GORKHA, Oct 30: There are difficulties in rescuing two foreign tourists from Gorkha due to bad weather. The tourists got altitude sickness when they reached Lumjen Monastery at Ripchet of Chumanubi Rural Municipality-6 in Gorkha district in the course of trekking, and there have been difficulties in rescuing them. One of the two tourists is from Switzerland and the other from the United States, said Chief District Officer Dinesh Sagar Bhusal.

KATHMANDU, July 11: The central bank's decision to reduce the share of institutional deposits to 45 percent of total deposits has dealt a serious blow to commercial banks which are already facing shortage of lendable funds.

BAGHDAD, March 30: As the fight for the Iraqi city of Mosul drags on, many might ask: Why has it taken the combined militaries of the United States and Iraq backed by an international coalition more than two years to dislodge a relatively small force of militants lacking heavy weaponry?

KATHMANDU, July 25: Major political parties' leaders have termed the bid to remove difficulties when the House Session was on as not appropriate.