NCP leaders meeting chairman Prachanda

Photo Courtesy: Facebook page of NCP chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal (Prachanda)

Kathmandu: As the misunderstanding between the Prime Minister and CPN (Maoist) Chairman KP Sharma Oli and another Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ has increased, Oli has sent the leaders close to him to Khumaltar on a daily basis. Standing committee member Pradip Gyawali, who is also the foreign minister close to Prime Minister Oli, reached… Continue reading NCP leaders meeting chairman Prachanda

Samsung sees sales surge

(BBC): Samsung Electronics has reported record revenues of $59 billion in its third quarter. The strong revenues were fuelled by a 50 percent jump in smart phone sales, while profits from microchips rocketed 82 percent. The Korean tech giant posted a third quarter net profit of $8.3 billion, a 49 percent increase over the same… Continue reading Samsung sees sales surge

IFC helps businesses in poorest countries with $4 Billion

Washington: International Finance Corporation (IFC)’s, a member of The World Bank Group, has focused on reaching the most vulnerable people in developing countries. Of the $8 billion in IFC COVID-19 fast-track financing approved by the IFC Board in March 2020, $4 billion has been committed to date, of which close to half is expected to… Continue reading IFC helps businesses in poorest countries with $4 Billion

Trump, Biden to take campaign battle to critical battleground: Florida

U.S. President Donald Trump rallies with supporters at Phoenix Goodyear Airport in Goodyear, Arizona, U.S. October 28, 2020. Photo Courtesy: Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden will rally supporters on Thursday in the battleground of Florida, visiting the same city hours apart and putting on full display their contrasting approaches to the resurgent coronavirus pandemic.Opinion polls show Biden with a significant edge nationally, but his lead is tighter in battleground… Continue reading Trump, Biden to take campaign battle to critical battleground: Florida

Three dead as woman beheaded in France, gunman killed in second incident

Police officers stand guard at the scene of a reported knife attack at Notre Dame church in Nice, France, October 29, 2020. Photo Courtesy: Reuters

NICE, France (Reuters) – A knife-wielding attacker shouting “Allahu Akbar” beheaded a woman and killed two other people in a suspected terrorist act at a church in the French city of Nice on Thursday, while a man waving a gun was shot dead by police in a separate incident.Within hours of the Nice attack, police… Continue reading Three dead as woman beheaded in France, gunman killed in second incident

Farmers do not get support price of paddy

A farmer uses a traditional tool of "Henga" to flatten the field after sowing wheat seeds in Kanchanpur district, on Friday, November 11, 2016. Photo: Rastriya Samachar Samiti

Kathmandu: Stakeholders have said that the farmers are forced to sell paddy at cheaper prices even though the government has fixed the minimum support price for paddy.Stakeholders have complained that farmers have been forced to sell paddy at cheaper prices due to delay in issuing the directive even after the government fixed the minimum support… Continue reading Farmers do not get support price of paddy

Covid-19 ‘hotspot’ Kathmandu; 129 killed, 23,000 infected so far

Kathmandu: Covid-19 infection is on the rise in Kathmandu. More than half of the daily infections are in Kathmandu. At present, more than 2,000 infected people are being added to the Kathmandu Valley every day. Infections have been added to Kathmandu at consistently high points this week. About 70 percent of the infected people across… Continue reading Covid-19 ‘hotspot’ Kathmandu; 129 killed, 23,000 infected so far

Mobile business booms during pandemic

Kathmandu: Imports of mobile phones have increased during the global spread of the corona virus. Covid-19 has led to an increase in the use of virtual media, including teaching and learning, company meetings, and the uses of mobile phones.According to the statistics of the Department of Customs, mobile phones worth Rs. 11.10 billion have been… Continue reading Mobile business booms during pandemic

Football training begins, cricket players awaiting

Photo Courtesy: National Sports Council

Kathmandu: Training of the Nepali national football team, which has been suspended for a long time due to Novel Corona Virus (Covid-19), has started from Thursday.Sports activities including football and cricket have been suspended since last April due to the government’s ban on training in group sports aiming at preventing Covid-19 infection. Even now, the… Continue reading Football training begins, cricket players awaiting

Govt to distribute identity card to poor households

Finance Minister Bishnu Prasad Poudel speaking during a meeting held today regarding distributing identity cards to poor households. Photo Courtesy: Ministry of Finance

Kathmandu: The Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation have decided to complete the work of identification and distribution of identity cards to the poor households by mid-July, 2021.In a meeting held at the Ministry of Finance today, it was decided that the Ministry of Land Management, Cooperatives and… Continue reading Govt to distribute identity card to poor households