SOCIETY
Sunsari shooting incident: Three arrested
Sunsari shooting incident: Three arrested
Three persons involved in a shooting crime in Dewangunj Rural Municipality of Sunsari were arrested.
Apr 16, 2025
Editorial
The White Elephants
The White Elephants
Construction of high-profile structures like Dharahara, Damak View Towers, and other buildings, makes us wonder how viable these structures are for our country, which is in short supply of basic infrastructure, such as well-equipped hospitals, affordable schools, standard roads, and hydropower proje...
Apr 16, 2025
OPINION
Metropolitan Government: International practices and Kathmandu Valley Development Authorit...
Metropolitan Government: International practices and Kathman...
A city is basically an area of land consisting of a certain population with their own administrative, legal, or historical status, having their head executive as a mayor. Also, a metro region has certain characteristics of a city with some additional traits. The term Metropolitan has been derived fr...
Apr 16, 2025
SOCIETY
Earthquake jolts Kathmandu Valley on the third day of New Year
Earthquake jolts Kathmandu Valley on the third day of New Ye...
Tremors from an earthquake were felt in and around Kathmandu Valley this morning.
Apr 16, 2025
POLITICS
Tea, text and tensions: In a New Year overture, PM Oli courts his critic Binda Pandey
Tea, text and tensions: In a New Year overture, PM Oli court...
It was a quiet Tuesday morning in Baluwatar when Binda Pandey arrived at the Prime Minister's official residence, carrying a copy of her latest book, Bhuimanchhe—The Grassroots Person.
Apr 16, 2025
SOCIETY
Police launch probe against Durga Prasai for attempted murder during Tinkune protest
Police launch probe against Durga Prasai for attempted murde...
Police have initiated an investigation against Durga Prasai for his role in an attempted murder during the pro-monarchy protest in Kathmandu last month. Prasai, who is currently in custody at the Kathmandu District Police Office, is accused of intentionally attempting to run over security personnel...
Apr 16, 2025
SOCIETY
SC orders digital record of Rabi Lamichhane’s cooperative fraud case
SC orders digital record of Rabi Lamichhane’s cooperative fr...
The Supreme Court (SC) has ordered the Rupandehi District Court to digitize and upload all documents related to the Supreme Cooperative fraud case involving Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) Chairman Rabi Lamichhane. The apex court issued the directive after hearing Lamichhane’s petition challeng...
Apr 16, 2025
ECONOMY
Compensation for BGHP affected locals determined
Compensation for BGHP affected locals determined
A meeting of people's representatives of Chumanubri rural municipality, representatives of promoter company, Sahas, has determined the compensation for the locals who were affected by the Budhi Gandaki Hydropower Project (BGHP).
Apr 15, 2025
ECONOMY
‘Federal govt to take loan of 5% of GDP and provinces, local levels 12% of revenue’
‘Federal govt to take loan of 5% of GDP and provinces, local...
The National Natural Resources and Fiscal Commission (NNRFC) has recommended the limit of internal borrowing that the three tiers of government can mobilize in the next fiscal year.
Apr 15, 2025
ECONOMY
Real estate turnover increase by 8.18% in Chaitra
Real estate turnover increase by 8.18% in Chaitra
This marks an 8.18 percent increase compared to the previous month, Falgun (mid-February to mid-March), when 46,061 transactions were recorded. Revenue generated from real estate transactions also saw a rise of 6.66 percent in Chaitra compared to Falgun.
Apr 15, 2025