WORLD
Japan sees record foreign entries in 2024
Japan sees record foreign entries in 2024
Japan saw a record-high 36.78 million foreign visitors in 2024, a 42-percent increase from the previous year, government data showed Friday.
Jan 25, 2025
Literature
The Death Bird
The Death Bird
As he walked towards the door, the silence of the night, followed by regular thudding on the wood, felt to him like a palpable presence, like something physical, something he could lift in his arms and embrace tight.
Jan 25, 2025
SOCIETY
‘Nepal Through My Eyes’ painting event held in Dhaka
‘Nepal Through My Eyes’ painting event held in Dhaka
A painting competition for school students was organized at Dhaka’s Central Shaheed Minar on Friday by the Embassy of Nepal in Dhaka and the Bangladesh-Nepal Friendship Society.
Jan 25, 2025
SOCIETY
Westerly winds to impact weather across the country today
Westerly winds to impact weather across the country today
The Department of Hydrology and Meteorology reported that a mild cold wave affected the eastern regions of Madhesh Province and the Terai areas of Koshi Province on Saturday morning. At the same time, dense fog/mist was prevalent in many other parts of the Terai.
Jan 25, 2025
Editorial
Treat Hemophilia Holistically
Treat Hemophilia Holistically
The recent announcement by the government to provide free medicines for hemophilia patients is a welcome step forward in addressing this rare genetic blood disorder. Hemophilia is a condition where the body is unable to produce sufficient clotting factors, leading to prolonged and profuse bleeding e...
Jan 25, 2025
ECONOMY
Industrialists deny cartelling, cite cement price hike as cost adjustment
Industrialists deny cartelling, cite cement price hike as co...
Owners of cement industries have claimed that cement prices have not been hiked exorbitantly but adjusted according to the production cost involved. Organizing a press conference in the capital on Friday, Nepal Cement Manufacturers’ Association (NCMA) clarified that there was no cartelling in...
Jan 25, 2025
Market
Digital Rights Summit 2025 bats for freedom of expression, data protection
Digital Rights Summit 2025 bats for freedom of expression, d...
Experts have raised concerns about the misuse of laws in Nepal, particularly the Electronic Transactions Act, and its impact on freedom of expression. They made such remarks during the Digital Rights Summit 2025 organized on Friday by Digital Rights Nepal (DRN), a not for profit organization dedicat...
Jan 25, 2025
ECONOMY
Siddhababa Tunnel breakthrough expected to make road travel via Palpa safer
Siddhababa Tunnel breakthrough expected to make road travel...
The under-construction Siddhababa tunnel along the Siddhartha Highway has achieved a breakthrough at the Dobhan-Siddhababa area of Tinau Rural Municipality-3 in Palpa district, bringing respite to the travellers plagued by frequent landslides in the area.
Jan 25, 2025
SOCIETY
CIB nabs two hackers who added Rs 68 million to Bhatbhateni’s tax payable
CIB nabs two hackers who added Rs 68 million to Bhatbhateni’...
Police have rounded up two individuals from a Chitwan-based audit firm who increased the tax payable for Bhatbhateni Supermarket (BBSM) by Rs 68 million after hacking into the online tax account belonging to the supermarket chain.
Jan 25, 2025
POLITICS
Trump’s mass deportation plan: How many Nepalis in the US are at risk?
Trump’s mass deportation plan: How many Nepalis in the US ar...
President Donald Trump’s push to implement his large-scale deportation plan has sent shockwaves through immigrant communities, including the Nepali diaspora in the US.
Jan 24, 2025