SOCIETY
Man held for duping over 600 foreign job aspirants
Man held for duping over 600 foreign job aspirants

KATHMANDU, Feb 2: The Valley Investigation Office, Kathmandu has arrested a person for duping more than 600 foreign job aspirants. The 32-year-old fraudster was made public by the police on Thursday.
Feb 02, 2024

SOCIETY
USMLE cancels its examination center in Nepal amid concerns of alleged irregularities
USMLE cancels its examination center in Nepal amid concerns...

KATHMANDU, Feb 2: The United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) has canceled its examination center in Nepal.
Feb 02, 2024

POLITICS
SC issues show-cause notice against the govt over signing of a bilateral agreement to expo...
SC issues show-cause notice against the govt over signing of...

KATHMANDU, Feb 2: The Supreme Court (SC) has issued a show-cause notice against the government regarding the recently signed long-term Power Trade Agreement (PTA) with India.
Feb 02, 2024

ECONOMY
FinMin Mahat calls for promoting exports of typical goods and specific goods
FinMin Mahat calls for promoting exports of typical goods an...

KATHMANDU, Feb 2: Finance Minister Dr Prakash Sharan Mahat has underlined the need of promoting export trade as the backbone of a nation's economy.
Feb 02, 2024

Editorial
Leveraging the positive surge in tourist arrivals
Leveraging the positive surge in tourist arrivals
A total of 79,100 foreign tourists came to Nepal in the first month of 2024. According to the Nepal Tourism Board (NTB), this is 24,026 more than the number of foreign tourists visiting Nepal in the same month last year. The government has already announced plans to double the number of tourists thi...
Feb 02, 2024
SOCIETY
KMC makes it mandatory for petrol pumps to build and provide toilets free of cost for thei...
KMC makes it mandatory for petrol pumps to build and provide...

KATHMANDU, Feb 1: The Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has decided to enforce standardization guidelines for the petrol pumps operating inside the metropolis.
Feb 01, 2024

ECONOMY
India allocates grant of INR 6.50 billion, an increment of INR 1 billion to Nepal for the...
India allocates grant of INR 6.50 billion, an increment of I...

For 2024/25, the southern neighbor has announced to provide Nepal with grant of INR 7 billion
Feb 01, 2024

ECONOMY
Govt forms committee to study for operating int'l airports in PPP model
Govt forms committee to study for operating int'l airports i...

KATHMANDU, Feb 1: The government has formed a committee to study for operating international airports of the country in public private partnership (PPP) model.
Feb 01, 2024

SOCIETY
Final nomination presented for enlisting Tilaurakot in World Heritage Site list
Final nomination presented for enlisting Tilaurakot in World...

LUMBINI, Feb 1: The final nomination document for including Tilaurakot, Kapilvastu in the list of World Heritage Sites has been presented to the UNESCO World Heritage Centre on behalf of the Government of Nepal. Tilaurakot is the capital of the ancient Shakya republic.
Feb 01, 2024

ECONOMY
NEPSE nosedives 30.92 points; daily turnover further declines to Rs 4.18 billion
NEPSE nosedives 30.92 points; daily turnover further decline...

KATHMANDU, Feb 1: Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) on Thursday plunged 30.92 points to close at 2,067.01 points.
Feb 01, 2024
