ECONOMY
Stakeholders call for tiered VAT and tax reform as govt drafts new budget blueprint
Stakeholders call for tiered VAT and tax reform as govt draf...
As the government drafts the budget for the next fiscal year, stakeholders have urged it to focus on several measures, including reforming the tax structure, allocating more funds for development projects, and ensuring policy stability to promote an investment-friendly environment.
May 23, 2025
Business & Economy
President Gyawali vows to unite women entrepreneurs as FWEAN launches 74th district chapte...
President Gyawali vows to unite women entrepreneurs as FWEAN...
President of the Federation of Women Entrepreneurs Association of Nepal (FWEAN) Shova Gyawali has announced that the FWEAN is advancing its mission to unite women entrepreneurs across the country under a single umbrella organization.
May 22, 2025
SOCIETY
Man arrested in Dhanusha for murdering wife
Man arrested in Dhanusha for murdering wife
According to police, Hari Ram Yadav, 40, was arrested for allegedly murdering his wife, Anjali Yadav, on March 30 in Baniniya, Lakshminiya Rural Municipality-5 of Dhanusha.
May 22, 2025
ECONOMY
Nepal imports gold worth over Rs 5 billion in 10 months
Nepal imports gold worth over Rs 5 billion in 10 months
The trend of Nepali returnees bringing gold and silver jewelry from abroad has experienced a noticeable rise. In the ten months of the current Fiscal Year (FY) 2024/25, Nepali returnees have brought jewelry worth over Rs 5 billion.
May 22, 2025
POLITICS
PAC decides to send report on Patanjali land case to CIAA for investigation
PAC decides to send report on Patanjali land case to CIAA fo...
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the Parliament has decided to send the investigation report on the Patanjali land case to the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) for further investigation.
May 22, 2025
WORLD
Bangladesh army chief wants elections 'by December'
Bangladesh army chief wants elections 'by December'
Bangladesh's powerful army chief has said the first elections since the country's former leader was ousted in a mass uprising should be held by December, local media reported and military sources confirmed on Thursday.
May 22, 2025
SOCIETY
Two women arrested in Kathmandu for honey trap scheme
Two women arrested in Kathmandu for honey trap scheme
Two young women have been arrested in Kathmandu for luring people into a honey trap to demand property. The Kathmandu Valley Crime Investigation Office (KVCIO) of Nepal Police arrested the two women on Wednesday for being involved in the honey trap scheme.
May 22, 2025
POLITICS
PAC extends deadline by one month for task force investigating 48 complaints
PAC extends deadline by one month for task force investigati...
The deadline for the task force formed to investigate 48 complaints, screened by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of parliament which was led by Sanjay Gautam, has been extended.
May 22, 2025
ECONOMY
Hope for Pokhara paragliding, gets new landing location
Hope for Pokhara paragliding, gets new landing location
Paragliding operators repeatedly appealed to the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) to allow them to return the take-off and landing sites to their original locations. After numerous requests, CAAN relocated the take-off point from Mandredhunga to Toripani last year. However, the landing zone...
May 22, 2025
WORLD
Indianapolis Colts’ music-loving owner Jim Irsay dies at age 65
Indianapolis Colts’ music-loving owner Jim Irsay dies at age...
Irsay worked his way up through the organization, learning how to run a football team, restoring the Colts’ once-proud tradition to glory and created what some have dubbed the greatest guitar collection on Earth — all while battling health issues and addictions to alcohol and painkillers...
May 22, 2025