ECONOMY
Outbound Nepalis spent Rs 68 billion in nine months
Outbound Nepalis spent Rs 68 billion in nine months
KATHMANDU, May 23: Nepalis travelling abroad spent a total of Rs 67.94 billion in first nine months of the current fiscal year – FY2018/19.
May 23, 2019
ECONOMY
Rasuwagadhi customs to implement Asycuda from June 16
Rasuwagadhi customs to implement Asycuda from June 16
RASUWA, May 23: Rasuwagadhi Customs Office is starting customs clearance suing computerized system from June 16.
May 23, 2019
SOCIETY
A rural municipality blocks road to another rural municipality after being denied access t...
A rural municipality blocks road to another rural municipali...
BAJHANG, May 23: Residents of Talkot Rural Municipality - 4 have blocked the road to Saipal Rural Municipality accusing its residents of conspiring to deprive them of access to yarsha pockets. Dozens of mules and yarsha pickers have been stranded on the way due to the blockade. Talkot Rural Municipa...
May 23, 2019
SOCIETY
CIAA summons 11 persons over 590 ropani land grab case
CIAA summons 11 persons over 590 ropani land grab case
JUMLA, May 23: The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has given seven days to 11 persons accused of grabbing 590 ropani [30.02 hectares] of land belonging to the Sheep and Goat Research Program (SGRP), in Guthichaur Rural Municipality of Jumla to appear before the commissi...
May 23, 2019
WORLD, Lifestyle
E-cigs can double success rates of quitting smoking, UK study finds
E-cigs can double success rates of quitting smoking, UK stud...
LONDON, May 23: People using e-cigarettes to quit smoking are about 95% more likely to report success than those trying to quit without help from any stop-smoking aids, according to the results of a large study in England.
May 23, 2019
My City, Gen-Next, Slammed
We are programmed
We are programmed
It's a truth that we are programmed
Whatever we think, act or react everything is set accordingly
The thoughts and words that we seem are ours, in reality, it isn't
We are doomed and will be doomed and that's how it worked and will be working
Life of ours is trapped and will be handled b...
May 23, 2019
POLITICS
India starts counting 600 million votes, Modi looks at second term
India starts counting 600 million votes, Modi looks at secon...
NEW DELHI, May 23: India began counting hundreds of millions of votes in its general election on Thursday, with a coalition led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party already preparing to form the next government.
May 23, 2019
POLITICS
NC tells govt to stall Media Council Bill
NC tells govt to stall Media Council Bill
KATHMANDU, May 23: The Nepali Congress (NC) has demanded that the government stall the Media Council Bill until the anti-press provisions of the bill are removed.
May 23, 2019
SOCIETY
Nepal survey officials install GPS device on Everest summit
Nepal survey officials install GPS device on Everest summit
KATHMANDU, May 23: Nepal’s bid to settle the dispute surrounding the height of the world’s highest peak, Mount Everest, has achieved an important milestone with the successful ascent of the peak by a team of survey officials in the wee hours of Wednesday.
May 23, 2019
POLITICS
Panchayat-era minister says Lalita Niwas land owners were compensated 49 years ago
Panchayat-era minister says Lalita Niwas land owners were co...
KATHMANDU, May 23: A Panchayat-era minister has said that the government had paid compensation to the owners of the Lalita Niwas land 49 years ago.
May 23, 2019