KATHMANDU, June 11: The International Conference on Internationalization of University Education organized by Tribhuvan University has adopted a 17-point declaration regarding reforms in higher education.

NEPALGUNJ, Aug 2: Local leaders and commoners say that they have found several vulnerable points along the main canal of the Sikta Irrigation Project. After an inspection of the canal on Wednesday, they claimed that there are similar other weak points between 17.7 km to 35 km stretch of the canal in Dhakeri and they could collapse anytime.

International Education Representative's Initiative of Nepal (IERIN) in association with Educational Consultancy Association of Nepal (ECAN), FECON, NAAER and JALSAN organized a press meet regarding Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in educational consultancy sector on Sunday at Indreni Food Land, New Baneshwar.

KATHMANDU, July 27: Prime Minister and CPN Chairperson KP Sharma Oli has instructed the lawmakers from his political party to put their points on government's works without any fear or hesitation.

KATHMANDU, July 7: The total turnover in the domestic share market this week was 133.73 billion, which was more by 28.39 percent compared to the previous week. According to Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE), a total of 4,254,550 units of share from 184 companies were traded in the week.

KATHMANDU, June 28: Minister for Foreign Affairs Pradeep Gyawali said that there has been an agreement with China to open additional five new entry points along the northern border.

KATHMANDU, June 27: Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) fell below 1,200-point mark on Tuesday. Weakness was visible in the equity market since the beginning of Tuesday's trading with the benchmark index dropping 6 points early in the session.

Nepse sheds 9 points

June 20, 2018 03:20 am

KATHMANDU: The Nepali stock market pared all its gains from the last trading day with a gradual decline throughout Tuesday's session. The benchmark Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index finished near its session low at 1,226.18 points – a drop of 8.97 points compared to Monday.

KATHMANDU, June 14: Stocks fell slightly in the first trading hour on Wednesday but began trimming losses around mid-day. Overall, the Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) Index vacillated between positive and negative territories before ending marginally higher. The index finished the day 0.23 percent higher at 1,242.07 points.

KATHMANDU, June 11: The stock market started on a lower note on Sunday – the first trading day of the week – and continued rest of the session in the negative territory. At the close, the benchmark Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index was down by 25.43 points at 1,231.64 points.

DUBLIN, May 26: Abortion rights activists proclaimed victory for Irish women Saturday as referendum results indicated voters in largely Roman Catholic Ireland overwhelmingly backed repealing a 1983 constitutional ban on abortions.

KATHMANDU: The sole equity market of Nepal experienced continuous decline throughout the week with the Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index dropping 1.60 percent to close at 1,318.22 points. Sensitive index which accounts for the performance of Class 'A' stocks declined 1.56 percent to 277.89 points.

Nepse closes at 1339.65 points

May 19, 2018 17:07 pm

KATHMANDU, May 19: The domestic share market recorded total turnover of one billion 81 million 941 thousand rupees this week. According to the Nepal Stock Exchange Limited, a total of 2,329,440 units of share were traded in this week, which is less than 45.96 percent compared to the previous week.

Nepse index sheds 5 points

May 13, 2018 09:28 am

KATHMANDU, May 13: Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) benchmark index fell 5.19 points last week to close at 1,348.45 points on Thursday—the last trading day of the week.

KATHMANDU, May 5: Chennai Super Kings climbed atop the table defeating Royal Challengers Banglore by 6 wickets in the 35th match of Indian Premier League in Pune on Saturday.

Customs officials can use the fund to purchase ‘doubtful’ goods from importers

Between Two Points in exhibition

May 1, 2018 09:44 am

Between Two Points, a collaborative art project of two artists associated with Kathmandu University Center for Art and Design, is on display at Gallery Mcube, Patan, from April 27 till May 3.

KATHMANDU, April 27: Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index slumped 81.27 points this week to close at 1,357.22 points on Thursday -- the last trading day of the week.

April 26: Chennai Super Kings (CSK) moved to the top of the Indian Premier League (IPL) points table after defeating Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in match 24 on Wednesday. With their fifth win of the campaign, Chennai have 10 points similar to Kings XI Punjab but are ahead thanks to a superior net run rate.

Investors’ expectations that the credit crunch will ease helped stocks recover

KATHMMANDU, April 15: Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) benchmark index plunged 17.1 points to close at 1,277.55 points on Thursday, the last day of the week.

SURKHET, April 15: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said that all three border points of Karnali Province with the northern neighbor China will soon come into operation.

DHANGADHI, April 8: Team Chauraha Dhangadhi has moved closer to the playoffs of the ongoing second Dhangadhi Premier League with a three-run win over strugglers Rupandehi Challengers on Saturday.

KATHMANDU, April 7: The Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) benchmark index jumped 54.15 points this week to close at 1,250.39 points on Thursday -- the last trading day of the week.

KATHMANDU, April 1: Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) benchmark index recovered 51.74 points last week to close at 1,220.29 points on Thursday, the last trading day of the week. The stock market, after falling rapidly in the previous week, observed a recovery last week on the account of news reports about the government's preparation to issue a white paper on Nepal's financial situation.

Nepse rebounds by 39 points

March 28, 2018 04:00 am

KATHMANDU, March 28: After falling by over 4.25 percent on Monday, Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index rebounded 39.16 points, or 3.35 percent, on Tuesday amid speculations that the government was bringing a white paper on country's economic situation soon.

KATHMANDU, March 27: NEPSE saw positive growth on Tuesday as the market was up by 39.16 points. The only stock market of the country, crashed on Monday as the benchmark index plunged 51.89 points, or 4.25 percent, on a single day to close at 1,168.55 points.

Nepse down 59 points

March 25, 2018 08:32 am

KATHMANDU, March 25: Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) benchmark index plunged 58.52 points this week to close at 1,220.44 points on Thursday, the last trading day of the week.

KATHMANDU, March 18: Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) benchmark index recovered 4.27 points this week to close at 1,288.36 points. Though the stocks have been falling rapidly in the last few days, there was relatively a less volatility in the market this week.

KATHMANDU, March 14: Leakage and technical loss of electricity in Province 1 has decreased by 3.91 percentage points to 13.74 percent in the first seven months of FY2017/18, according to Nepal Electricity Authority.

KATHMANDU, Mar 5: Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index took a dive of 41.56 points, or 3.09 percent, to close at 1,304.43 points on Sunday.

GENEVA, March 3: Syrian government air strikes on the besieged Syrian enclave of eastern Ghouta and shelling from the rebel-held zone into Damascus probably constitute war crimes and must be prosecuted, the top U.N. human rights official said on Friday.

KATHMANDU, Feb 25: Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) benchmark index plunged 26.92 points this week to close at 1,386.98 points on Thursday--the last trading day of the week.

KATHMANDU, Feb 24 (RSS): The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) index dipped 26.92 points to sit at 1,386.98 points on the last day of the week's trading on Saturday.

KATHMANDU, Feb 18: Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) benchmark index climbed up 40.24 points this week to close at 1,424.95 points on Thursday--the last trading day of the week.

KATHMANDU, Feb 16: The Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index logged gains of 36.01 points, or 2.59 percent, on Thursday as CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli was sworn in as the new prime minister of the country.

Feb 11: Sergio Aguero scored four goals as Manchester City extended their Premier League lead to 16 points with a 5-1 rout of Leicester City on Saturday.

KATHMANDU, Feb 10: Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) benchmark index fell 19.48 points this week to close at 1,391.03 points on Thursday -- the last trading day of the week. The stocks have again gone into correction course after recovering some of the lost value in the last two weeks.

KATHMANDU, Feb 4:Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) benchmark index rebounded 5.57 points this week to close at 1,411.52 points on Thursday -- the last trading day of the week.

LONDON, Feb 1: Manchester City tightened their stranglehold at the top of the Premier League on Wednesday by trouncing bottom club West Bromwich Albion 3-0 as nearest rivals Manchester United suffered a chastening 2-0 defeat at Tottenham Hotspur.

KATHMANDU, Jan 27: Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) benchmark index recovered 1.86 points this week to close at 1,404.53 points on Thursday -- the last trading day of the week.

KATHMANDU, Jan 14: Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) benchmark index rebounded 8.49 points this week to close at 1,440.29 points on Wednesday-the last trading day of the week.

BARCELONA, Jan 8: Real Madrid’s faltering title defence continued as they were held to a thrilling 2-2 draw at Celta Vigo on Sunday which saw them fall 16 points behind runaway leaders Barcelona, who beat Levante 3-0 to stay nine points clear at the top of La Liga.

Nepse sheds 53 points in a week

December 31, 2017 08:22 am

KATHMANDU, Dec 31: Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) benchmark index nosedived 52.9 points this week to close at 1,414.78 points on Thursday, the last trading day of the week.

EPL Final: Five Talking Points

December 30, 2017 18:59 pm

A new record for most numbers of fans in Nepal’s domestic cricket was made. The official ticket seller confirmed it to be more than 15000. By the naked eyes, it seemed much more. The social media is full of pictures from the ground.

EPL Day 8: Five Talking Points

December 26, 2017 18:51 pm

One can predict the playing XI and batting order for Warriors tomorrow but it can't be said same for Gladiators. They have been mixing it up, surprising their opponents throughout the group stage.

EPL Day 7: Six Talking Points

December 25, 2017 19:02 pm

Both Sharad and Aarif decided to take few overs to calm things down. Sharad is an experienced customer in such kind of situations but the way Aarif constructed his innings speaks volume of maturity level he has attained in recent times. At one point he was on 19 from 31 deliveries.

EPL Day 6: Six Talking Points

December 23, 2017 18:31 pm

In all three cases, the ball was traveling. The boundary looked imminent. But the fielders timed their jump to perfection to complete all the catches. Sure the fielding is not up to the mark in EPL 2017 but they had their moments. And it has been brilliant ones.

KATHMANDU, Dec 23: Freefall of stocks continued this week too as Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) benchmark index slumped 36.99 points to close at 1,472.15 points on Thursday, the last trading day of the week.

EPL Day 5: Seven Talking Points

December 22, 2017 18:39 pm

Plenty of records were broken in the match between Chitwan Tigers and Biratnagar Warriors. Tigers were at the receiving end of most of them. Ten records that were made in that match are: