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Nepse stretches losses for third straight day
Nepse stretches losses for third straight day
KATHMANDU: Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index started trading on a lower note on Thursday. Though the benchmark index tried to recover slightly toward mid-session, it failed to maintain the momentum and eventually ended the last trading day of the week 1.73 points lower at 1129.80 points.
Sep 27, 2019
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Nasi Kumari Shrestha second winner of Nagarik scheme
Nasi Kumari Shrestha second winner of Nagarik scheme
KATHMANDU, Sept 27: Nasi Kumari Shrestha of Kalaiya, has become the second winner of ‘Nagarik Sanga Ko Sambandha’ scheme. Issuing a statement on Thursday, Nepal Republic Media (NRM), the publishers of Nagarik daily, said that Shrestha, with payment slip number 71,863, has won a LG refrigerator throu...
Sep 27, 2019
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‘SMEs relying on ancestral property for 33% of capital’
‘SMEs relying on ancestral property for 33% of capital’
KATHMANDU, Sept 27: Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Nepal have been largely relying on the ancestral property of their proprietors for the initial investment to start their businesses, according to the latest study report of the Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB).
Sep 27, 2019
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Kashmir situation serious after India revoked Article 370: Pak envoy
Kashmir situation serious after India revoked Article 370: P...
KATHMANDU, Sept 27: Ambassador of Pakistan to Nepal, Mazhar Javed, has said that situation in Jammu and Kashmir had grown serious after the Indian government decided to revoke Article 370 of the Indian Constitution that granted autonomy to local people in these territories.
Sep 27, 2019
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Nepal, US partner to strengthen public health in Karnali
Nepal, US partner to strengthen public health in Karnali
KATHMANDU, Sept 27: Karnali Province’s Ministry of Social Development (MoSD) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Nepal Mission have entered into a partnership to increase access to quality health services in the province on Thursday, in accordance with the bilateral...
Sep 27, 2019
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Amargadhi Municipality makes students aware about dengue
Amargadhi Municipality makes students aware about dengue
DADELDHURA, Sept 27: Schools in Amargadhi Municipality are carrying out awareness programs on dengue as the virus has spread almost across the country except in a few mountainous districts.
Sep 27, 2019
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Unhappy with performance of his team, Oli demands results
Unhappy with performance of his team, Oli demands results
KATHMANDU, Sept 27: Prime Minister KP Oli has expressed dissatisfaction over the performance of his cabinet ministers after most of them failed to show expected change in their working style as pledged in the work performance agreements signed around two months ago.
Sep 27, 2019
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‘Landlocked countries get access to sea ports, but lack capacity to use them’
‘Landlocked countries get access to sea ports, but lack capa...
NEW YORK, Sept 27: Landlocked countries have sought unfettered, efficient and cost-effective access to and from the sea to reduce their remoteness to the global marketplace at a high-level meeting held on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York.
Sep 27, 2019
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US envoy meets leaders as $500m MCC fund becomes uncertain
US envoy meets leaders as $500m MCC fund becomes uncertain
KATHMANDU, Sept 27: As a sharp division among the leaders of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) puts the implementation of projects under the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) in limbo, US ambassador to Nepal, Randy Berry, has intensified meetings with key political leaders in the country t...
Sep 27, 2019
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Top leaders commit to early settlement of conflict-era cases
Top leaders commit to early settlement of conflict-era cases
KATHMANDU, Sept 27: Top leaders of major political parties including former Maoist rebel chief Pushpa Kamal Dahal on Thursday spoke of renewed commitment to domestically settling conflict-era cases at the earliest in accordance with established justice delivery processes.
Sep 27, 2019