KATHMANDU, Jan 31: Insurance companies collected premiums worth Rs 91.13 billion in the first six months of the current fiscal year, which was 1.25 percent more than the amount collected in the same period in the last fiscal year.

KATHMANDU, Nov 8: A total of 372,356 people left the country seeking jobs in foreign countries in the past six months.

KATHMANDU, Feb 16: Insurance companies collected A premium amount of Rs 90.01 billion in the first half of the current fiscal year - 14.41 percent more than the amount collected during the same period last year.

KATHMANDU, Jan 27: Commercial banks were able to increase their profits by 10.09 percent in the first six months of the current fiscal year.

KATHMANDU, Jan 16: The government spent only 13.44 percent on development projects as of the first six month of the current fiscal year, even at a slower pace compared to the same period last year.

KATHMANDU, Nov 8: The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has carried out 30 sting operations in the last six months of the current fiscal year.

HONG KONG, Dec 8: Here are comments from some protesters at a pro-democracy rally on Sunday that is expected to gauge broad support for anti-government demonstrations that have roiled the Chinese-ruled city for six months.