WORLD
Trump, North Korea trade escalating threats of fire
Trump, North Korea trade escalating threats of fire
SEOUL, August 9: North Korea and the United States traded escalating threats, with President Donald Trump warning it would be met “with fire and fury like the world has never seen” and Pyongyang claiming Wednesday it was examining its plans for attacking Guam.
Aug 09, 2017
SOCIETY
Rs 200 million to be invested to control landslide
Rs 200 million to be invested to control landslide
CHITWAN, Aug 8: Under construction Narayanghat-Muglin road section will be spending additional Rs 200 million to grapple with frequent landslides. There are 29 places along the section that have high risk of landslide. A recent study on preventing landslide risk has just proposed the details of stra...
Aug 09, 2017
SOCIETY
Indian Embassy executed small projects worth Rs 10.85 billion in 14 years
Indian Embassy executed small projects worth Rs 10.85 billio...
KATHMANDU, Aug 8: The Indian Embassy has provided grants for execution of small projects across the country worth Rs 10.85 billion in 14 years since the inception of Small Development Project (SDP) in 2003.
Aug 09, 2017
ECONOMY
BFIs float Rs 89 billion loans to agriculture sector
BFIs float Rs 89 billion loans to agriculture sector
KATHMANDU, Aug 8: Lending of bank and financial institutions (BFIs) to the agriculture sector has gone up by 12.6 percent in the eleven months of the last fiscal year 2016/17. With the loans and advances growing up by Rs 9.94 billion on agriculture sector, the total outstanding credit of the BFIs st...
Aug 09, 2017
VALLEY POLLUTION INDEX
Valley Pollution Levels
Valley Pollution Levels
The graph above is based on the pollutant of fine particulate matter, PM2.5 (PM less than 2.5 microns) of Kathmandu Valley in a day.
Aug 09, 2017
ECONOMY
Chinese firm wants to survey, design Nepal-China railroad
Chinese firm wants to survey, design Nepal-China railroad
CHENGDU (SICHUAN), Aug 8: China Railway Eryuan Engineering Group Co Ltd (CREEC), which is involved in the engineering survey and design of world's one of the most difficult railway lines -- Sichuan-Tibet railway, has expressed its interest to take part in survey and design of a cross-border railway...
Aug 09, 2017
ECONOMY
Whirlpool launches new series of water purifiers
Whirlpool launches new series of water purifiers
KATHMANDU, Aug 9: Nepa Hima Pvt Ltd, the authorized distributor of Whirlpool has launched a new series of water purifiers, European washing machines, and refrigerators in the Nepali market. The new model of water purifiers, 'PURATRON' was launched at an event organized in Lalitpur on Tuesday.
Aug 09, 2017
ECONOMY
Gulmi village exports litchi worth Rs 1 million
Gulmi village exports litchi worth Rs 1 million
GULMI, Aug 8: A single village in Gulmi exported litchi worth Rs 1 million this year. Chyurek village of Ruru Rural Municipality exported litchi worth Rs 1 million to other districts.
Aug 09, 2017
SOCIETY, SPECIAL
Swollen rivers threaten riverside settlements in Jhapa
Swollen rivers threaten riverside settlements in Jhapa
JHAPA, Aug 8: While prolonged dry spell instills fear of famine among farmers, excessive rainfall too has terrified many settlements in the district. Every monsoon, farmers have deep fear that the floods in rivers might sweep away their farms and houses. That very fear has been plaguing farmers of J...
Aug 09, 2017
SOCIETY
Transitional justice mechanisms need serious reform: ICJ
Transitional justice mechanisms need serious reform: ICJ
KATHMANDU, Aug 8: The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) has said that Nepal’s transitional justice mechanisms must undergo serious reform in line with international human rights standards and the directives of Nepal’s Supreme Court in order to provide justice for victims of conflict-era huma...
Aug 09, 2017