SOCIETY
One convicted of banking fraud arrested
One convicted of banking fraud arrested
KATHMANDU, Feb 12: Police have arrested a person convicted of banking offence and a fine of Rs 90.7 million.
Feb 12, 2024
ECONOMY
Tourism infrastructures worth over Rs 60 million being built in Baglung
Tourism infrastructures worth over Rs 60 million being built...
DHORPATAN (Baglung), Feb 12: The Gandaki provincial government has prioritized the promotion of the religious tourism sites lying in the lurch for years in Baglung district. In this connection, the Ministry of Industry, Tourism, Forests and Environment of the Gandaki provincial government has starte...
Feb 12, 2024
SOCIETY
PAC directs to scrap agreement to lease Ramgram Area
PAC directs to scrap agreement to lease Ramgram Area
KATHMANDU, Feb 12: The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) under the House of Representatives (HoR) has directed to repeal the agreement to acquire a piece of land in Ramgram Area in Lumbini and lease it to a private company for 99 years.
Feb 12, 2024
SOCIETY
Govt to allocate Rs five billion to address drinking water woes in Dharan
Govt to allocate Rs five billion to address drinking water w...
DHARAN, Feb 12: Minister for Science, Education and Technology Ashok Kumar Rai has said that five billion rupees will be allocated in the next fiscal year's budget to address the problem of drinking water in Dharan.
Feb 12, 2024
POLITICS
NC CWC meeting to be held on Thursday
NC CWC meeting to be held on Thursday
KATHMANDU, Feb 11: The Central Working Committee (CWC) meeting of ruling Nepali Congress (NC) has been called for February 15.
Feb 12, 2024
SOCIETY
Indian national arrested with more than Rs 10 million Nepali counterfeit notes
Indian national arrested with more than Rs 10 million Nepali...
MORANG, Feb 12: Police have arrested an Indian citizen with more than Rs 10 million Nepali counterfeit notes from Inaruwa in Sunsari.
Feb 12, 2024
ECONOMY
Nepal exports tea worth Rs 3.9 billion in FY 2022/23
Nepal exports tea worth Rs 3.9 billion in FY 2022/23
CHITWAN, Feb 12: The history of tea cultivation in Nepal is 160 years old. It was initiated by Gajraj Singh Thapa of Ilam, who began cultivating tea by planting tea bushes in 1920. Since then, Nepali tea has become a prominent export commodity for the country.
Feb 12, 2024
SPORTS
Pulsar Sports Award: Chandra Gurung awarded Best Coach
Pulsar Sports Award: Chandra Gurung awarded Best Coach
KATHMANDU, Feb 12: Chandra Gurung of athletics has bagged the Best Coach Award in the Pulsar Sports Award 2024.
Feb 12, 2024
OPINION
The Red Alert
The Red Alert
Connecting the dots, one can see the direction the “socialism-oriented” state is heading towards. Socialism is not merely about the free access to education or health services, it is more about barring the private ownership of the means of production. It is evident that the Maoist-led government, to...
Feb 12, 2024
ECONOMY
Govt proposes three alternatives to fund 1,200-MW Budhi Gandaki Hydropower Project
Govt proposes three alternatives to fund 1,200-MW Budhi Gand...
KATHMANDU, Feb 12: The Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation (MoEWRI) has recommended the government with the financial designs to construct 1,200 MW Budhi Gandaki Hydropower Project, one of the much-hyped projects that has been moving in slow pace.
Feb 12, 2024