POLITICS
Nepali envoy in Pakistan urges PAL to translate Nepali literature into Urdu and other Pak...
Nepali envoy in Pakistan urges PAL to translate Nepali liter...
KATHMANDU, September 1: Ambassador of Nepal to Pakistan Tapas Adhikari held a meeting with the Chairman of Pakistan Academy of Letters (PAL) Prof. Dr. Yousuf Khushk in Islamabad on Tuesday.
Sep 01, 2021
ECONOMY
Nepse extends sell-off to close below key 3,000 mark
Nepse extends sell-off to close below key 3,000 mark
KATHMANDU, August 31: The Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index remained under pressure throughout Tuesday’s trading hours. After dipping more than 30 points in the morning, the index recovered slightly. However, the index continued to falter in the latter trading hours. At the close, the benchmark was...
Aug 31, 2021
POLITICS
Province 1, Bagmati Province govts fall in minority after a section of UML lawmakers decid...
Province 1, Bagmati Province govts fall in minority after a...
KATHMANDU, August 31: The provincial governments-led by CPN-UML in Province 1 and Bagmati Province have fallen in minority after a section of lawmakers have chosen to be part of the Madhav Kumar Nepal-led CPN (Unified Socialist) party.
Aug 31, 2021
ECONOMY
Using face shields not mandatory during flights starting Wednesday
Using face shields not mandatory during flights starting Wed...
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KATHMANDU, August 31: The operators of airlines in the country have agreed to scrap the mandatory use of face shields by air passengers effective from Wednesday.
Aug 31, 2021
POLITICS
Maoists revive YCL, 231-member central committee formed
Maoists revive YCL, 231-member central committee formed
KATHMANDU, August 31: The ruling CPN (Maoist Center) has revived it’s much-criticized youth wing - the Young Communist League (YCL) of Nepal - forming a 231-member central committee of the youth wing through a national gathering in the capital on Tuesday. The office-bearers of the YCL, however, coul...
Aug 31, 2021
SOCIETY, Coronavirus
Nepal records 1,664 new cases, 1,786 recoveries and 20 deaths
Nepal records 1,664 new cases, 1,786 recoveries and 20 death...
KATHMANDU, August 31: Nepal recorded 1,664 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday along with 1,786 recoveries and 20 deaths, according to the latest information provided by the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP).
Aug 31, 2021
My City, Lifestyle, Social
Author Murakami criticizes Japan PM over pandemic measures
Author Murakami criticizes Japan PM over pandemic measures
Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami in his monthly radio show Sunday criticized the country’s prime minister, saying Yoshihide Suga has ignored a growing COVID-19 surge and public concerns about the pandemic.
Aug 31, 2021
SOCIETY
Citizens launch campaign to dispose of Valley garbage in Sisdole
Citizens launch campaign to dispose of Valley garbage in Sis...
KATHMANDU, August 31: Some local activists have started a campaign to collect garbage from Kathmandu and take it to the Sisdol dumping site after the government and Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) failed to collect garbage in the Kathmandu Valley for the past 25 days.
Aug 31, 2021
ECONOMY, SOCIETY
Briquettes to be produced by burning unusable bills
Briquettes to be produced by burning unusable bills
KATHMANDU, August 31: Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has introduced a new system which will burn old, ripped bank notes to produce briquette. The technology introduced from the Netherlands will burn unusable paper bills and produce briquettes for fuel purposes. Prior to the new system, unusable bills were...
Aug 31, 2021
OPINION
PM Deuba’s defining moment
PM Deuba’s defining moment
Deuba’s fifth stint as the Prime Minister of Nepal may be brief but the unfolding of events, both national and international, reveals to be a defining moment for him.
Aug 31, 2021