Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai and his wife Hisila Yami with US President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama photographed after an reception hosted by President Obama in New York, Wednesday, 21 Sept 2011.
Politics
PM says ‘highly successful’ New York visit energises him to concentrate on peace process Stating that his New York visit was “highly successful”, Prime Minister Dr Baburam Bhattarai has said that he returned home with “new energy” to concentrate on successfully completing the ongoing peace and constitution writing process. Read More
Dahal seeks India's support for peace process Maoist chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal has urged India to support in concluding the ongoing peace process in Nepal.
Speaking at a programme in Kathmandu Sunday, Dahal said his party would appreciate positive role of the Indian government to conclude peace and constitution drafting process. Read More
Indian PM invites PM Bhattarai to New Delhi next month Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has invited Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai for India visit next month.
Indian PM Singh invited Bhattarai for Delhi visit during a meeting in New York on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. Read More
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Bazaar
Minister Bhatta inspects market A market monitoring team led by the Minister of Commerce and Supplies (MoCS) Lekh Raj Bhatta on Sunday inspected the wholesale stores based in Kuleshwor in the capital suspecting embezzlement in the eve of festival season.
The monitoring team sealed Bikki Stores and one another wholesale shop as they did not cooperate with the team and for running away from the scene during inspection, according to a member of the team. Read More
FNCCI condemns restart of syndicate system Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI) urged the government to take action against the transport entrepreneurs who are involved in syndicate system.
Issuing a press statement, FNCCI said that though the government as well as the Supreme Court had already directed to dissolve the syndicate system citing it illegal practice, some transporters in Bara, Parsa and Rupendehi districts have forcefully restarted the system. Read More
Nepal Telecom offers discount for festive season Nepal Telecom (NT) has announced discount in its various services in view of the festive season.
The NT has offered 50 percent waiver in GSM and CDMA phone services within the same network.
Similarly, the company has also slashed the service charge of SMS to 50 paisa from Re. 1 with the beginning of Dashain festival from September 28 to October 6 and Tihar October 26-31. Read More
Man killed in daylight shooting in capital A man has been killed in a shooting near Tri-Chandra College in Ghantaghar, Kathmandu this afternoon.
The deceased has been identified as Faizal Ahmad, general secretary of Islamic Sangh Nepal.
Ahmad, who was immediately rushed to Bir Hospital for treatment after he was shot, died while undergoing treatment, according to the police. Read More
NEPSE increase by 9 points Though the Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) index slightly declined on the second day to 317.36 from 218.56 on Sunday, the first day of its trading day, the index continued to increase in rest of its trading days last week.
Over a week, NEPSE index increased by 9.01 points to close at Read More
Two arrested in connection with Bhaktapur murder case Police has arrested two persons in connection with their alleged involvement in the murder of Bishworam Thapa, 23, of Chhaling-1 Read More
Buddha Airways plane crash victims' bodies to be handed over to families today The dead bodies of 19 passengers and crew on board Buddha Air’s ill-fated mountain flight would be handed over to Read More
