ECONOMY
Service in Chinese for Chinese tourists at TIA
Service in Chinese for Chinese tourists at TIA
KATHMANDU, Feb 14: Chinese tourists visiting Nepal this year will find the processing at airport immigration easier. They can also wake up to a Chinese breakfast and end the day with a Chinese dinner. And the whole day they can have guides who explain everything to them in Chinese.
Feb 14, 2018
POLITICS
UML, Maoists for middle path on disputed issues
UML, Maoists for middle path on disputed issues
KATHMANDU, Feb 14: A day after agreeing to rotate the party leadership, UML Chairman KP Oli and CPN (Maoist Center) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal on Tuesday decided to resolve other contentious issues pertaining to the planned left unity on the basis of consensus.
Feb 14, 2018
POLITICS
Disputes make RJPN participation in Province 2 cabinet uncertain
Disputes make RJPN participation in Province 2 cabinet uncer...
KATHMANDU, Feb 14: The participation of ministers representing Rastriya Janata Party Nepal (RJPN) in the Province 2 cabinet scheduled to be formed on Thursday has become uncertain after serious intra-party differences cropped up within the RJPN over the power sharing deal.
Feb 14, 2018
SOCIETY
Dozen plus outfits run non-TU activities on its premises
Dozen plus outfits run non-TU activities on its premises
KATHMANDU, Feb 14: Various non-academic organizations including 13 NGOs have been operating unhindered inside Tribhuvan University (TU) premises during the past decade.
Feb 14, 2018
POLITICS
Mere extension of TRC, CIEDP terms inadequate: Rights groups
Mere extension of TRC, CIEDP terms inadequate: Rights groups
KATHMANDU, Feb 14: The Amnesty International, the International Commission of Jurists and Human Rights Watch have said on Tuesday that one-year extension of the two transitional justice mechanisms — Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) and the Commission on the Investigation of Enforced Disapp...
Feb 14, 2018
SOCIETY
Snowfall affects life in Dolpa
Snowfall affects life in Dolpa
DOLPA, Feb 14: Continuous snowfall in Dolpa district since Monday morning has severely affected normal life in the district. The locals have been confined to their homes as traveling to even the neighboring settlements has come to a grinding halt.
Feb 14, 2018
SOCIETY
Maha Shivaratri celebrated with fanfare
Maha Shivaratri celebrated with fanfare
KATHMADNU, Feb 13: Hindu devotees across the country celebrated Maha Shivaratri, one of the biggest Hindu festivals, with a lot of fanfare on Tuesday. Over 350,000 devotees throng the Pashupatinath Temple to pay homage to Lord Shiva, according to the temple officials.
Feb 14, 2018
SOCIETY
Extreme negligence by contractors in construction of Postal Highway
Extreme negligence by contractors in construction of Postal...
BARDIYA, Feb 13: With a budget of Rs 790 million, the construction of a 57-kilometer long stretch of the Postal Highway in the district has been expected to provide strong infrastructural backbone for the country. However, the construction has been marred with severe negligence on the part of the co...
Feb 14, 2018
ECONOMY
Lack of pilots to fly new aircraft
Lack of pilots to fly new aircraft
KATHMANDU, Feb 13: Though NAC now has four Harbin Y 12-e aircraft in its fleet, the national flag carrier has only one pilot two command the aircraft.
Feb 14, 2018
ECONOMY
Cash crunch in BFIs affects hydropower projects
Cash crunch in BFIs affects hydropower projects
KATHMANDU, Feb 13: About a dozen under-construction hydropower projects, which were expected to complete within next 12 months, have started suffering fund crunch as bank and financial institutions (BFIs) have stopped releasing committed loans to these projects.
Feb 14, 2018