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Passengers suffer as 5 bridges remain incomplete
Passengers suffer as 5 bridges remain incomplete
BANEPA, Sept 7: People traveling on Pushpalal (Mid Hill) Highway are suffering as five reinforced cement concrete (RCC) bridges in Sindhuli and Khotang districts remain incomplete due to negligence contractor.
Sep 07, 2019
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Nepse posts 7th straight weekly loss despite midweek rally
Nepse posts 7th straight weekly loss despite midweek rally
KATHMANDU: Stocks experienced a rough start to the week with the Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index losing 11.63 points and 14.44 points on Sunday and Monday, respectively. A notable rally on Tuesday, when the index added 20.56 points, saw the market trim most of its earlier losses. The benchmark in...
Sep 07, 2019
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Govt prepares to open more peaks for climbing
Govt prepares to open more peaks for climbing
KATHMANDU, Sept 7: The government is planning to open more mountain peaks for commercial climbing.
Sep 07, 2019
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204 firms fined on the spot for flouting consumer law
204 firms fined on the spot for flouting consumer law
KATHMANDU, Sept 7: The Department of Commerce, Supplies and Consumer Protection slapped on-the-spot fines on 204 firms that were found not complying with Consumer Protection Act 2019 which came into effect from February.
Sep 07, 2019
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Gorkha quake victims reluctant to retrofit their houses
Gorkha quake victims reluctant to retrofit their houses
GORKHA, Sept 7: There are a total of 5,353 households identified as beneficiaries of the housing grant from among those included in the retrofitting in the district. Although 3,224 households among them have received Rs 50,000 as the first tranche of the housing grant, they have not claimed another...
Sep 07, 2019
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Sick hospitals sans doctors
Sick hospitals sans doctors
BUTWAL, Sept 7: Pyuthan District Hospital received the permission to have 50 beds three years ago. However, the congested and dilapidated building of the hospital does not have more than 25 beds. Though it has a quota for eight doctors, the hospital is dependent on just three doctors for long now. T...
Sep 07, 2019
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Community schools outshine private ones in Rolpa
Community schools outshine private ones in Rolpa
ROLPA, Sept 7: Until a few years ago, private schools posed a huge threat to community schools in Rolpa. While private schools were mushrooming and thriving, community schools looked deserted in lack of students.
Sep 07, 2019
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Near Rs 2 billion and 6 yrs later, poverty ID cards still in limbo
Near Rs 2 billion and 6 yrs later, poverty ID cards still in...
KATHMANDU, Sept 7: After spending over a billion rupees and years of delay, a much-hyped program introduced by an earlier government some eight years ago remains in limbo due to the present government’s reluctance to own the program. The government’s indifference has raised fears that all that inves...
Sep 07, 2019
POLITICS, Latest Updates
Conflict victims may ‘snub’ TJ process over commissioner appointments
Conflict victims may ‘snub’ TJ process over commissioner app...
KATHMANDU, Sept 7: Conflict victims have warned that they may stay away from the transitional justice (TJ) process if former commissioners who were earlier ‘removed’ from their positions for failing to resolve conflict-era cases or controversial people are appointed to the TJ bodies.
Sep 07, 2019
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Chinese foreign minister visiting Nepal on Sunday
Chinese foreign minister visiting Nepal on Sunday
KATHMANDU, Sept 7: The Ministry for Foreign Affairs (MoFA) on Friday confirmed the official visit of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi.
Sep 07, 2019