ECONOMY

Preparation to up licensing fee draws flak from recruiting firms

Preparation to up licensing fee draws flak from recruiting firms

KATHMANDU, Aug 1: A new provision in the Foreign Employment Bill that envisages doubling the amount of guarantee for gra...

KATHMANDU, Aug 1: A new provision in the Foreign Employment Bill that envisages doubling the amount of guarantee for gra...

Aug 01, 2018

POLITICS

NC stages nationwide anti-govt protests

NC stages nationwide anti-govt protests

KATHMANDU, Aug 1: Nepali Congress (NC), the main opposition party, has staged protests across the country, accusing the...

KATHMANDU, Aug 1: Nepali Congress (NC), the main opposition party, has staged protests across the country, accusing the...

Aug 01, 2018

SOCIETY

Abortion less of a 'stigma' for women in Dadeldhura

Abortion less of a 'stigma' for women in Dadeldhura

DADELDHURA, Aug 1: The feeling of shame regarding abortions that existed in the rural parts as early as a few years ago...

DADELDHURA, Aug 1: The feeling of shame regarding abortions that existed in the rural parts as early as a few years ago...

Aug 01, 2018

POLITICS

Senior BJP leader wants Nepal to adopt "look south" policy

Senior BJP leader wants Nepal to adopt "look south" policy

KATHMANDU, Aug 1:  A senior leader of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in India has suggested to Nepal to pursue...

KATHMANDU, Aug 1:  A senior leader of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in India has suggested to Nepal to pursue...

Aug 01, 2018

SOCIETY

Ilam Municipality imposes 50 paisa tax on petroleum products

Ilam Municipality imposes 50 paisa tax on petroleum products

KATHMANDU, Aug1: At a time when there is criticism from various quarters over the increasing burden of tax on ordinary p...

KATHMANDU, Aug1: At a time when there is criticism from various quarters over the increasing burden of tax on ordinary p...

Aug 01, 2018

WORLD

11 die in Afghan roadside blast; militants hit eastern city

11 die in Afghan roadside blast; militants hit eastern city

KABUL, July 31: A roadside bombing hit a passenger bus in western Afghanistan on Tuesday, killing at least 11 people, as...

KABUL, July 31: A roadside bombing hit a passenger bus in western Afghanistan on Tuesday, killing at least 11 people, as...

Jul 31, 2018

WORLD

Trump says he’s ready to meet Iran’s Rouhani ‘any time’ & with ‘no preconditions’

Trump says he’s ready to meet Iran’s Rouhani ‘any time’ & with ‘no preconditions’

WASHINGTON, July 31: US President Donald Trump has said that he is willing to meet with his Iranian counterpart, Hassan...

WASHINGTON, July 31: US President Donald Trump has said that he is willing to meet with his Iranian counterpart, Hassan...

Jul 31, 2018

ECONOMY

Nepal Bank's FPO receives frosty response from public

Nepal Bank's FPO receives frosty response from public

KATHMANDU, July 31: Nepal Bank Ltd (NBL), the government-owned bank, is struggling to sell its shares offered through fo...

KATHMANDU, July 31: Nepal Bank Ltd (NBL), the government-owned bank, is struggling to sell its shares offered through fo...

Jul 31, 2018

ECONOMY

Nepal Bank Limited's FPO receives frosty response from public

Nepal Bank Limited's FPO receives frosty response from public

KATHMANDU, July 31: Nepal Bank Ltd (NBL), the government-owned bank, is struggling to sell its shares offered through fo...

KATHMANDU, July 31: Nepal Bank Ltd (NBL), the government-owned bank, is struggling to sell its shares offered through fo...

Jul 31, 2018

POLITICS

Hearings committee puts off decision on Joshee

Hearings committee puts off decision on Joshee

KATHMANDU, July 31: Although the confusion over an academic certificate of chief justice nominee Deepak Raj Joshee has b...

KATHMANDU, July 31: Although the confusion over an academic certificate of chief justice nominee Deepak Raj Joshee has b...

Jul 31, 2018