SOCIETY
Japan to grant scholarship of Rs 422.3 million to civil servants for their high studies
Japan to grant scholarship of Rs 422.3 million to civil serv...
KATHMANDU, Aug 28: Japan has decided to grant a scholarship of Japanese yen 454 million (estimated Nepali Rupees 422.3 million) to civil servants of Nepal for their higher studies at the universities of Japan.
Aug 28, 2024
WORLD
Bangladesh lifts ban on main Islamist party
Bangladesh lifts ban on main Islamist party
DHAKA, Aug 28: Bangladesh's new authorities on Wednesday lifted a ban on the country's largest Islamist party, Jamaat-e-Islami, imposed in the final days of the rule of now ousted autocrat Sheikh Hasina.
Aug 28, 2024
ECONOMY
Shrestha elected as chairman of ICC Nepal
Shrestha elected as chairman of ICC Nepal
KATHMANDU, Aug 28: Rajesh Kaji Shrestha has been elected unopposed as the chairman of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Nepal from the recently held annual general meeting. Shrestha was elected unopposed to the position of Chairman from the general assembly.
Aug 28, 2024
WORLD
Brazil tightens entry rules over 'stopover' migrants
Brazil tightens entry rules over 'stopover' migrants
Most arrive at Brazil's biggest aviation hub, Sao Paulo's Guarulhos International Airport, where hundreds of migrants can spend weeks waiting in a crowded transit zone. Last week authorities estimated 481 people were currently stuck in limbo in the airport. Local media report that many are from Indi...
Aug 28, 2024
SPORTS
ANFA increases salary of national football players to Rs 30,000 from Rs 18,000
ANFA increases salary of national football players to Rs 30,...
KATHMANDU, Aug 28: The All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) has increased the salary of national football players.
Aug 28, 2024
POLITICS
Speaker Ghimire certifies TJ Bill
Speaker Ghimire certifies TJ Bill
KATHMANDU, Aug 28: Speaker Dev Raj Ghimire has certified the Bill to Amend the Investigation of Enforced Disappeared Persons and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (Third Amendment) Act, 2081.
Aug 28, 2024
SOCIETY
Marsyangdi bus accident: One missing person still not traced
Marsyangdi bus accident: One missing person still not traced
DAMAULI (TANAHUN), Aug 28: A person, who went missing when a passenger bus plunged into the Marsyangdi River at Aaina Pahara of Anbu Khaireni Rural Municipality-2, Tanahun district, along the Prithvi Highway last Friday, has not been found even five days after the accident.
Aug 28, 2024
ECONOMY
Nepal’s highways and bends are not well-suited for large Indian vehicles: Tourism entrepre...
Nepal’s highways and bends are not well-suited for large Ind...
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POKHARA, Aug 28: Last Friday afternoon, 27 Indian pilgrims/tourists lost their lives in an accident at Aaina Pahara in Anbu Khaireni Rural Municipality-2, Tanahun, along the Prithvi Highway. Another 16 people were injured in the accident.
Aug 28, 2024
POLITICS
Chief Attorney of Lumbini Province takes oath
Chief Attorney of Lumbini Province takes oath
LUMBINI, Aug 28: Yamlal Khanal, appointed as the Chief Attorney of the Lumbini Province government, took the oath of office and secrecy today.
Aug 28, 2024
POLITICS
Unified Socialist elects 18 office-bearers
Unified Socialist elects 18 office-bearers
KATHMANDU, 28: Two months after the general convention, the CPN (Unified Socialist) elected 18 office-bearers of the party through an election which continued until late night on Tuesday.
Aug 28, 2024