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Nepse snaps losing streak as hotels lead
Nepse snaps losing streak as hotels lead
KATHMANDU: Stocks continued to see weakness in the morning trading on Monday. The Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index fell as low as 1,121 in the initial trading hour but recouped all its losses by mid-session. Stocks saw strength thereafter with the index climbing throughout the remaining trading ho...
Oct 01, 2019
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Meghauli offering homestay services targeting VNY 2020
Meghauli offering homestay services targeting VNY 2020
CHITWAN, Oct 1: Bed Kumar Mahato spent his 10 years in foreign employment in Malaysia. He returned home last January and did not wish to go abroad again. He wanted to earn well at home, but it was not possible with farming. So he thought of starting a homestay facility.
Oct 01, 2019
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Rautes begging to celebrate Dashain despite welfare funds worth millions
Rautes begging to celebrate Dashain despite welfare funds wo...
DANG, DAILEKH, Oct 1: Until two decades ago, ‘life was fun’ for the Rautes (a nomadic ethnic group). Dashain or any other festival would be even greater fun. There was a different kind of social fabric back then.
Oct 01, 2019
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FMTC starts selling goats for Dashain at concessional price
FMTC starts selling goats for Dashain at concessional price
KATHMANDU, Oct 1: Food Management and Trading Company Ltd (FMTC) has started selling mountain goats and goats for Dashain festivals.
Oct 01, 2019
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Pokhara Airport profits Rs 50m in FY2018/19
Pokhara Airport profits Rs 50m in FY2018/19
POKHARA, Oct 1: As the inflow of tourists is increasing and more flights are being added to Pokhara Airport, its profit is increasing every year. The airport earned about Rs 90 million in the Fiscal Year 2018/19. The airport’s expenses for the fiscal year were Rs 40 million, putting its net profits...
Oct 01, 2019
My City, Gen-Next, Slammed
Last word
Last word
Mama, your daughter isn't soldier
My soul is getting older
I'm trying to get out
Oct 01, 2019
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Govt signs program implementation agreement with MCC
Govt signs program implementation agreement with MCC
KATHMANDU, Oct 1: The government has signed a program implementation agreement with the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) representing the US Government, taking the implementation of the US$ 500 million MCC Compact a step forward. The signing of the agreement comes in the wake of criticisms fro...
Oct 01, 2019
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Hotel workers give 21-day ultimatum
Hotel workers give 21-day ultimatum
KATHMANDU, Oct 1: Hotel, casino and restaurant workers have given a 21-day ultimatum to the government on Monday, demanding the implementation of 10 percent service charge and Labor Act.
Oct 01, 2019
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India’s former external affairs minister visiting Nepal
India’s former external affairs minister visiting Nepal
KATHMANDU, Oct 1: Former Indian External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid is arriving in Kathmandu on Wednesday to attend a function to mark the International Day of Non-violence.
Oct 01, 2019
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Oli ridiculed as Nepal completes rituals of open-defecation free nation
Oli ridiculed as Nepal completes rituals of open-defecation...
KATHMANDU, Oct 1: Social media was abuzz with instant pictures of people answering the call of nature out in the open as Nepal officially announced an end to open defecation on Monday.
Oct 01, 2019