At least 30 gold miners killed in tunnel collapse in northern Afghanistan KABUL: At least 30 Afghans were killed on Sunday when the tunnel they were digging in to mine gold in northern Afghanistan collapsed, officials said. Officials said the victims were villagers who were mining for gold illegally, rather than in a... Women 06 Jan, 2019
Chinese team begins mining excavation in search of gold deposits JAJARKOT: A Chinese team has undertaken mining exploration in Holu-Khola in Bheri Municipality-1, Jajarkot citing that the region might have gold deposits. According to Bheri Municipality-1 Ward Chair Dipak Rana, Chinese company, The Hihi Ching... Travel 05 Apr, 2018
Nepal, Uzbekistan establish ties Kathmandu, January 27 Nepal and Uzbekistan established formal diplomatic relations today. With this, the number of countries with which Nepal has diplomatic ties has reached 158. The permanent representatives of Nepal and Uzbekistan to the... Horoscopes 28 Jan, 2018
Banks suspend loan against gold in Jhapa Jhapa, July 30 Most of the banks in Jhapa have suspended the practice of providing loan against gold after the gold deposited as collateral was found to be fake. Gold kept at Rastriya Banijya Bank Birtamode branch as collateral was found to be... Travel 31 Jul, 2017
India to discuss changes to gold monetisation scheme Singapore, November 30 India is set to discuss changes to a scheme to unlock the country’s massive stash of gold at a high-level meeting on Tuesday, after a muted response to the programme in the first month of its launch, according to banking... 01 Dec, 2015
Modi�s gold deposit scheme has attracts only 400 grams so far New Delhi, November 19 A gold deposit scheme launched amid fanfare by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi two weeks ago has so far attracted only 400 grams, an industry official said today, out of a national hoard estimated at 20,000 tonnes. Modi... 20 Nov, 2015
Drought dents India gold demand; prices still appealing New Delhi, September 11 Anantha Padmanabhan is offering deep discounts and giving freebies to attract customers to his gold bangle festival in southern India, but he is still struggling to sell in a region where monsoon rains were up to a third... 12 Sep, 2015
Banks� aversion to higher interest may hurt plan to draw out gold Panaji, August 22 Indian lenders do not want to raise interest on gold deposits much beyond one per cent, bankers said, which could derail a government plan to cut massive imports by mobilising tonnes of gold now stored in households and... 23 Aug, 2015
For Indians, paper gold can�t beat the real thing MUMBAI, July 13 India is meeting stiff resistance in its drive to make the buying of gold jewellery more transparent and to channel demand into paper gold to stop the metal being used to hide billions of dollars of undeclared ‘black... 14 Jul, 2015
BIZ BRIEFS Visa club member KATHMANDU: Sunrise Bank Ltd (SBL) has attained the Visa associate membership through Nepal Investment Bank Ltd (NIBL). SBL will also operate Visa card. So far, the bank’s 40,000 customers are using SCT debit cards. These Visa... 19 Mar, 2010
India’s forex reserves rise to $118.58 billion Himalayan News ServiceNew Delhi, May 15:India’s foreign exchange reserves have reached a whopping $118.58 billion, despite the fact that but the inflow during the week leading up to the declaration of the general election results was much lower than... 15 May, 2004
Not utopian, can be a reality n Though glimmer of hope is visible with the much delayed SAFTA ratification and thaw in Indo-Pak relations-major hurdle of stagnation of SAARC development; boosted economic cooperation, in letters as well as in spirits, is a prerequisite for building... Travel Abroad 11 Jan, 2004
