SOCIETY
NEB completes all preparations for SEE, 23 students participating from Japan
NEB completes all preparations for SEE, 23 students particip...
BHAKTAPUR, March 21: The National Examination Board (NEB) has said that all preparations for the Secondary Education Examination (SEE) to be conducted from March 28 have been completed.
Mar 21, 2024
ECONOMY
MetLife Nepal launches Legacy Trees Program
MetLife Nepal launches Legacy Trees Program
KATHMANDU, March 21: MetLife Nepal has announced the official launch of its Legacy Trees Program, where it pledges to plant a tree in honor of each loved one for whom they have paid a life insurance death claim to. The tree honors the memory of the policyholder, while also fighting deforestation, pr...
Mar 21, 2024
OPINION
Open Letter to Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister of India
Open Letter to Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister of India
With great respect and honour for the sacred relationship that exists between India and Bhutan and to help further strengthen the existing relationship, I would like to put forward the following urgent matters to you with the expectation that these matters could find some space during your meeting w...
Mar 21, 2024
SOCIETY
Rain and storm expected in Koshi and Madhesh, snowfall likely in Bagmati and Gandaki
Rain and storm expected in Koshi and Madhesh, snowfall likel...
KATHMANDU, March 21: The Meteorological Forecasting Division (MFD) has forecast the possibility of rain in various parts of the country today. Currently, Nepal is experiencing the influence of a westerly-low pressure system, coupled with a low-pressure system around Bihar, India. Consequently, regio...
Mar 21, 2024
POLITICS
District Government Attorney Office starts interrogation of Mahara arrested in gold smuggl...
District Government Attorney Office starts interrogation of...
KATHMANDU, March 21: The District Government Attorney Office has started taking statements from Krishna Bahadur Mahara, vice chairman of the ruling CPN (Maoist Center), arrested in a gold smuggling case.
Mar 21, 2024
POLITICS
Nepali citizens voluntarily joined Russian Army; some are unwilling to return: Russian Amb...
Nepali citizens voluntarily joined Russian Army; some are un...
KATHMANDU, March 21: Finance Minister Barshman Pun discussed the illegal recruitment of Nepali citizens in the Russian army with the Russian ambassador to Nepal, Aleksei Novikov.
Mar 21, 2024
Editorial
Take effective measures to curb policy corruption
Take effective measures to curb policy corruption
The recent scams involving corruptions and misuse of authority that have surfaced have unveiled the distorted face of Nepalese politics and the upper echelons of bureaucracy. Firstly, the instances of corruption and irregularities have proliferated in the country with the direct involvement of polit...
Mar 21, 2024
SOCIETY
Study reveals intermittent fasting could increase heart attack risk by 91%
Study reveals intermittent fasting could increase heart atta...
KATHMANDU, March 20: A study has found that intermittent fasting may increase the risk of heart attack by 91 percent.
Mar 20, 2024
ECONOMY
FinMin Pun directs Investment Summit Secretariat to expedite preparations for Summit
FinMin Pun directs Investment Summit Secretariat to expedite...
KATHMANDU, March 20: A meeting of the upcoming Third Investment Summit Steering Committee held on Tuesday under the chairmanship of the Committee's Coordinator and Minister for Finance Barshaman Pun has directed the Investment Summit Secretariat to speed up the preparatory works for successful compl...
Mar 20, 2024
SOCIETY
World Happiness Report: Nepal holds 93rd position, Finland first among 143 countries
World Happiness Report: Nepal holds 93rd position, Finland f...
KATHMANDU, March 20: Finland has remained the happiest country in the world for the seventh year in a row in 2024.
Mar 20, 2024