ECONOMY
ZTE BLADE A2 smartphones in Nepal
ZTE BLADE A2 smartphones in Nepal
KATHMANDU, June 22: Evolution Enterprises Pvt Ltd, the official distributor of ZTE phones for Nepal, has launched the ZTE BLADE A2 Plus for the Nepali market.
Jun 23, 2017
ECONOMY
Ncell announces 'International Call Pack'
Ncell announces 'International Call Pack'
KATHMANDU, June 22: Ncell has brought ‘International Call Pack’ scheme under which customers can make international calls in 20 different countries at Rs 2.50 per minute (inclusive of taxes).
Jun 23, 2017
ECONOMY
ADB worries about future of ongoing projects
ADB worries about future of ongoing projects
KATHMANDU, June 22: Officials of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have expressed concern about the management indecision shown by the new implementing bodies of several projects that used to be managed by District Development Committees.
Jun 23, 2017
POLITICS
Farming season prompts candidates to visit farms for votes
Farming season prompts candidates to visit farms for votes
BAJURA, June 22: With the onset of monsoon this year, many of the farmers in agriculture-dependent Bajura district are busy working in their farms. As the second phase of local elections slated for June 28 clashes with the farming season, candidates vying for various positions of the local units in...
Jun 23, 2017
SOCIETY
Police recovers two bodies from Kalikhola landslide (update)
Police recovers two bodies from Kalikhola landslide (update)
CHITWAN, June 23: Police have recovered the bodies of ASI Nischal Tamang and policeman Deepak Kumar Maskey from the landslide at Kalikhola of the Narayangadh-Muglin road.
Jun 23, 2017
SOCIETY
Van with four policemen, a truck gone missing
Van with four policemen, a truck gone missing
CHITWAN, June 23: A van with four police personnel and a truck have gone missing as landslide swept away road section in Narayangadh-Muglin road.
Jun 23, 2017
POLITICS
EC secy transferred after row over purchase of cars
EC secy transferred after row over purchase of cars
KATHMANDU, June 22: Just five days before the second round local elections, the government on Thursday transferred Election Commission Secretary Gopinath Mainali in a row over procurement of luxury cars for the five election commissioners and other logistics issues.
Jun 23, 2017
ELECTION
Factors that could sway Butwal city polls
Factors that could sway Butwal city polls
KATHMANDU, June 23: Until a few weeks ago, not many people in Butwal would have hesitated to say the CPN-UML would win the Butwal Sub-metropolitan City elections. The city in the western plains seemed a cakewalk for UML, a party whose influence in Butwal and its periphery has been multiplying since...
Jun 23, 2017
ELECTION
Top leaders hit the campaign trail
Top leaders hit the campaign trail
KATHMANDU, June 23: With the election silence just four days away, leaders of major political parties have left the capital to participate in election campaigns in Province 1, 5 and 7. The second phase of the local elections is scheduled for June 28.
Jun 23, 2017
POLITICS
Big parties woo Tharu voters in Tikapur
Big parties woo Tharu voters in Tikapur
TIKAPUR, June 23: Tikapur Municipality of Kailali district, which gained notoriety about two years ago over the killing of seven police personnel and a toddler during a clash with agitating Tharuhat activists, is all set to put the bitter past behind it and participate in the upcoming local polls.
Jun 23, 2017