SOCIETY
Forest ministry begins preparations for COP-29
Forest ministry begins preparations for COP-29
KATHMANDU, Sept 3: The Ministry of Forest and Environment (MoFE) has started preparations for the COP-29 to be held in Baku of Azerbaijan from November 11 to November 22 this year.
Sep 03, 2024
SPORTS
Tearful Suárez retires from Uruguay’s national team at age 37
Tearful Suárez retires from Uruguay’s national team at age 3...
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, Sept 3: Veteran striker Luis Suárez announced his retirement from Uruguay’s national team on Monday at the age of 37.
Sep 03, 2024
ECONOMY
Transport Office in Birgunj collects Rs 1.5 billion in revenue
Transport Office in Birgunj collects Rs 1.5 billion in reven...
BIRGUNJ, Sept 3: The Transport Management Office, Birgunj, collected more than Rs 1.5 billion in revenue in the last Fiscal Year (FY) 2023/24.
Sep 03, 2024
SOCIETY
Seven killed in 34 road accidents in Humla in past three years
Seven killed in 34 road accidents in Humla in past three yea...
SIMKOT (HUMLA), Sept 3: A total of 33 road accidents occurred in different parts of Humla district in the past three years. Seven persons lost their lives in these incidents, according to the District Police Office, Humla.
Sep 03, 2024
ECONOMY
Tara Air to resume Pokhara-Jomsom flights starting today
Tara Air to resume Pokhara-Jomsom flights starting today
KATHMANDU, Sept 3: Tara Air is set to resume its flights between Pokhara and Jomsom starting on Tuesday. The service had been temporarily suspended due to poor weather conditions.
Sep 03, 2024
SOCIETY
Tremors of earthquake felt in Sindhupalchowk
Tremors of earthquake felt in Sindhupalchowk
KATHMANDU, Sept 3: Tremors of an earthquake with its epicentre near Shikharpur were felt across Sindhupalchowk district this morning.
Sep 03, 2024
OPINION
Securing Nepal's Future as a Tech Hub
Securing Nepal's Future as a Tech Hub
The government of Nepal has declared the decade of 2024-34 as the decade of information technology. The government has an ambitious target of generating employment for 1.5 million people directly and indirectly and export IT services worth NPR 3 trillion in ten years. Nepal earned NPR 67 billion ...
Sep 03, 2024
ECONOMY
Nepal’s public debt increased to almost fivefold in a decade
Nepal’s public debt increased to almost fivefold in a decade
KATHMANDU, Sept 3: Nepal’s public debt surged almost fivefold in the past one decade as the government failed to check unproductive expenditure along with increasing the revenue collection by a notable amount.
Sep 03, 2024
SOCIETY
UNRCPD to hold the National Workshop on Small Arms and Light Weapons control
UNRCPD to hold the National Workshop on Small Arms and Light...
KATHMANDU, Sept 3: The United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific (UNRCPD), in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Nepal and the Armed Police Force of Nepal, is set to host a national workshop on Global Instruments on Small Arms and Light Weapo...
Sep 03, 2024
Editorial
Handle Constitution Amendment with Care
Handle Constitution Amendment with Care
Given that the constitution is the fundamental law of the country, it is essential to achieve broader consensus among the people and the political parties that represent them. In fact, constitutional amendment was not a primary issue in the House of Representatives election, meaning the current parl...
Sep 03, 2024