In developing countries, a high proportion of economic activity is controlled, directly or indirectly, by the government, where the political process determines the allocation of resources. However, in advanced countries, the budget is a mechanism by which taxpayers and their representatives control the financial activities of the government, distributing public power between different sectors and creating a system of checks and balances.

KATHMANDU, Nov 14: Daraz has set a new sales record during the fourth edition of 11.11, serving 0.7 million Nepali online shoppers on the platform within 24 hours. 11.11 generated more than 360 million rupees of sales making it Nepal's biggest one-day shopping event ever.

Everyday we make thousands of decisions. From what to eat for breakfast to where we’re going to invest our money. Some decisions take us a split second while others we could sleep on for days, week’s, months and sometimes even years.

Actor Sonakshi Sinha says she found the courage to do smaller films courtesy the visibility that came with the commercial blockbusters which helped her reach out to a bigger audience.

Famous Instagrammer and a food blogger ‘Mr Foodie’ says that his success is unintentional and he never sought for success.

Crystal eyes cutest smile, That charisma face carrier, Days change months go, I will miss you. I will miss you.

Down and down has my ninety went, with those remarkable potentiality all slayed. By poor corrupted leaders, How will development occur? making politics, a game of fame!

The Great Winston Churchill once said that "Success is walking from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm." Success is something that every person wants to gain in his/her life.

GDP may be toppling from its throne, but there is a long way to go before another composite indicator is crowned in its place

It's the ambitious one who reaches to the top. It is never easy to get there. It needs proper planning and thinking before getting there. And here are few career advice to help you launch a successful, lucrative career

Many have climbed up professional ladder in Nepal because they understand value of time, have trustworthy communication and are patient

KATHMANDU, Dec 23: Minister for Foreign Affairs Pradeep Gyawali has claimed that his official visit to the United States of America has been a huge success.

KATHMANDU, Sept 10: The Embassy of Nepal in London, Nepal Ireland Society, Nepal Tourism Board, and NRNA Ireland jointly organized 'Nepal Ireland Day' on September 9 2018, to promote “Experience Nepal - Cuisine and Culture” campaign and celebrate the 19th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Nepal and Ireland. The event was a huge success with more than 8,000 visitors.

June 24: Host Jamie Foxx kicked off the 2018 BET Awards rejoicing in the uber success of “Black Panther,” namedropping the records the film has broken and even pulling Michael B. Jordan onstage.

KATHMANDU, May 30: Young Nepali cricket sensation Sandeep Lamichhane has left for England on Tuesday to take part in a T20I cricket match between ICC World XI and West Indies on Thursday. At a press conference held at TU International Cricket Ground, Lamichhane said patience has been the key for the success he has achieved so far.

TOKYO, May 27:  It is somehow fitting in a country known for longevity that one of Japan’s most prominent former leaders has reached 100 years of age. As a World War II naval officer, Yasuhiro Nakasone witnessed the depths of his country’s utter defeat and devastation.

KATHMANDU, May 22: The praise for Sandeep Lamichhane is certain to continue for some time with humongous step up in his ability as a cricket player alongside top performers of the cricket world. The fact that he belongs from a country which is yet to play a one-day-international match, Nepal achieving the much-coveted ICC-ODI-status only earlier this year, makes it a compelling story of success against all odds. Here are his top five performances that laid strong ground for his journey this far.

A couple of weeks ago, Mansi Dahal posted on her social media accounts that she would be publishing an anthology titled No Names But Connections. This news, of a 20-year-old Nepali publishing limited copies of a collection of poems in English in New York, travelled all the way to the other side of the world and throughout Nepal.

KATHMANDU, March 27: Nepal national cricket team leg spinner Sandeep Lamichhane said on Monday that other Nepali players can get opportunities in the Indian Premier League (IPL) if he performs well in the coming season.

RUKUM, Feb 20: Until few years ago, nobody in Pokhara of Sisne Rural Municipality-3 in East Rukum cared about Om Prakash Khadka. Everybody doubted his working ability.

BHAKTAPUR, Feb 17: The Martyr Dharmabhakta National Human Organ Transplant Centre, Bhaktapur has successfully undertaken transplant of over 400 kidneys.

Mika Singh has said that he owes his success in Bollywood to Akshay Kumar.

JAKARTA, Dec 5: Despite concerns on several things including the completion of infrastructure on time, Indonesia Asian Games 2018 Organizing Committee (INASGOC) seems to be confident toward making the continent’s biggest sporting event a grand success next year.

ILAM, Nov 11: After registering his candidacy on November 2, former speaker of parliament Subas Chandra Nembang headed straight to ashram of Kirat religious leader Aatma Nanda Lingden in Larumba (Mangsebung Rural Municipality) of Ilam district. He received blessings from the guru, which marked the beginning of his election campaign.

HETAUDA, Nov 4: Deputy Prime Minister and Rastriya Prajatantra Party Chairman, Kamal Thapa, has said that the major political parties should be active to bring good governance through democratic culture in the country as well as to make the upcoming elections a success.

KATHMANDU, Oct 24: Newly-appointed German Ambassador to Nepal Roland Schaefer has pointed out the need to publicize Nepal's successful peace process around the world.

Nepal is these days witnessing a profusion of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) compared to the communicable diseases that were the most common until a few years ago.

The life of Soichiro Honda is often quoted as an inspiring story of a man who overcame unbelievable obstacles and went on to achieve great success.

Souls of My City

Kanchi Maya Koju has represented Nepal in more than 19 international sports competitions as a runner. She created her personal best in the 2004 Olympics and bagged the silver medal in 10th South Asian Games. In the national front too Koju has been honored with various titles and awards. Just a year ago, she was awarded with People’s Choice in Pulsar Sports Awards for her 21 years long career in sports.

TOKYO, Sept 3:  North Korea announced it detonated a thermonuclear device Sunday in its sixth and most powerful nuclear test to date, a big step toward its goal of developing nuclear weapons capable of striking anywhere in the U.S. The North called it a "perfect success" while its neighbors condemned the blast immediately.

No matter how old you are or where you live, or what set of your background is, it’s most likely to your ultimate goals in life are to be always happy and successful.

The statements are heard, in most common places, almost everywhere, maybe shouting or asking the liberality about the platitudes of our success. It often comes to us through the people that surround us. And then it begins the act of pleasing all but yourself, for the sake of not being considered as purposeless.

Do businessmen have the superhuman ability to think ten years ahead of us? Or do they just get lucky in their quests? Most of us have big ideas and great entrepreneurial plans in our heads, and often on paper too but very few of us are able to execute those plans. To understand the key to successful business ideas and find ways to gather the courage to implement them The Week brings to you words of wisdom from the unbeaten figures in the business industry.

It is said that one reason the ruling Congress-Maoist coalition could not muster two-thirds majority in favor of the constitution amendment bill was the vacillating stand of Rastriya  Prajatantra Party (RPP). Was RPP, as a party, in favor of or against the bill? Is it even one united party? Is it joining the government? What is its stand on key political issues? RPP  President and former Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Kamal Thapa shared his views with Biswas Baral and Mahabir Paudyal.

KATHMANDU, June  29:  Nepali Congress President and Prime Minister of Nepal Sher Bahadur Deuba has thanked all the Nepali people for taking part in the second round of local level elections in an enthusiastic manner.

Ideally, you should introduce your products or services to a young and fast-growing market. In more mature sectors, you will need a competitive advantage in order to distinguish yourself, i.e. product or service innovation, great customer service, or the right price point.

KAVRE, June 11: Some years back, locals of Rayale Lamidada, Panauti-1, in Kavrepalanchok district had no choice but to visit nearby bazaar just to buy vegetables. Recalling those days, Upendra Prasad Timilsina, a local farmer said, “In those days vegetables were not grown here and when I told villagers that we can avoid visits to bazaars to buy vegetables if we start growing on our own, they mocked my idea. They did not believe that we could grow vegetables.”

KATHMANDU, May 14: Acting President of Nepal Nanda Bahadur Pun has congratulated all Nepali people for participating in the first round of local level elections on Sunday.

KATHMANDU, May 13: President Bidya Devi Bhandari has called for making the local level election scheduled for Sunday, May 14, successful.

Our life indeed is short carry out many things at a time. When one moves ahead on the path of life we seek out for success in our life, though it begins from small or big achievements.

They started out as engineering students who ventured into business when they couldn’t find t-shirts similar to those worn by Sheldon Cooper and Leonard Hofstadter in The Big Bang Theory. Now, Threadpaints is one of the leading online apparel stores in Nepal that caters to both men and women and has both local and international brands.

Success has ruined more people than failure, believes actress Sonakshi Sinha, who said she neither shouts from the rooftop when her films do well, nor does she sit in the dark and cry over her movie debacles.

KATHMANDU, March 9: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal today appealed to all to help organise the local level elections slated for May 14 successfully.

KATHMANDU, March 6: On the occasion of 50th anniversary of FNCCI, ‘Mangament Mantras : Creating excellence at workplace,’ a talk program by Sri Sri Ravi Shankhar was held at Hotel Annapurna on Sunday.

KATHMANDU, Feb 22: Hailing the announcement of the local election date, major political parties have vowed to make the polls a success.

RAMECHHAP, Jan 24: In a formal program organized in Ramechhap district, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Pashupati Upadhyay, who had reached the district to get updates on the district's peace and security aspects, openly praised the works and achievements of a lower ranked police officer, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Kumod Dhungel of the District Police Office (DPO), Ramechhap.

The end of the year is a good time to reflect on your business’s progress over the past year and plan how you want your business to develop. Do you want increased success in the coming year or the chance to enjoy the success you’ve achieved more? These New Year’s resolutions are designed to help you do both strike a better work-life balance and increase your business success in the coming year.

Kathmandu, Dec 12: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal today has directed the Ministry of Energy and bodies concerned to work in such a way so that qualitative success could be achieved in the electricity-leakage control campaign.

Chelsea manager Antonio Conte "doesn't do second" and the club's rise to the top of the Premier League standings under the Italian is hardly surprising, Juventus and Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon has said.