ECONOMY, SOCIETY
Rural folks descend on Pokhara to get crisp banknotes
Rural folks descend on Pokhara to get crisp banknotes
POKHARA, Sept 27: People from different villages of Kaski and surrounding districts are coming to Pokhara to exchange crisp notes for Dashain celebrations.
Sep 27, 2017
SOCIETY
Mustang Buddhists also celebrate Dashain
Mustang Buddhists also celebrate Dashain
MUSTANG, Sept 27: Although Dashain is mainly a Hindu festival, even Buddhist people of Thini in Mustang district celebrate the festival with merrymaking for ten days.
Sep 27, 2017
SOCIETY
Slaughterhouses in Beni caught selling unhygienic meat
Slaughterhouses in Beni caught selling unhygienic meat
MYAGDI, Sept 27: A recent inspection has revealed that most slaughterhouses in Beni, the district headquarters of Myagdi, are playing with the health of the people by selling unhygienic and inedible meat. The selling of rotten and stale meat has been on the rise with the start of Dashain, the greate...
Sep 27, 2017
SOCIETY
OPDs closed for 5th day, thousands affected
OPDs closed for 5th day, thousands affected
KATHMANDU, Sept 27: OPDs (outpatient departments) at hospitals across the country remained closed for the fifth day Tuesday, affecting thousands of patients.
Sep 27, 2017
ECONOMY
CAAN prepares to expand TIA terminal building
CAAN prepares to expand TIA terminal building
KATHMANDU, Sept 27: Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN), which owns and operates the Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA), is preparing to expand main terminal building by adding new facilities to facilitate air passengers.
Sep 27, 2017
POLITICS
EC seeks 24-hour clarifications from tourism ministry over DG transfer
EC seeks 24-hour clarifications from tourism ministry over D...
KATHMANDU, Sept 27: The Election Commission (EC) has sought clarifications within 24 hours from the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation (MOCTCA) over its decision to transfer Director General of Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) Sanjiv Gautam back to the ministry.
Sep 27, 2017
ECONOMY
ADB forecasts 4.7 percent economic growth for Nepal
ADB forecasts 4.7 percent economic growth for Nepal
KATHMANDU, Sept 27: Asian Development Bank (ADB) has forecast the Nepali economy to grow only by 4.7 percent in Fiscal Year 2017/18.
Sep 27, 2017
SOCIETY
BPKIHS reopens after 17-day strike
BPKIHS reopens after 17-day strike
DHARAN, Sept 27: BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (BPKIHS) of Dharan has finally resumed operations after its agitating staffers withheld protests on the 17th day on late Monday night.
Sep 27, 2017
SOCIETY
Landslide victims of Nishikhola still living in tents
Landslide victims of Nishikhola still living in tents
BAGLUNG, Sept 27: Dashain fervor has gripped Hindus across the country but the landslide victims of Nishikhola are untouched by it. While people in other villages are busy preparing for the auspicious festival, the displaced locals of Nishikhola are unable to return to their homes.
Sep 27, 2017
SOCIETY
Bikas Udhyami hands over agricultural data to ministry
Bikas Udhyami hands over agricultural data to ministry
KATHMANDU, Sept 27: Bikas Udhyami, a private company, handed over an excel file of agriculture statistics to the Ministry of Agricultural Development amid a function in Kathmandu on Monday.
Sep 27, 2017