SOCIETY
World Environment Day 2018-Greetings from PM
World Environment Day 2018-Greetings from PM
KATHMANDU, June 5: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said that environmental pollution could emerge as a common challenge with rapid efforts in place towards attaining economic prosperity.
Jun 05, 2018
ECONOMY
NOC ups fuel price while int’l price falls marginally
NOC ups fuel price while int’l price falls marginally
KATHMANDU, June 5: Nepal Oil Corporation has hiked fuel prices regularly under an automatic pricing mechanism in the last seven months. The steady price hike has impacted the price of daily commodities, and airfares are also to increase by Tuesday. NOC’s latest price hike comes against a fall in int...
Jun 05, 2018
POLITICS
NC slams Dahal remark on amendment to bring presidential system
NC slams Dahal remark on amendment to bring presidential sys...
KATHMANDU, June 5: The main opposition Nepali Congress (NC) has objected to the remarks by Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal who recently said that he intends to introduce executive presidential system by amending the constitution.
Jun 05, 2018
POLITICS
Ruling party divided over House regulation
Ruling party divided over House regulation
KATHMANDU, June 5: Row over a provision in the parliament regulation has not only widened the rift between the ruling and opposition parties in the House, but also sparked mistrust in the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP).
Jun 05, 2018
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