SOCIETY
Neurosurgeon Thapa among those killed in crash
Neurosurgeon Thapa among those killed in crash
KAVRE, March 14: Senior neurosurgeon Dr Bal Krishna Thapa who saved hundreds of brain tumor patients from dying lost his life in the US-Bangla plane crash on Monday.
Mar 14, 2018
SOCIETY
Dr KC puts off hunger strike for 5 days
Dr KC puts off hunger strike for 5 days
KATHMANDU, March 14: Dr Govinda KC, who had announced to start hunger strike from Tuesday demanding resignation of Chief Justice Gopal Parajuli, has postponed it for five days.
Mar 14, 2018
ECONOMY
World Bank report calls for change in Nepal’s development model
World Bank report calls for change in Nepal’s development mo...
KATHMANDU, March 14: The World Bank has made public its Nepal Systematic Country Diagnostic (SCD) report, recommending six areas where action is required to give an impetus to growth, to accelerate poverty reduction, to address sources of fragility, and to reduce vulnerability.
Mar 14, 2018
ECONOMY
Electricity leakage in Province 1 down by 4 percentage points: Nepal Electricity Authority
Electricity leakage in Province 1 down by 4 percentage point...
KATHMANDU, March 14: Leakage and technical loss of electricity in Province 1 has decreased by 3.91 percentage points to 13.74 percent in the first seven months of FY2017/18, according to Nepal Electricity Authority.
Mar 14, 2018
ECONOMY
Public vehicles older than 20 years to stay off the roads from Thursday
Public vehicles older than 20 years to stay off the roads fr...
KATHMANDU, March 14: The government decision to put a ban on public vehicles older than 20 years is coming into effect from Thursday. Officials of Department of Transport Management (DoTM) said that all preparations have been made for effective implementation of the decision.
Mar 14, 2018
ECONOMY
NIC Asia Bank bows to NBA pressure
NIC Asia Bank bows to NBA pressure
KATHMANDU, March 14: Nepal Bankers Association (NBA) and NIC Asia Bank Ltd have agreed to mend fences after the commercial bank decided to roll back its decision to offer deposit rates higher than the rates capped by the association through an 'informal understanding'.
Mar 14, 2018
POLITICS
8 SC justices boycott bench to pressure CJ
8 SC justices boycott bench to pressure CJ
KATHMANDU, March 14: Eight justices of the Supreme Court boycotted case hearings on Tuesday with a view to pressure Chief Justice Gopal Parajuli to go on leave.
Mar 14, 2018
POLITICS
Bhandari re-elected president
Bhandari re-elected president
KATHMANDU, March 14: President Bidya Devi Bhanari, 56, has been re-elected to the post of the head of the state for second term on Tuesday winning over two-thirds votes from the 880-member Electoral College comprising the bicameral federal parliament and seven provincial assemblies
Mar 14, 2018
POLITICS
Candidacy against Bhandari a calculated move: NC leaders
Candidacy against Bhandari a calculated move: NC leaders
KATHMANDU, March 14: The main opposition Nepali Congress (NC) stood against the re-election of President Bhidhaya Devi Bhandari in a symbolic protest over various controversial decisions she took during her first term in office, NC leaders said on Tuesday.
Mar 14, 2018
SOCIETY
Bangladeshi aviation minister, officials arrive
Bangladeshi aviation minister, officials arrive
KATHMANDU, March 14: While the Tribhuvan International Airport officials and aviation authorities of Bangladesh trade blame for Monday's US-Bangla plane crash, a high-level Bangladeshi team led by Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister AKM Shahjahan Kamal has arrived in Kathmandu on Tuesday.
Mar 14, 2018