FinMin stresses private sector cooperation to minimise COVID impact

KATHMANDU, NOVEMBER 30 Finance Minister Bishnu Prasad Paudel has stated that the private sector can play a significant role in minimising the impact of the COVID-19 on the country’s economy. Addressing the 23rd anniversary of the...

Property worth millions destroyed in Siraha Golbazaar fire

SIRAHA: Property worth around Rs 20 million were damaged after a fire gutted two garment shops in Golbazaar Municipality-4, Siraha, on Monday night. The fire destroyed all the property housed inside two shops –Kanchan Vastralaya...

Sandeep hospitalised

KATHMANDU: Star legspinner Sandeep Lamichhane has been hospitalised on Monday, three days after being tested positive for coronavirus infection. The Nepali international cricketer complained of problems in respiration and was taken to HAMS Hospital. Lamichhane,...

Nepse at a fresh peak

KATHMANDU, NOVEMBER 30 Continuing the trend of setting a new record every day, the Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index jumped 1.46 per cent or 28.79 points today, edging closer to the threshold of 2,000 points. Opening...

SEBON advises caution

KATHMANDU: Stating it is closely monitoring the activities in the share market, Securities Board of Nepal (SEBON) has advised investors to invest in the secondary market wisely. Issuing a notice on Monday, SEBON has said...

upGrad enters Nepal through MentorLab

KATHMANDU: Merging the latest technology, pedagogy, and services, upGrad, India’s largest online higher education company enters the Nepali diaspora to create an immersive learning experience anytime, anywhere. upGrad is now available for individuals in...

WorldLink awarded

KATHMANDU: WorldLink Communications has won the merit award for the category ‘Digital Opportunity/ Inclusion Award’ in the 2020 WITSA Global ICT Excellence Awards ceremony. On the second day of the 2020 TECHFEST Live! x ROAD-TO-WCIT...

Nepal’s female soldiers break taboos to tackle COVID crisis

KATHMANDU: Four women wearing protective gear lift the body of a coronavirus victim at the Pashupati crematorium in Nepal’s capital, Kathmandu, and hand it over to crematory workers – a scene unimaginable in the...