SOCIETY
Standard Chartered Bank marks World Environment Day with tree plantation drive
Standard Chartered Bank marks World Environment Day with tre...
Standard Chartered Bank Nepal Limited (SCBNL) successfully concluded its week-long World Environment Day celebrations with a tree plantation drive on June 7 at Laboratory Secondary School, Kirtipur.
Jun 09, 2025
Market
Gold price drops by Rs 100 per tola
Gold price drops by Rs 100 per tola
According to the Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers' Association, the price of gold on Monday has been set at Rs 190,600, down by Rs 100 per tola. On Sunday, it was Rs 190,700.
Jun 09, 2025
SOCIETY
Body of missing man retrieved from Begnas Lake
Body of missing man retrieved from Begnas Lake
According to Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Shailendra Thapa, deputy spokesperson for the Armed Police Force (APF), on Monday around 10 am, divers from the APF recovered the body from a depth of 35 feet.
Jun 09, 2025
SOCIETY
Diver team deployed to search for missing person in Begnas Lake
Diver team deployed to search for missing person in Begnas L...
Police have launched a search operation for a man who went missing while swimming in Begnas Lake near Majhikuna, Pokhara Metropolitan City-31.
Jun 09, 2025
WORLD
Harris calls Trump’s LA response ‘dangerous escalation meant to provoke chaos’
Harris calls Trump’s LA response ‘dangerous escalation meant...
Former Vice President Harris criticized President Trump’s deployment of the National Guard in her home city of Los Angeles and stressed the importance of the right to protest, according to The Hill.
Jun 09, 2025
DIASPORA
NRNA ramps up preparations for 12th General Convention, forms election and judicial commit...
NRNA ramps up preparations for 12th General Convention, form...
The Non-Resident Nepali Association (NRNA) is accelerating preparations for its upcoming 12th General Convention.
Jun 09, 2025
WORLD
Trump's travel ban on 12 countries goes into effect early Monday
Trump's travel ban on 12 countries goes into effect early Mo...
U.S. President Donald Trump's order banning citizens of 12 countries from entering the United States goes into effect at 12:01 am ET (0401 GMT) on Monday, a move the president promulgated to protect the country from "foreign terrorists", as reported by Reuters.
Jun 09, 2025
SOCIETY
Over 140,000 vehicles older than 20 years still on roads despite govt ban
Over 140,000 vehicles older than 20 years still on roads des...
Although vehicles older than 20 years have been contributing to both air pollution and road accidents, the government continues to delay their removal. Transport entrepreneurs, on the other hand, are trying their best to avoid the enforcement of such a move. These old vehicles not only worsen pollut...
Jun 09, 2025
SOCIETY
Bhutan Watch exposes deepening Human Rights crisis in Bhutan in 2025 report
Bhutan Watch exposes deepening Human Rights crisis in Bhutan...
Bhutan Watch, a Netherlands-based independent think tank that documents human rights violations in Bhutan, has released a scathing 2025 report exposing the deepening authoritarianism, ethnic exclusion, and democratic backsliding in Bhutan. Titled The 2025 Human Rights Report on Bhutan, the dossier r...
Jun 09, 2025
Market
Forex Watch: US dollar steady at Rs 137.31 as currencies make small waves
Forex Watch: US dollar steady at Rs 137.31 as currencies mak...
The Nepal Rastra Bank rolled out today’s foreign exchange rates with the US dollar holding firm at Rs 136.71 for buying and Rs 137.31 for selling—keeping currency watchers alert but not alarmed.
Jun 09, 2025