ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Over 50,000 workers listed in social security fund
Over 50,000 workers listed in social security fund
KATHMANDU, Sept 12: A total of 4,790 companies and organizations have registered themselves with the Social Security Fund (SSF), according to the SSF secretariat.
Sep 12, 2019
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Nepal Infrastructure Summit 2019 kicks off
Nepal Infrastructure Summit 2019 kicks off
KATHMANDU, Sept 12: Economic experts have said that Nepal should focus on local and regional connectivity for development.
Sep 12, 2019
ECONOMY
Nepse ends lower for fifth straight session
Nepse ends lower for fifth straight session
KATHMANDU: The secondary market witnessed weakness as the local bourse remained under pressure for most of the trading session on Wednesday. The Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index fell from the very beginning of trading and gave up more than 4 points. Though the benchmark index saw some recovery the...
Sep 12, 2019
My City, Entertainment
Plan now for the best tomatoes next year
Plan now for the best tomatoes next year
A myth among tomato lovers is that home-grown tomatoes taste best. Not true! The best varieties of tomatoes are what taste best, whether they’re grown on a farm or in a backyard.
Sep 12, 2019
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Locals elated after road cut through cliff edge
Locals elated after road cut through cliff edge
SYANGJA, Sept 12: Hima Devi Upadhayay, 77, is happy beyond words. The local of Rapu village of Fedikhola Rural Municipality has got to see something so pleasant that she had never even dreamed of. A road track has been opened through a rocky cliff called Galem and is ready for vehicles to ply.
Sep 12, 2019
POLITICS, Latest Updates
Dahal’s remark on Indo-Pacific Strategy courts controversy
Dahal’s remark on Indo-Pacific Strategy courts controversy
KATHMANDU, Sept 12: Chairman of ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Pushpa Kamal Dahal has courted controversy yet again after his name surfaced in a statement issued by the Foreign Ministry of China on Tuesday in which Dahal was quoted as saying that Nepal disapproved the Indo-Pacific Strategy unvei...
Sep 12, 2019
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
From public harassment to acid attack, legal loopholes emboldening assailants
From public harassment to acid attack, legal loopholes embol...
KATHMANDU, Sept 12: Acid attack survivor Muskan Khatun had endured months of harassment from her perpetrators before she was attacked with acid last Friday, family members said. Khatun was on her way to her school when three local youths splashed acid on her at Ganeshman Chowk in Birgunj. Police sai...
Sep 12, 2019
ECONOMY, POLITICS
MoFA lobbying for full exemption of tax on 'foreign allowance'
MoFA lobbying for full exemption of tax on 'foreign allowanc...
KATHMANDU, Sept 12: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) is preparing to forward a proposal to the cabinet to provide tax exemption on 25 percent of the “foreign allowance” paid to the Nepali diplomats in the missions abroad, according to sources.
Sep 12, 2019
POLITICS, Latest Updates
Netra Bikram Chand's son arrested
Netra Bikram Chand's son arrested
CHITWAN, Sep 12: Police have arrested 16 agitating students from Bhatarpur Medical College including Prakash Chand, son of underground Communist Party Nepal chief Netra Bikram Chand.
Sep 12, 2019
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
How do you measure happiness? CBS is struggling to find answers
How do you measure happiness? CBS is struggling to find answ...
KATHMANDU, Sept 12: The government's desire to measure happiness is moving at a slow pace due to the lack of homework and planning. The government has declared to conduct an integrated happiness survey this year in line with its slogan of “Prosperous Nepal and Happy Nepali” and budget was allocated...
Sep 12, 2019