SOCIETY
Terai districts to experience heat waves for three days, caution advised
Terai districts to experience heat waves for three days, cau...
KATHMANDU, May 28: The Department of Hydrology and Meteorology has predicted hot air to prevail in the Terai districts for three days.
May 28, 2024
Interview
‘The Peace Corps is a low-cost, high-impact investment’
‘The Peace Corps is a low-cost, high-impact investment’
Peace Corps Deputy Director David E White Jr visited Nepal earlier last week. During his five-day stay, White held meetings with government and civil society representatives to thank them for their long-standing support to the Peace Corps program since its founding and discussed plans to expand Peac...
May 28, 2024
POLITICS
17th Republic Day being celebrated today
17th Republic Day being celebrated today
KATHMANDU, May 28: The 17th Republic Day is being celebrated today.
May 28, 2024
OPINION
Axiata’s Exit from Nepal: Driven by Financial Losses or Government Policies?
Axiata’s Exit from Nepal: Driven by Financial Losses or Gove...
The telecommunications industry stands as a major contributor to societal connectivity and economic progress. Without it, almost every work would be incomplete. Within these dynamic landscapes, Axiata, a Malaysian multinational telecommunications company established in 1992 A.D. with the purpose of...
May 28, 2024
ECONOMY
Govt unveiling annual budget for FY 2024/25 on Tuesday amid challenges of ongoing economic...
Govt unveiling annual budget for FY 2024/25 on Tuesday amid...
KATHMANDU, May 28: Finance Minister Barshaman Pun will present the annual budget for the fiscal year 2024/25 before the joint session of parliaments on Tuesday.
May 28, 2024
Editorial
Speaker Ghimire’s Neutrality Under Question
Speaker Ghimire’s Neutrality Under Question
The way Parliament is being run now indicates that the country is heading towards a serious political conflict. The Nepali Congress (NC), the largest party in the parliament, is currently on the main opposition bench. It is demanding a parliamentary committee to investigate the alleged involvement o...
May 28, 2024
ECONOMY
15 public enterprises including NAC at loss
15 public enterprises including NAC at loss
KATHMANDU, May 27: Fifteen public enterprises including the Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) have been operating at a loss for a couple of years or more.
May 27, 2024
SOCIETY
Hostel building at Padmakanya school inaugurated as part of India's High Impact Community...
Hostel building at Padmakanya school inaugurated as part of...
KATHMANDU, May 27: Government officials and representatives from the Indian embassy in Kathmandu jointly inaugurated the Mangala Devi Singh Memorial Girls Hostel Building at Shree Padmakanya Secondary School in Dillibazar, Kathmandu, on Monday.
May 27, 2024
SOCIETY
3.8 million Nepalis receive social security allowance
3.8 million Nepalis receive social security allowance
KATHMANDU, May 27: The number of Nepalis receiving social security allowances has been rising steadily.
May 27, 2024
POLITICS
Home ministry to form task force for disaster protection during monsoon
Home ministry to form task force for disaster protection dur...
KATHMANDU, May 27: Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Rabi Lamichhane has announced the formation of a task force under the Ministry of Home Affairs to provide relief and conduct rescue operations during the monsoon season, from June 1 to October 5.
May 27, 2024