SOCIETY
Curious case of missing cabinet decision
Curious case of missing cabinet decision
KATHMANDU, March 1: The announcement last month to provide an additional Rs 100,000 housing grant to earthquake victims, which was widely remarked upon at the time, is not in a list of cabinet decisions taken in the month of Magh (mid-January to mid-February) by the outgoing Deuba government.
Mar 01, 2018
My City
Let Holi be a Holy Occasion
Let Holi be a Holy Occasion
Assorted colors, sweets and water-fights are what make Holi festival lively and exuberant. Also known as the festival of colors, Holi signifies the victory of good over evil, the arrival of spring and a festive day to witness unity. Although every festival is observed to commemorate some traditional...
Mar 01, 2018
ECONOMY
Butwal Power Company's FPO under-subscribed
Butwal Power Company's FPO under-subscribed
KATHMANDU, Mar 1: Nearly 28 percent of public shares offered by the Butwal Power Company Ltd on follow-on public offering (FPO) remained unsubscribed. According to NMB Capital, issue manager of the BPCL's FPO, the public subscribed only 71.6 percent of shares out of the offered 4.09 million units.
Mar 01, 2018
ECONOMY
Import of cement falls, clinker rises
Import of cement falls, clinker rises
KATHMANDU, Mar 1: Import of cement has been on a decreasing trend, at a time when talks about the country becoming self-reliant on cement are going on. Cement imports decreased by about 24 percent in the first half of the current fiscal year.
Mar 01, 2018
ECONOMY
Nabil Foundation supports students in Dolakha
Nabil Foundation supports students in Dolakha
KATHMAND, Mar 1: Nabil Foundation, promoted by Nabil Bank, has distributed stationery items to the students of Shree Jagaran Bhimeshwor Primary School and Shree Guranse Primary School located at Sundrawati, Dolkha.
Mar 01, 2018
ECONOMY
Standard Chartered Bank Nepal, Nepal Mediciti join hands
Standard Chartered Bank Nepal, Nepal Mediciti join hands
KATHMANDU, Mar 1: Standard Chartered Bank Nepal Ltd (SCBNL) and Nepal Mediciti have signed an agreement to provide various discounted services at the hospital to the bank's priority clients as well as debit and credit cardholders of the bank.
Mar 01, 2018
ECONOMY
Shangri-la, Apollo sign MoU
Shangri-la, Apollo sign MoU
KATHMANDU, Mar 1: Shangri-la Development Bank Ltd and Apollo Hospitals India have signed an agreement for providing 10 percent discount on hospital services to the customers, shareholders, staff and their beneficiaries of the bank. Issuing a statement, the bank said that a memorandum of understandin...
Mar 01, 2018
SOCIETY
Past Maoist defectors land plum posts
Past Maoist defectors land plum posts
KATHMANDU, March 1: Maoist combatant Purna Gharti, who had played an important role in his party’s victory in the first Constituent Assembly elections, deviated from the party’s line and opposed the CA elections of 2013.
Mar 01, 2018
Infographic
Infographics: Why is urbanization important?
Infographics: Why is urbanization important?
World’s population increasingly urban: 80% live within 1 HR of a city
Mar 01, 2018
POLITICS
Cabinets of Province 2 and 3 expanded
Cabinets of Province 2 and 3 expanded
JANAKPUR, March 1: The provincial cabinets of Province 2 and 3 have been expanded Wednesday. Now the cabinets of Province 2 and 3 have 10 and seven members respectively. The 10-member cabinet in Province 3 includes three state ministers.
Mar 01, 2018