POLITICS
Madhesi parties left with three hard choices
Madhesi parties left with three hard choices
KATHMANDU, April 26: The Federal Socialist Forum Nepal (FSFN) and Rastriya Janata Party Nepal (RJPN) are weighing on other options available to them amid little progress in coalition talks with the government.
Apr 26, 2018
ECONOMY
Average Nepali expected to earn US $1,004 this fiscal year
Average Nepali expected to earn US $1,004 this fiscal year
KATHMANDU, April 26: Each Nepali will earn an average of US $ 1,004 (Rs 106,333 as per Wednesday's exchange rate) in the current fiscal year, which ends in mid-July.
Apr 26, 2018
SOCIETY
PM raps officials, lauds private reconstruction efforts
PM raps officials, lauds private reconstruction efforts
KATHMANDU, April 26: Prime Minister KP Oli has come down heavily on government officials for their failure to expedite the post-earthquake reconstruction even as individual initiatives have yielded impressive results.
Apr 26, 2018
POLITICS
Maoist chair in Chitwan for development, not to relax
Maoist chair in Chitwan for development, not to relax
CHITWAN, April 26: CPN (Maoist Center) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal clarified that he is in Chitwan not for relaxation but for the district's development. He informed that he has intensified visits to different places of the district to get updated with the current problems and issues faced by the di...
Apr 26, 2018
SOCIETY
Scarcity of medicines affect health service in Chhinamasta
Scarcity of medicines affect health service in Chhinamasta
SAPTARI, April 26: Shyamdevi Mishra of Tilathi-Koiladi-1 reached a health post at Chhinnamasta Rural Municipality for check up after feeling exhausted. When health workers found out that she had low blood pressure, they suggested her to drink Jeevan Jal, an oral rehydration mixture.
Apr 26, 2018
POLITICS
Those close to Deuba defend leadership at NC meet
Those close to Deuba defend leadership at NC meet
KATHMANDU, April 26: While leaders of the Nepali Congress (NC) are coming down heavily on the party leadership for the defeat in the recent parliamentary, provincial and local polls, those close to the party president, Sher Bahadur Deuba, have defended the leadership.
Apr 26, 2018
SOCIETY
Schools shift classes to concrete building from makeshift tents
Schools shift classes to concrete building from makeshift te...
RAMECHHAP, April 26: The school building of Rudrascheswar High School of Manthali Municipality-7 in Ramechhap district turned into rubble after the devastating earthquake of 2015.
Apr 26, 2018
SOCIETY
SC halts construction of business mall at Kathmandu Durbar Square
SC halts construction of business mall at Kathmandu Durbar S...
KATHMANDU, April 26: The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued a temporary order to halt the construction of a building belonging to Maharjan Business Associates Pvt Ltd on the premises of Kathmandu Durbar Square.
Apr 26, 2018
ECONOMY
Post-quake reconstruction top priority of JICA cooperation
Post-quake reconstruction top priority of JICA cooperation
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has been engaged in Nepal as a development partner of Nepal since 1969. The support, which mainly includes grant assistance, concessional loan and technical cooperation, has been on wide range of sectors with twin aim of helping Nepal achieve socio-econo...
Apr 26, 2018
ECONOMY
GVA growth in hotel, restaurant sector to reach 9.77 percent: CBS
GVA growth in hotel, restaurant sector to reach 9.77 percent...
KATHMANDU, April 26: Gross Value Added (GVA) by hotel and restaurant sector has increased significantly over the past one and half decades, the National Accounts Statistics of Nepal (2017/18 Annual Estimates) shows.
Apr 26, 2018