POLITICS

Nepali Congress lawmaker Chhantyal passes away

Nepali Congress lawmaker Chhantyal passes away

KATHMANDU, July 1: Nepali Congress parliamentarian Gyan Kumari Chhantyal passed away on Wednesday while undergoing treat...

KATHMANDU, July 1: Nepali Congress parliamentarian Gyan Kumari Chhantyal passed away on Wednesday while undergoing treat...

Jul 01, 2020

POLITICS

NCP leaders close to PM Oli suggest him to abide by party’s decisions

NCP leaders close to PM Oli suggest him to abide by party’s decisions

KATHMANDU, July 1: Leaders of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) and incumbent ministers have suggested the Prime Mi...

KATHMANDU, July 1: Leaders of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) and incumbent ministers have suggested the Prime Mi...

Jul 01, 2020

SOCIETY

ADB approves $3 million grants to Nepal to fight against COVID-19

ADB approves $3 million grants to Nepal to fight against COVID-19

KATHMANDU, July 1: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $3 million grant from its Asia Pacific Disaster Respo...

KATHMANDU, July 1: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $3 million grant from its Asia Pacific Disaster Respo...

Jul 01, 2020

ECONOMY

Nepal’s one-third export earnings are from palm and soybean oils

Nepal’s one-third export earnings are from palm and soybean oils

KATHMANDU, June 30: Nepal in the current fiscal year has got some respite from the ever-worsening trade position with th...

KATHMANDU, June 30: Nepal in the current fiscal year has got some respite from the ever-worsening trade position with th...

Jun 30, 2020

SOCIETY

Urgent, accelerated action needed to stop child marriage and son preference: UNFPA

Urgent, accelerated action needed to stop child marriage and son preference: UNFPA

KATHMANDU, June 30: Every year, millions of girls are subjected to practices that harm them physically and emotionally,...

KATHMANDU, June 30: Every year, millions of girls are subjected to practices that harm them physically and emotionally,...

Jun 30, 2020

ECONOMY

Daily Commentary: Buyers overwhelm Nepse on second day of post-lockdown relaxation trading

Daily Commentary: Buyers overwhelm Nepse on second day of post-lockdown relaxation trading

KATHMANDU, June 30: Nepse witnessed one of its best days since March as the pandemic fear among investors seems to have...

KATHMANDU, June 30: Nepse witnessed one of its best days since March as the pandemic fear among investors seems to have...

Jun 30, 2020

SOCIETY

Exhausted and on empty stomachs, youth demonstrators still refuse to give up on their motive

Exhausted and on empty stomachs, youth demonstrators still refuse to give up on their motive

KATHMANDU, June 31: Just when the daylight was fading into dusk on Monday, Sudan Gurung was rushed to the Tribhuvan Univ...

KATHMANDU, June 31: Just when the daylight was fading into dusk on Monday, Sudan Gurung was rushed to the Tribhuvan Univ...

Jul 01, 2020

POLITICS

Top NCP leaders ask PM Oli to step down as intra-party dispute peaks

Top NCP leaders ask PM Oli to step down as intra-party dispute peaks

KATHMANDU, July 1: Just a couple of days after Prime Minister KP Oli said that forces within Nepal and India were conspi...

KATHMANDU, July 1: Just a couple of days after Prime Minister KP Oli said that forces within Nepal and India were conspi...

Jul 01, 2020

ECONOMY

IFC provides $25 million support to NMB Bank to boost green financing and access to credit for SMEs

IFC provides $25 million support to NMB Bank to boost green financing and access to credit for SMEs

KATHMANDU, June 30: International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, is providing a $25 millio...

KATHMANDU, June 30: International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, is providing a $25 millio...

Jun 30, 2020

SOCIETY

Kathmandu Valley sees 12 new COVID-19 cases

Kathmandu Valley sees 12 new COVID-19 cases

KATHMANDU, June 30: Twelve new cases of COVID-19 were detected in the Kathmandu Valley in the last 24 hours, according t...

KATHMANDU, June 30: Twelve new cases of COVID-19 were detected in the Kathmandu Valley in the last 24 hours, according t...

Jun 30, 2020