When will the govt launch economic relief package? Kathmandu, March 22 When the going gets tough, the tough gets going. Nepalis are well aware of and have lived this adage. The last time they showed their resilience was during the April 2015 earthquakes, which took the lives of over 9,000... 23 Mar, 2020
Slowdown in construction activity spells bad news for economy Demand for construction materials has fallen due to low public capital spending Kathmandu, November 19 Shivam Cements gave an unpleasant surprise last week when it published its financial report for the first quarter of this fiscal. The unaudited... Travel 20 Nov, 2019
Industrialist Roop Jyoti released from police custody KATHMANDU: Former state minister of finance and renowned industrialist Roop Jyoti has been released from Metropolitan Police Circle, Durbarmarg, this afternoon. Police released industrialist Jyoti after receiving information from the District... Horoscopes 15 Nov, 2019
Govt revises economic growth target down to 7.01 per cent Kathmandu, November 14 The government has revised the economic growth target for the ongoing fiscal by 1.49 percentage points to 7.01 per cent. Though the government had anticipated economic growth of 8.5 per cent in fiscal 2019-20, the Ministry... Travel 15 Nov, 2019
Industrialists against arrest of Jyoti Group members Kathmandu, November 13 Various commodity associations and district chambers of the private sector representing bodies have started protests across different parts of the country against the arrest of Roop Jyoti, vice chairman of Jyoti Group, and the... 14 Nov, 2019
Arrest warrant issued against Padma Jyoti Kathmandu, November 11 Kathmandu District Court today issued an arrest warrant against Padma Jyoti, chair man of Jyoti Group, in a case related to housing fraud. A single bench of Justice Shree Krishna Bhattarai of KDC has permitted Metropolitan... Horoscopes 12 Nov, 2019
Industrialist Jyoti remanded to police custody for five days Kathmandu, November 10 The Kathmandu District Court has remanded industrialist Roop Jyoti to a further five-day police custody. Earlier on Friday, court had allowed police to investigate Jyoti by keeping him in custody for three days which ended... 11 Nov, 2019
Industrialist Roop Jyoti arrested Kathmandu, November 7 Police today arrested former state minister of finance and renowned industrialist Roop Jyoti on charge of housing fraud. A team from the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) arrested Jyoti from Tribhuvan International Airport... 08 Nov, 2019
Lending rates burden borrowers Kathmandu, May 17 In February, the Nepal Bankers’ Association, an umbrella body of commercial banks, directed all commercial banks not to offer interest of over 11 per cent to depositors who park money in fixed deposit accounts. The association... 18 May, 2018
THT 10 years ago: Each Nepali owes world Rs 13,000 Kathmandu, June 28, 2006 In a startling revelation, Auditor General Gehendra Nath Adhikari today said that the foreign debt has now crossed Rs 324 billion which works out to the tune of Rs 13,000 per head, calculated on the basis of the current... 29 Jun, 2016
THT 10 YEARS AGO: Serial attacks in Valley leave 12 cops dead Kathmandu, January 14, 2006 Suspected Maoists launched a series of attacks this evening in different police stations and ward offices inside the Kathmandu Valley, killing at least 12 security personnel, including a police inspector and injuring... 15 Jan, 2016
Nepal’s financial policy Lack of new direction and approach Recently, an English daily published detailed interviews of the current Finance Minister Dr. Babu Ram Bhattarai and his predecessor Dr. Ram Saran Mahat. A unique feature of the interviews is that both of them justify their capacity for taking the... 17 Nov, 2008
