82 tourists stranded in Manang rescued

Published On: October 11, 2022 09:11 AM NPT By: Republica

MANANG, Oct 11: A total of 82 tourists- domestic and foreign combined- stranded in Manang, a mountainous district, due to adverse weather have been rescued.

KATHMANDU, Oct 10: Banks and financial institutions (BFIs) received short-term loans of Rs 46.55 billion from Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) on Sunday, citing the liquidity crunch in the banking system.

KATHMANDU, Oct 10: The government has collected Rs 65.9 million in royalty so far with the opening of mountain climbing for the autumn season of this year. The government collected the revenue from a total of 31 mountain climbing permits.

KATHMANDU, Oct 10: Water supply from the Melamchi Drinking Water Project will be resumed from November after the cleaning of headworks is completed in the stipulated time.

KATHMANDU, Oct 10: The Ramechhap (Garjyang)-New Khimti 132 kilovolt (kV) double circuit transmission line project has been constructed for the transmission of the electricity produced by the hydropower projects in the Khimti and Likhu river watershed areas.

KATHMANDU, Oct 10: Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) on Monday plunged 27.16 points to close at 1,871.22 points.

KATHMANDU, Oct 10: Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, Pampha Bhusal has said that the government's goal is to develop water resources into hydropower and use them to produce hydrogen energy, ammonia and urea fertilizers.

KATHMANDU, Oct 9: The incessant rain of last week damaged two micro hydropower projects in Baglung district, disrupting electricity supply to around 10,000 households.

KATHMANDU, Oct 9: Nepal enjoyed a trade surplus with 21 countries in the first two months of the current fiscal year.

KATHMANDU, Oct 9: Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) on Sunday gained 44.62 points to close at 1,898.38 points.