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Capital sees first dengue death, govt minister also hospitalized
Capital sees first dengue death, govt minister also hospital...
KATHMANDU, Sept 6: Agriculture and Livestock Development Minister Chakrapani Khanal has been hospitalized after being diagnosed with dengue, a mosquito-borne disease which has been spreading like wildfire across the country.
Sep 06, 2019
The Week
She realized no one would save her and became her own hero
She realized no one would save her and became her own hero
36-year-old Sabita Mahat is a single mother. Like any other mother, she wants to make sure her two sons – aged 10 and six – have everything they need. But for Mahat it means having to work extra hard. As a burn survivor, she hasn’t had much luck finding a stable job.
Sep 06, 2019
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Quake victims accuse contractor of taking all money, leaving houses incomplete
Quake victims accuse contractor of taking all money, leaving...
KAVRE, Sept 6: All the victims whose houses were destroyed in the earthquakes in 2015 were elated when they were told that they would get government grant of Rs 300,000 to build a new house.
Sep 06, 2019
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Absconding former lawmaker Karki arrested
Absconding former lawmaker Karki arrested
KATHMANDU, Sept 5: Absconding former lawmaker Dol Bahadur (DB) Karki, who was convicted by the court on a bribery charge, was arrested by the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) of Nepal Police on Thursday in the capital.
Sep 06, 2019
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Four days on, MoFA remains mum on death of 2 Nepali guards in Afghanistan
Four days on, MoFA remains mum on death of 2 Nepali guards i...
KATHMANDU, SEPT 6: Though four days have elapsed since two Nepali security guards working for a private security company were killed in a Taliban attack in Kabul, the capital city of Afghanistan, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is silent about the tragic incident. The ministry has not issued even a...
Sep 06, 2019
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
NRB lowers card withdrawal limit following ATM heist
NRB lowers card withdrawal limit following ATM heist
KATHMANDU, Sept 6: Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has lowered the maximum limit for cash withdrawal using debit card.
Sep 06, 2019
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Co-ops told to make investment in industries to ramp up production
Co-ops told to make investment in industries to ramp up prod...
KATHMANDU, Sept 6: Minister for Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation, Padma Kumari Aryal, has urged cooperatives to make investment in setting up industries to boost production.
Sep 06, 2019
ECONOMY
Nepse ends week in red
Nepse ends week in red
KATHMANDU: Stocks opened lower and remained under pressure till midday on Thursday. Though the market briefly managed to reverse course in the latter hours, it weakened toward the close. The Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) eventually closed the last trading day of the week 3.7 points lower at 1191.07 p...
Sep 06, 2019
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Motorcyclist dies after being struck by Army truck
Motorcyclist dies after being struck by Army truck
KATHMANDU, Sept 5: A motorcyclist died after being struck by an Army truck at Tripureshwor in Kathmandu on Thursday.
Sep 05, 2019
My City, Lifestyle, Entertainment, Social, Movies
Nepali movie ‘Bulbul’ to represent Nepal in 92nd Academy Awards
Nepali movie ‘Bulbul’ to represent Nepal in 92nd Academy Awa...
Nepali movie ‘Bulbul’ featuring Swastima Khadka has been selected to represent Nepal in 92nd Academy Awards. According to a press statement released by Academy Awards (The Oscars), International Feature Film Selection Committee (Nepal), Academy Of Motion Pictures and Arts allocated certain requireme...
Sep 05, 2019