ECONOMY
Nepse ends week with a marginal loss
Nepse ends week with a marginal loss
KATHMANDU, Nov 23: The local equity market turned in range-bound trading in the last session of the week. Despite a positive start, the Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index gave up its earlier gains amid choppy trading activity witnessed on Thursday. At the close, Nepse index settled at 1,181.41 point...
Nov 23, 2018
POLITICS
NC calls two-thirds majority govt a total failure
NC calls two-thirds majority govt a total failure
KATHMANDU, Nov 23: The main opposition party, Nepali Congress (NC), has said that people have been unable to sense the presence of a government even as Prime Minister KP Oli has been heading a two-thirds majority government since the past nine months.
Nov 23, 2018
SOCIETY
Quake victims snub NRA’s call to refund housing grant
Quake victims snub NRA’s call to refund housing grant
KATHMANDU, Nov 23: Although there are credible reports that a huge number of earthquake victims have either not built their new homes or received the housing grant provided by the government from more than one place, none of these quake victims have refunded the grant, snubbing a public notice by th...
Nov 23, 2018
POLITICS
Decrying bigger office, fleet for prez can encourage those against people’s movement gains...
Decrying bigger office, fleet for prez can encourage those a...
KATHMANDU, Nov 23: Amid a public outcry against the latest move of the President’s Office to buy a new fleet of cars and expand the office premises, the government has come to the defense of President Bidya Devi Bhandari.
Nov 23, 2018
SOCIETY
16 killed in school bus accident
16 killed in school bus accident
DADELDHURA/DOTI, Nov 23: At least 16 persons died and over 20 were injured when an overloaded school bus met with an accident at Raduwakhola of Amargadhi Municipality-11, in Dadeldhura on Thursday evening.
Nov 23, 2018
POLITICS
RPP to EC: Ensure voting rights of Nepalis living abroad
RPP to EC: Ensure voting rights of Nepalis living abroad
KATHMANDU, Nov 23: The Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) on Thursday submitted a memorandum to the Election Commission (EC), demanding that the election body begin the work for ensuring the right of Nepalis living abroad to vote in the upcoming elections.
Nov 23, 2018
POLITICS
SC directs govt to demarcate Phewa Lake within 6 months
SC directs govt to demarcate Phewa Lake within 6 months
KATHMANDU, Nov 23: In a historic verdict, the Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday directed the government to demarcate Phewa Lake in Pokhara within six months and preserve its borders from shrinking.
Nov 23, 2018
SOCIETY
Students forced to study on landslide debris
Students forced to study on landslide debris
BAJHANG, Nov 23: The students of a school in Bajhang district are forced to study on landslide debris, risking to be buried by another landslide.
Nov 23, 2018
SOCIETY
Two killed, four injured in Ilam jeep fall
Two killed, four injured in Ilam jeep fall
ILAM, Nov 23: Two passengers died and four others were injured when a jeep heading for Shantidanda from Ilam Bazar veered off the road and plunged some 100 meters at Sankhejung on Thursday.
Nov 23, 2018
ECONOMY
JCB leading heavy machine market of Nepal: Sondhi
JCB leading heavy machine market of Nepal: Sondhi
Vipin Sondhi is the managing director and CEO of JCB India Limited. He was in Nepal for CII conMac 2018, the largest construction equipment exhibition, taking place in Nepal for the first time.
Nov 23, 2018