ECONOMY
Gold price increases by Rs 200 per tola
Gold price increases by Rs 200 per tola
KATHMANDU, Sept 10: The price of gold increased by Rs 200 per tola in the domestic market on Tuesday. According to the Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers' Associations, gold is now priced at Rs 152,400 per tola.
Sep 10, 2024
SOCIETY
New army chief Sigdel takes charge of command
New army chief Sigdel takes charge of command
KATHMANDU, Sept 10: President Ram Chandra Paudel conferred the newly appointed Commander-in-Chief, Ashokraj Sigdel, with the rank of general of the Nepalese Army. As the Supreme Commander of the Nepalese Army, President Paudel administered the oath of office and secrecy to Chief of Army Staff Sigdel...
Sep 10, 2024
SOCIETY
Minor diagnosed with Japanese encephalitis in Banke
Minor diagnosed with Japanese encephalitis in Banke
NEPALGUNJ, Sept 10: Narainapur Rural Municipality of Banke district has recorded a patient of Japanese encephalitis. A nine-year-old girl was diagnosed with Japanese encephalitis, Bheri Hospital said.
Sep 10, 2024
POLITICS
Lumbini Province lawmaker KC released after serving a day in prison despite a one-year sen...
Lumbini Province lawmaker KC released after serving a day in...
KATHMANDU, Sept 10: Member of the Lumbini Provincial Assembly, Dhan Bahadur KC, who had been sent to prison on Sunday for a 33-year-old forgery case, was released from the Rukum West Jail on Monday afternoon. Lawmaker KC of Rukum East 1 (B) constituency was sent to jail for a one-year sentence after...
Sep 10, 2024
SOCIETY
SC issues a show cause order against government for delay in settlement of the COVID-19 in...
SC issues a show cause order against government for delay in...
KATHMANDU, Sept 10: The Supreme Court (SC) has issued a show cause order against the government for the delay in the settlement of the COVID-19 insurance claims.
Sep 10, 2024
POLITICS
Govt to provide free of cost treatment to injured children in Panchthar explosion, compens...
Govt to provide free of cost treatment to injured children i...
KATHMANDU, Sept 10: The government has announced free medical treatment for two children injured in an explosion at Dandagau of Phalelung Rural Municipality-5, Panchthar.
Sep 10, 2024
POLITICS
Forest Minister Shahi off to Brazil to participate in One Planet Network Forum
Forest Minister Shahi off to Brazil to participate in One Pl...
KATHMANDU, Sept 10: Minister for Forest and Environment, Ain Bahadur Shahi Thakuri, has left for Brazil, leading a Nepali delegation.
Sep 10, 2024
OPINION
Glacial Lake Outburst Flooding in Nepal Rings Alarm Bells
Glacial Lake Outburst Flooding in Nepal Rings Alarm Bells
On August 18, 2024, an unusual flooding event swept through Thame village in the Everest region of Nepal. This incident was later identified by the Government of Nepal as a Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF).
Sep 10, 2024
POLITICS
79th session of the United Nations General Assembly begins today
79th session of the United Nations General Assembly begins t...
NEW YORK, Sept 9: The 79th United Nations General Assembly begins here today. The UNGA is taking place this year from September 10 to September 30 under the theme 'Leaving no one behind: acting together for the advancement of peace, sustainable development and human dignity for present and future g...
Sep 10, 2024
Editorial
More ‘austerity’
More ‘austerity’
Ever since returning to power, the Shehbaz Sharif government has been pushing an austerity narrative like all previous dispensations. This narrative is mostly built around the announcement of superficial measures and is not backed by concrete policy.
Sep 10, 2024