ECONOMY
Electricity transmission yet to start through Raxaul-Parwanipur line
Electricity transmission yet to start through Raxaul-Parwani...
BIRGUNJ, July 10: Transmission line with 132 KV capacity between the Indian bordering city of Raxaul to Parwanipur of Parsa district in Nepal has yet to start even after six months of its construction and successful test transmission. Nepal Electricity Authority had declared last December that the t...
Jul 10, 2017
SPECIAL
Frequent poll deferrals cost Rs 4 billion
Frequent poll deferrals cost Rs 4 billion
KATHMANDU, July 10: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA) had initially estimated the security costs of holding the local elections at around Rs 7.5 billion. However, circumstances changed on April 26 when the government announced to hold the elections in two phases. The government decided to hold the...
Jul 10, 2017
ECONOMY
NRB raises productive sector lending requirement to 25%
NRB raises productive sector lending requirement to 25%
KATHMANDU, July 10: Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has raised the lending requirement for commercial banks toward productive sectors by 5 percentage points to 25 percent of their total lending.
Jul 10, 2017
ELECTION
Voter registration for provincial, central parliamentary elections to begin from July 16
Voter registration for provincial, central parliamentary ele...
KATHMANDU, July 10: In view of the upcoming provincial and central parliamentary elections, the Election Commission (EC) is preparing to register voter registration in all 75 district election offices from mid-July.
Jul 10, 2017
SOCIETY
Conflict victims finally receive last tranche of relief
Conflict victims finally receive last tranche of relief
ROLPA, July 10: After a decade of declaring relief package, the government has finally started distributing the last tranche of relief to the victims of the decade-long Maoist insurgency.
Jul 10, 2017
Editorial
Cheap thrills
Cheap thrills
When Bidya Devi Bhandari became the first female head of state on October 29, 2015, we had hailed it as a “historic moment” in the building of a more inclusive Nepal.
Jul 10, 2017
ELECTION
EC refuses to provide new election symbol to RJPN
EC refuses to provide new election symbol to RJPN
KATHMANDU, July 10: The Election Commission (EC) has refused to provide new election symbol to Rastriya Janata Party Nepal (RJPN) for third round of local elections slated for September 18 in Province 2.
Jul 10, 2017
OPINION
A higher calling
A higher calling
Teachers are in the business of creating new ideas. They must develop ideas that the system can adopt
Jul 10, 2017
ECONOMY
Veg prices fall on improved supplies
Veg prices fall on improved supplies
KATHMANDU, July 10: Wholesale price of seasonal vegetables has plunged due to oversupply in the market.
Jul 10, 2017
OPINION
Health of health
Health of health
There is mismatch between Nepal’s commitment to communicable diseases and rapid spread of non-communicable diseases
Jul 10, 2017