SOCIETY
Govt mulling to raise insurance compensation for domestic air accidents
Govt mulling to raise insurance compensation for domestic ai...
The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has agreed to increase the compensation for domestic air accidents. The MoF consented to the proposal of the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation (MoCTCA) to increase the compensation amount given to the family members of air accidents to Rs 13 million per pe...
Jan 30, 2025
ECONOMY
NCHL unlocks seamless QR payments for tourists from 10 countries
NCHL unlocks seamless QR payments for tourists from 10 count...
International transactions in Nepal have so far relied on SWIFT and ATM cards. The new system now enables independent QR payments under the "People to Merchant (P2M)" model.
Jan 30, 2025
ECONOMY
Industrialists, entrepreneurs urge govt to ease legal barriers for startups and SMEs
Industrialists, entrepreneurs urge govt to ease legal barrie...
Speaking at the second session of the Startup and SME Conference, organized by the Nepali Congress’s Entrepreneurship and SMEs Development Department on Wednesday at the party office in Sanepa, speakers stressed that the government should eliminate legal hurdles to facilitate investment.
Jan 30, 2025
WORLD
Majority of Greenlanders don't want to be American: poll
Majority of Greenlanders don't want to be American: poll
Trump has signalled that he wants the Arctic island -- which is believed to hold large untapped mineral and oil reserves -- to become part of the United States.
Jan 29, 2025
SOCIETY
Five held in over Rs 6 million foreign employment fraud
Five held in over Rs 6 million foreign employment fraud
The accused used social media platforms such as WhatsApp, Telegram, and Viber to lure victims with fake advertisements, claiming to provide lucrative jobs abroad.
Jan 29, 2025
ECONOMY
Two million farmers registered in govt’s database in four years
Two million farmers registered in govt’s database in four ye...
The government initiation of the farmer registration process to provide services and facilities to farmers through an electronic system has progressed sluggishly. In about four years since its introduction in February 2021, only about 2 million farmers have registered for the program.
Jan 29, 2025
WORLD
At least 30 dead in India stampede at Hindu mega-festival
At least 30 dead in India stampede at Hindu mega-festival
Deadly crowd incidents are a frequent occurrence at Indian religious festivals, including the Kumbh Mela, which attracts tens of millions of devotees every 12 years to the northern city of Prayagraj.
Jan 29, 2025
POLITICS
Urgent motion registered for environmental audit law
Urgent motion registered for environmental audit law
This proposal of urgent public importance, put forward by MP Baral, is supported by UML MP Thakur Prasad Gaire; Nepali Congress MP Pratima Gautam; Maoist Center MP Madhav Sapkota; Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) MP Nisha Dangi; and Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) MP Bina Lama.
Jan 29, 2025
Health
Pesticide tests find most vegetables sold in Balkhu market safe
Pesticide tests find most vegetables sold in Balkhu market s...
Ishwar Subedi, Food Research Officer at the DFTQC, said that up to 20 percent of the nine types of vegetable samples from the Balkhu Vegetable Market were found to contain pesticides.
Jan 29, 2025
WORLD
Plane crash in South Sudan kills 20
Plane crash in South Sudan kills 20
A plane has crashed in the north of South Sudan killing at least 20 people, leaving only one confirmed survivor, Unity State's minister for information said Wednesday.
Jan 29, 2025