ECONOMY, Latest Updates
FMTCL calls tender to purchase rice worth Rs 430m
FMTCL calls tender to purchase rice worth Rs 430m
KATHMANDU, March 21: The Food Management and Trading Company Ltd (FMTCL) have solicited tender bids to purchase rice worth Rs 430 million.
Mar 21, 2020
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Lal Shankar Ghimire emerges as the dark horse candidate for NRB governor
Lal Shankar Ghimire emerges as the dark horse candidate for...
KATHMANDU, March 21: As the race for the post of the governor of Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) intensifies, Lal Shankar Ghimire is emerging as the dark horse candidate. Sources within the prime minister's office say Ghimire is Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Oli's favorite candidate.
Mar 21, 2020
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Nepse ends in red for third straight week
Nepse ends in red for third straight week
KATHMANDU: Substantial weakness was visible in the equity market in the start of the week's trading. The Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index tanked over 64.14 points on Sunday as investors continued to flee the secondary market. The selling pressure eased of slightly on Monday as the bourse gained so...
Mar 21, 2020
OPINION, Latest Updates
Toxic masculinity
Toxic masculinity
Toxic masculinity promotes the idea that men are better than women. Those that don’t abide by the patriarchal rules of what defines a man are often called “girls”
Mar 21, 2020
POLITICS, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
Province 1 govt to build fifty-bed hospital, close all border crossings
Province 1 govt to build fifty-bed hospital, close all borde...
ITAHARI, March 21: The Province 1 government has decided to set up a 50-bed hospital along with 10-bed ventilator facility in partnership with Nepal Army and Armed Police Force and Nepal Police. The hospital will be established in the building of erstwhile National Trading Limited within a week. The...
Mar 21, 2020
OPINION, Latest Updates
Diary of a commitment-phobe
Diary of a commitment-phobe
I don’t clearly know where I am headed (I feel out of this world, but I am not drugged), but I am sure I will find my way, my destiny, my destination. One thing is clear, though: I am leaving this city at least temporarily because it reminds me of so many things. You see, loads of memories are not a...
Mar 21, 2020
VALLEY POLLUTION INDEX
Valley Pollution Index for March 20, 2020
Valley Pollution Index for March 20, 2020
Valley Pollution Index for March 20, 2020
Mar 21, 2020
WORLD, Coronavirus
Italy's coronavirus deaths surge by 627 in a day, elderly at high risk
Italy's coronavirus deaths surge by 627 in a day, elderly at...
ROME, March 20: The death toll from an outbreak of coronavirus in Italy has leapt by 627 to 4,032, officials said on Friday, an increase of 18.4% - by far the largest daily rise in absolute terms since the contagion emerged a month ago.
Mar 21, 2020
POLITICS, SOCIETY, Latest Updates
PM tells nation not to panic over virus
PM tells nation not to panic over virus
KATHMANDU, March 21: Announcing a slew of measures to contain the possible spread of the novel coronavirus, Prime Minister KP Oli in an address to the nation on Friday urged people not to be panicked by the current situation but to take necessary precautions to stay safe.
Mar 21, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
As COVID-19 threat increases, traffic police launch awareness drive
As COVID-19 threat increases, traffic police launch awarenes...
KATHMANDU, March 21: Considering the growing global Coronavirus (COVID-19) threat, the Metropolitan Traffic Police Office (MTPO) has initiated a new drive for creating awareness against the disease-carrying signboards with safety measures to make the people aware about the spread of the virus.
Mar 21, 2020