ECONOMY
Policy promoting entrepreneurship stressed
Policy promoting entrepreneurship stressed
KATHMANDU, July 15: Speakers attending an interaction program here today pointed out the need to formulate policy to promote entrepreneurship and achieve economic prosperity.
Jul 15, 2018
SOCIETY
Flash floods risk in hilly districts; settlements near river banks urged to stay alert
Flash floods risk in hilly districts; settlements near river...
KATHMANDU, July 15: The Department of Hydrology and Meteorology has predicted flash floods in the rivers of hilly districts due to incessant rains, urging people living near the river banks and surrounding areas to remain alert to such possibility.
Jul 15, 2018
SOCIETY
Open University to add four programs under Faculty of Management and Law
Open University to add four programs under Faculty of Manage...
KATHMANDU, July 15: Nepal Open University is to add four more programmes under the Faculty of Management and Law.
Jul 15, 2018
SOCIETY
Traffic Police to offer road safety classes to jaywalkers on road
Traffic Police to offer road safety classes to jaywalkers on...
KATHMANDU, July 15: The Metropolitan Traffic Police Division (MDTP) has started offering two-hour classes on road safety on the road itself to those crossing roads by not complying with the traffic rules.
Jul 15, 2018
WORLD
What Trump and Putin hope to achieve at Helsinki summit
What Trump and Putin hope to achieve at Helsinki summit
HELSINKI, July 15: The outcome of the first summit between the unpredictable first-term American president and Russia’s steely-eyed longtime leader is anybody’s guess. With no set agenda, the summit could veer between spectacle and substance.
Jul 15, 2018
SOCIETY
Sisdole landfill site packed; garbage collection after a week
Sisdole landfill site packed; garbage collection after a wee...
KATHMANDU, July 15: Owing to packed Sisdole landfill site, it will take some more days for Kathmandu Metropolitan city to collect the garbage from the Valley. The garbage is not collected in the Valley for a month.
Jul 15, 2018
POLITICS
NSU protests in support of Dr. KC at Jumla
NSU protests in support of Dr. KC at Jumla
JUMLA, July 15: Nepali Students’ Union took to the streets of Jumla urging the government to back its decision on a revised medical ordinance bill. NSU expressed support with Dr. Govinda KC and his cause as they disobeyed prohibitory zone orders.
Jul 15, 2018
WORLD
Civilian deaths in Afghanistan hit record as suicide attacks surge
Civilian deaths in Afghanistan hit record as suicide attacks...
KABUL, July 15: The number of civilians killed in Afghanistan reached a record in the first half of the year, despite last month’s ceasefire, with a surge in suicide attacks claimed by Islamic State, the United Nations said on Sunday.
Jul 15, 2018
SOCIETY
Do not receive calls from unknown international numbers: NTC
Do not receive calls from unknown international numbers: NTC
KATHMANDU, July 15: People have been receiving incoming calls from unknown international numbers since Saturday. There have been various tweets and posts regarding it on social media.
Jul 15, 2018
WORLD
Rights groups urge better treatment for Mongolia child jockeys
Rights groups urge better treatment for Mongolia child jocke...
Many children miss school to prepare for races, and work long hours for low wages at large stables
Jul 15, 2018