Assembly elections, deviated from the party’s line and opposed the CA elections of 2013.
Mar 01, 2018
Infographic
Infographics: Why is urbanization important?
Infographics: Why is urbanization important?
World’s population increasingly urban: 80% live within 1 HR of a city
Mar 01, 2018
POLITICS
Cabinets of Province 2 and 3 expanded
Cabinets of Province 2 and 3 expanded
JANAKPUR, March 1: The provincial cabinets of Province 2 and 3 have been expanded Wednesday. Now the cabinets of Province 2 and 3 have 10 and seven members respectively. The 10-member cabinet in Province 3 includes three state ministers.
Mar 01, 2018
SOCIETY
Holi, festival of colors being observed today
Holi, festival of colors being observed today
KATHMANDU, March 1: The Holi, which is also known as the festival of colors, is being celebrated across the country on Thursday.
Mar 01, 2018
SOCIETY
Fortune favors one-time defectors of Maoist party
Fortune favors one-time defectors of Maoist party
KATMANDU, Feb 28: Maoist combatant Purna Gharti, who had played an important role in his party's victory in the first Constituent Assembly elections, deviated from the party's line and opposed the CA elections of 2013.
Mar 01, 2018
SOCIETY
Province working to validate conflict-era land deals
Province working to validate conflict-era land deals
DANG, Feb 28: Province 5 has been preparing to validate land transactions done during the conflict era by the Maoist-run 'people's government'. The provincial government has come up with five-point conclusion in this regard.
Mar 01, 2018
SOCIETY
Use of pesticides still rampant in Damak
Use of pesticides still rampant in Damak
DAMAK, Feb 28: Despite being aware about the health hazards, using chemical fertilizers and pesticides for cultivation of vegetables is not a choice but an obligation for a lot of farmers who have no idea regarding the procedures of making organic fertilizers.
Mar 01, 2018
SOCIETY
Citizenship paves way for senior citizens to get old-age allowance
Citizenship paves way for senior citizens to get old-age all...
DHADING, Feb 28: Atimaya Damai hardly remembers how old she is. However, she assumes, she is 84. The local of Gajuri Rural Municipality-6 had no idea of the old-age allowance provided by the state, until recently.
Mar 01, 2018
POLITICS
Nepal decides not to graduate from LDC before 2021
Nepal decides not to graduate from LDC before 2021
KATHMANDU, Feb 28: Nepal has officially decided to write to the United Nations (UN) saying that it is not in a position to graduate from the Least Developed Countries (LDC) before 2021.
Mar 01, 2018