ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Investors still await construction of electrical sub-station at Bhairahawa SEZ
Investors still await construction of electrical sub-station...
BUTWAL, Feb 1: Three years have already passed since the Special Economic Zone (SEZ) Bhairahawa has been involved in trying to complete the tender procedure for the electric sub-station. In 2016, during the second inauguration of the SEZ, former executive director Chandrika Prasad Bhatta had commit...
Feb 01, 2020
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Sugar mills ignore floor price set by government
Sugar mills ignore floor price set by government
KANCHANPUR, Feb 1: Sugarcane farmers have been compelled to sell sugarcane at the price set by the sugar mills instead of the floor price set by the government at Rs 536.56 per quintal, which includes the government subsidy of Rs 65.28 per quintal.
Feb 01, 2020
ECONOMY
Nepse extends gains after prior week's setbacks
Nepse extends gains after prior week's setbacks
KATHMANDU: After witnessing notable selling pressure on Sunday, the week's trading was marked by upbeat trading. On the first trading day of the week, Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index tumbled more than 20 points but recouped all its losses on the very next day as Monday saw the index recoup 24 poi...
Feb 01, 2020
OPINION
Tail wagging the dog
Tail wagging the dog
This is about some instances and incidents which may be known or unknown but might be of some interest to those following aviation. The biggest news of all happens to be the worldwide fear created by the emergence of Coronavirus. Thanks to the ease brought in by air travel it has since been traced t...
Feb 01, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
'13,000 Nepali students enrolled in US universities in 2019'
'13,000 Nepali students enrolled in US universities in 2019'
KATHMANDU, Feb 1: US ambassador to Nepal Randy Berry hoped that Nepali students currently studying in the United would contribute to a more stable, secure and prosperous Nepal.
Feb 01, 2020
OPINION
Train of thoughts
Train of thoughts
The morning started as usual, but by the time I finished my first cup of tea, it turned out to be rather interesting. As I was surfing through the news portals, I came across a report that Apple would soon come up with a single device to charge all its products. The news was all about wireless char...
Feb 01, 2020
OPINION
Determination to succeed
Determination to succeed
Dan Theeng is a 24-years-old young man striving for success despite a life full of hardships. Originally from Sarlahi, Dan lost her mother when he was a toddler and till now he does not know much about the causes of her death. Her passing is wrapped in a sort of mystery as his father, a local farmer...
Feb 01, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Majhi women build integrated settlement
Majhi women build integrated settlement
SINDHUPALCHOWK, Feb 1: Some women of the Majhi community in Badegaun of Sindhupalchowk district have built attractive houses all by themselves. The integrated settlement spread across some 24 ropanis of land near a jungle and the Indrawati River offers all basic facilities. The houses are uniform in...
Feb 01, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
54-yr-old man arrested on the charge of raping 4-yr-old girl
54-yr-old man arrested on the charge of raping 4-yr-old girl
RAUTAHAT, Feb 1: Police have arrested Ram Kishore Mishra, 54, on the charge of raping a four-year-old girl of Gaur Municipality of Rautahat. The accused, a local of Gaur Municipality – 1, allegedly lured the girl, who lived in his neighborhood, by giving her Rs 10 for chocolates and then raped her.
Feb 01, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
NBA condemns govt for 'disobeying court order'
NBA condemns govt for 'disobeying court order'
KATHMANDU, Feb 1: Nepal Bar Association (NBA), the umbrella organization of lawyers across the country, on Friday condemned what it called the government's violation of Supreme Court order issued in relation to the release of a detainee.
Feb 01, 2020