ECONOMY
NFC, NTL to diversify business to be competitive in market after merger
NFC, NTL to diversify business to be competitive in market a...
KATHMANDU, Aug1: The government is hiring a team of experts for incorporation of a new company after merger of its two entities – National Trading Limited (NTL) and Nepal Food Corporation (NFC).
Aug 01, 2019
POLITICS
NC urges govt to resume compensation distribution
NC urges govt to resume compensation distribution
KATHMANDU, Aug1: The main opposition party, Nepali Congress (NC), has expressed serious reservation over the decision to halt the compensation distribution in some areas which are almost certain to be affected by the proposed Budhi Gandaki Hydropower Project.
Aug 01, 2019
ECONOMY
Rasuwagadhi customs to be equipped with walk-through gate, X-Ray machine
Rasuwagadhi customs to be equipped with walk-through gate, X...
RASUWA, Aug 1: Rasuwagadhi Customs Office is preparing to install a passenger walk-through gate and a luggage X-Ray machine at the border point. The office said the equipment has already arrived and it will be installed after technical test.
Aug 01, 2019
SOCIETY
YouTube handy for Teej songs promotion
YouTube handy for Teej songs promotion
KATHMANDU, Aug 1: Nepali folk singers are turning to YouTube, a video-sharing website, more as a platform to promote their songs than for financial returns.
Aug 01, 2019
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Perennial fertilizer shortage hits farmers hard
Perennial fertilizer shortage hits farmers hard
BIRANAGAR, Aug 1: Rampyar Yadav, a seasoned farmer from Jahada village of Morang, has no memory of a single year when he did not have to struggle for fertilizer.
Aug 01, 2019
ECONOMY
Nepse extends gains as micro finance shares surge
Nepse extends gains as micro finance shares surge
KATHMANDU, Aug 1: Local equities traded flat in the morning trading on Wednesday. Consequently, the Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index wavered along its opening in the first half of the trading session.
Aug 01, 2019
SOCIETY
Visitors at Gorkha Museum on the rise
Visitors at Gorkha Museum on the rise
GORKHA, Aug 1: The historic Gorkha Museum saw an increase in the number of visitors last year. On the basis of tickets sold, a total of 98,136 visitors observed the Gorkha Museum during the review period.
Aug 01, 2019
Editorial
Monetary policy falls short of fixing interest issue
Monetary policy falls short of fixing interest issue
Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) issued the monetary policy for the current fiscal year 2019/20 last week. One of the major expectations of the private sector from the central bank’s monetary policy was measures to check the skyrocketing interest rates of bank and financial institutions (BFIs).
Aug 01, 2019
OPINION
How I suffered violence
How I suffered violence
Women are still being character-assassinated. How many more suffering women does it take to change Nepali society’s mindset toward domestic abuse?
Aug 01, 2019
Interview
Talking Nepal’s health with Dr Bhagawan Koirala
Talking Nepal’s health with Dr Bhagawan Koirala
When Nepali leaders go to Singapore or Bangkok for health examination, they become the subject of huge public criticism. If they improved services in public health institutions, all Nepalis would benefit and they would not have to leave the country for treatment, goes the refrain in our discourse on...
Aug 01, 2019