ECONOMY
Over 30% of development budget spent in 12th month
Over 30% of development budget spent in 12th month
KATHMANDU, July 18: The government has spent 30 percent of the development budget in the final month of the last fiscal year. Till June, a total of Rs 163.4 billion or 49 percent meant for the development works was spent.
Jul 18, 2018
ECONOMY
Birgunj customs mobilizes Rs 161 billion in revenue
Birgunj customs mobilizes Rs 161 billion in revenue
BIRGUNJ, July 18: Birgunj Customs Office, the largest customs point of the country, mobilized Rs 161 billion in revenue under different headings in Fiscal Year 2017/18. The revenue figure also includes revenue collected by Dry Port Customs Office.
Jul 18, 2018
ECONOMY
Nepse rolls out online trading system
Nepse rolls out online trading system
KATHMANDU, July 18: Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) has rolled out the much-awaited fully-automated trading system in the stock market. The new system will run parallel with the existing system for the time being.
Jul 18, 2018
ECONOMY
Nabil Bank inaugurates 12 branch offices
Nabil Bank inaugurates 12 branch offices
KATHMANDU, July 18: Nabil Bank Limited has inaugurated 12 new branch offices in three provinces of the country. According to a statement issued on Monday, the commercial bank said that the new offices have been opened in Province 5, Karnali Province and Province 7.
Jul 18, 2018
ECONOMY
Etihad Airways launches 'WhatsApp Business solution'
Etihad Airways launches 'WhatsApp Business solution'
KATHMANDU, July 18: Etihad Airways has launched 'WhatsApp Business solution', allowing guests to communicate instantly with the airline via the popular messaging app. Issuing a statement on Tuesday, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) said that the new service will allow its premi...
Jul 18, 2018
ECONOMY
Nepse begins new fiscal year on a weak note
Nepse begins new fiscal year on a weak note
KATHMANDU, July 18: Stocks came under pressure for most of the session on the first trading day of Fiscal Year 2018/19 on Tuesday, as the benchmark Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index was not able to sustain gains from previous trading days. Eventually, the index closed at 1204.31 points -- 8.05 poin...
Jul 18, 2018
POLITICS
Oli vents ire on party ranks for not defending govt
Oli vents ire on party ranks for not defending govt
KATHMANDU, July 18: Prime Minister and Chairman of the Nepal Communist Party (NCP) KP Oli has come down heavily on the party leaders and cadres for not defending good work done by the government and failing to tackle criticism by the opposition.
Jul 18, 2018
SOCIETY
Locals encircle NEA after weeks of power cut
Locals encircle NEA after weeks of power cut
UDAYAPUR, July 18: After being compelled to stay without electricity for three weeks, locals of Triyuga Municipality, Khaijanpur encircled the office of the National Electricity Authority (NEA) here Tuesday accusing NEA of not repairing a damaged transformer.
Jul 18, 2018
POLITICS
180 days, 6 years, 15 hunger strikes
180 days, 6 years, 15 hunger strikes
KATHMANDU, July 18: Dr Govinda KC, senior orthopedic surgeon and professor at the Institute of Medicine (IOM), has been on fast-unto-death for 179 days in total since 2012, as of Tuesday. He has been demanding reforms in the medical sector, under different governments.
Jul 18, 2018
SOCIETY
Crimes on the rise in Udayapur
Crimes on the rise in Udayapur
UDAYAPUR, JULY 18: Records maintained by the District Police Office, Udayapur show a significant rise in cases of social crimes in the district in the last three years.
Jul 18, 2018