ECONOMY
Industrial capacity utilization rate improves
Industrial capacity utilization rate improves
KATHMANDU, June 5: Capacity utilization of industries increased by 3.8 percentage points to 58 percent over the first six months of Fiscal Year 2017/18, reflecting a slight improvement in the usage of resources and plants by industries.
Jun 05, 2018
ECONOMY
'PM Oli stepped in to pick DoR head'
'PM Oli stepped in to pick DoR head'
KATHMANDU, June 5: Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Oli allegedly stepped in to pick the new head of Department of Roads (DoR).
Jun 05, 2018
ECONOMY
Shares close lower amid CGT woes
Shares close lower amid CGT woes
KATHMANDU, June 5: Nepali stocks ended broadly lower on Monday as talks between representatives from investor associations and government regarding the recent changes in Capital Gains Tax (CGT) ended inconclusively.
Jun 05, 2018
ECONOMY
Buddha Air to fly to Delhi from Nepalgunj starting March 1
Buddha Air to fly to Delhi from Nepalgunj starting March 1
NEPALGUNJ, June 5: Buddha Air has officially announced that it would start scheduled flights between Nepalgunj and New Delhi from March 1, 2019.
Jun 05, 2018
Editorial
Illegal solution
Illegal solution
Conflict era land deals
Jun 05, 2018
OPINION
Reviving TU
Reviving TU
The only force that can transform TU in the immediate future is university students who are bearing the brunt of its intellectual demise
Jun 05, 2018
OPINION
Powering Nepal
Powering Nepal
Development of power projects should be looked from a larger perspective of increasing export of goods and services, not through myopic lens
Jun 05, 2018
OPINION
Managing China’s global risks
Managing China’s global risks
China must address the “gray rhino” strategic risks arising from the intensifying Sino-American geopolitical rivalry
Jun 05, 2018
Infographic
Infographics: Colombia heads for divisive runoff
Infographics: Colombia heads for divisive runoff
Colombians vote in a runoff between two frontrunners from opposite ends of the political spectrum, while a peace process with leftist rebels hangs in the balance.
Jun 05, 2018
POLITICS
Writ petition filed at SC seeking ban on heavy-weight vehicles on BP Highway
Writ petition filed at SC seeking ban on heavy-weight vehicl...
KATHMANDU, Jun 4: A writ petition has been filed at the Supreme Court seeking a stay order on the decision made by the Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport to allow heavy vehicles to ply the BP Highway.
Jun 04, 2018