OPINION

Lagging in digitalization

Lagging in digitalization

Few weeks back, Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) announced that it will take serious action against those who receive or make int...

Few weeks back, Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) announced that it will take serious action against those who receive or make int...

Mar 12, 2020

SOCIETY

Valley denizens under the influence of coronavirus 'myths'

Valley denizens under the influence of coronavirus 'myths'

KATHMANDU, March 12: While some people believe that myths about coronavirus (COVID-19) have triggered unfounded fears ab...

KATHMANDU, March 12: While some people believe that myths about coronavirus (COVID-19) have triggered unfounded fears ab...

Mar 12, 2020

SOCIETY

Six-lane road turns into a playground for children

Six-lane road turns into a playground for children

JANAKPUR, March 12: The recently blacktopped six-lane road between Janakpur and Jatahi looks vibrant with mushrooming sh...

JANAKPUR, March 12: The recently blacktopped six-lane road between Janakpur and Jatahi looks vibrant with mushrooming sh...

Mar 12, 2020

POLITICS

PHC calls for complaints against China envoy designate Pandey

PHC calls for complaints against China envoy designate Pandey

KATHMANDU, March 12: Initiating parliamentary hearings of ambassador designate to China, Mahendra Bahadur Pandey, on Wed...

KATHMANDU, March 12: Initiating parliamentary hearings of ambassador designate to China, Mahendra Bahadur Pandey, on Wed...

Mar 12, 2020

POLITICS

Leaders demand mandatory quarantine for people from coronavirus-hit countries

Leaders demand mandatory quarantine for people from coronavirus-hit countries

KATHMANDU, March 12: Major political parties have urged the government to adopt extra precautions against the risk of CO...

KATHMANDU, March 12: Major political parties have urged the government to adopt extra precautions against the risk of CO...

Mar 12, 2020

POLITICS

Police do U-turn on murder accusation against Speaker Sapkota

Police do U-turn on murder accusation against Speaker Sapkota

KATHMANDU, March 12: Units of the Nepal Police have done a U-turn while furnishing written replies to the Supreme Court...

KATHMANDU, March 12: Units of the Nepal Police have done a U-turn while furnishing written replies to the Supreme Court...

Mar 12, 2020

SOCIETY

Govt lab can test only 500 cases a week for COVID-19

Govt lab can test only 500 cases a week for COVID-19

KATHMANDU, March 12: The government is slated to operate 24-hours call center to respond to public inquiries regarding t...

KATHMANDU, March 12: The government is slated to operate 24-hours call center to respond to public inquiries regarding t...

Mar 12, 2020

ECONOMY

Borrowers say Nabil deducting balance from accounts, flouting NRB rules

Borrowers say Nabil deducting balance from accounts, flouting NRB rules

KATHMANDU, March 12: Nabil Bank Limited has been found to be engaged in an ‘illegal practice’ in recovering loans from i...

KATHMANDU, March 12: Nabil Bank Limited has been found to be engaged in an ‘illegal practice’ in recovering loans from i...

Mar 12, 2020

SOCIETY

Flouting court order, DoTM hints at crackdown on ride-hailing services

Flouting court order, DoTM hints at crackdown on ride-hailing services

KATHMANDU, March 12: Bowing to protest by the Nepal Meter Taxi Entrepreneurs Association (NMTEA), the Department of Tran...

KATHMANDU, March 12: Bowing to protest by the Nepal Meter Taxi Entrepreneurs Association (NMTEA), the Department of Tran...

Mar 12, 2020

WORLD

WHO calls coronavirus a pandemic as Britain, Italy shore up defenses

WHO calls coronavirus a pandemic as Britain, Italy shore up defenses

GENEVA/LONDON, March 12: The World Health Organization described the coronavirus outbreak as a pandemic for the first ti...

GENEVA/LONDON, March 12: The World Health Organization described the coronavirus outbreak as a pandemic for the first ti...

Mar 12, 2020