POLITICS
Civic poll: Political parties focus their engagement at local level
Civic poll: Political parties focus their engagement at loca...
GALKOT, Feb 21: With the preparation for civic polls gaining momentum, the political parties have focused their engagement at local level.
Feb 21, 2022
WORLD
Australia fully reopens borders shut by COVID pandemic, welcomes back tourists
Australia fully reopens borders shut by COVID pandemic, welc...
SYDNEY, Feb 21: Australia on Monday fully reopened its international borders to travellers vaccinated against the coronavirus after nearly two years of pandemic-related closings as tourists returned and hundreds of people were reunited with family and friends.
Feb 21, 2022
WORLD
Queen Elizabeth II tests positive for COVID; mild symptoms
Queen Elizabeth II tests positive for COVID; mild symptoms
LONDON, Feb 20: Queen Elizabeth II tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday and is experiencing mild, cold-like symptoms, Buckingham Palace said, adding that the famously stoic 95-year-old monarch plans to carry on working.
Feb 21, 2022
OPINION
Human Activities a Threat to Wetland Ecosystem
Human Activities a Threat to Wetland Ecosystem
Encroachment, irrational infrastructure development, and anthropogenic activities have all contributed to the degradation of Nepal's wetland region.
Feb 21, 2022
POLITICS
Decision to accept development assistance is based on national interests, priority: Nepal
Decision to accept development assistance is based on nation...
KATHMANDU, Feb 20: In a pointed yet restrained statement to the comments and counter comments made recently by China and the US on MCC grant agreement, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) on Sunday clarified hat any decision to accept development assistance is taken by Nepal on the basis of its natio...
Feb 20, 2022
ECONOMY
Cooperatives mull over increasing reference interest rate to 16.22 pc
Cooperatives mull over increasing reference interest rate to...
KATHMANDU, Feb 20: Cooperatives look forward to raising their reference interest rate to 16.22 percent from the current 14.75 percent per annum, citing a surge in the banks’ interest rates in recent days.
Feb 20, 2022
SOCIETY
Tiger attacks man yet again in Banke, man survives the attack
Tiger attacks man yet again in Banke, man survives the attac...
NEPALGUNJ, Feb 20: A tiger attacked a man at Fatehpur, Banke on Sunday. This is one of the series of tiger attacks that have taken place over the past few months. Wakil Gaddi, 28, of Jagadiya village in Fatehpur of Raptisonari Rural Municipality Ward 7 was attacked by a tiger and he was able to surv...
Feb 20, 2022
ECONOMY
Govt collects Rs 764.50 million in royalty dues from casinos, six casinos yet to pay Rs 1....
Govt collects Rs 764.50 million in royalty dues from casinos...
KATHMANDU, Feb 20: The government has recovered royalty dues of casinos worth Rs 764.50 million after the authorities stepped up measures to take action against those dilly-dallying to clear their liabilities.
Feb 20, 2022
POLITICS
Minister Karki insists on ratifying MCC compact agreement through parliament
Minister Karki insists on ratifying MCC compact agreement th...
KATHMANDU, Feb 20: Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Gyanendra Bahadur Karki has insisted on the need for endorsing the MCC compact agreement reached between the Nepal government and Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) by the people’s representatives in accordance with the c...
Feb 20, 2022
POLITICS
Act of tabling MCC in parliament an insult to Nepalis: Bhim Rawal
Act of tabling MCC in parliament an insult to Nepalis: Bhim...
KATHMANDU, Feb 19: CPN-UML lawmaker Bhim Rawal has said that the act of tabling the US-funded Millenium Challenge Corporation (MCC) compact agreement at parliament is an insult to the Nepali people and the House of Representatives (HoR).
Feb 20, 2022