SOCIETY
Rescue operation led by Nepali Army and APF personnel underway in Dadeldhura bus accident...
Rescue operation led by Nepali Army and APF personnel underw...
KATHMANDU, Oct 16: A rescue operation is currently underway in Dadeldhura, where a bus accident claimed four lives and injured 12 others. Separate teams from the Nepali Army and the Armed Police Force (APF) have been deployed to assist in the rescue efforts.
Oct 16, 2024
ECONOMY
BFIs’ private sector lending grew 1.4 percent in the first two months of FY 2024/25
BFIs’ private sector lending grew 1.4 percent in the first t...
KATHMANDU, Oct 16: Private sector lending by the Banks and Financial Institutions (BFIs) has started to increase after they reduced interest rates by a notable percentage.
Oct 16, 2024
SOCIETY
All Nepali peacekeepers in Lebanon safe: Nepali Army
All Nepali peacekeepers in Lebanon safe: Nepali Army
KATHMANDU, Oct 16: The Nepali Army (NA) has confirmed that all its personnel deployed in the United Nations Peacekeeping Mission in Lebanon are safe.
Oct 16, 2024
OPINION
Freakonomics: Establishing Nepal as a Global Psychedelic Trance Hub (Part One)
Freakonomics: Establishing Nepal as a Global Psychedelic Tra...
Music festivals, a potent fusion of culture, tourism, and commerce, are powerful economic engines
Nepal holds untapped potential worth hundreds of millions of dollars in the global music festival scene: psychedelic trance, or psytrance, festivals. While the genre has deep roots in Goa, India, Nepal...
Oct 16, 2024
SOCIETY
Four killed in Dadeldhura bus accident
Four killed in Dadeldhura bus accident
DADELDHURA, Oct 16: A night bus accident in Dadeldhura has resulted in the death of four people while 12 others have been injured.
Oct 16, 2024
WORLD
Cash-strapped Maldives Slashes Government Appointees
Cash-strapped Maldives Slashes Government Appointees
The Maldives president has sacked more than 225 political appointees, including ministers, in a bid to reduce the cash-strapped Indian Ocean nation's expenditure, his office said on Tuesday.
Oct 16, 2024
Editorial
Israel’s Reprehensible Attack on UN Peacekeepers
Israel’s Reprehensible Attack on UN Peacekeepers
The UN peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon reported that Israeli tanks breached one of its positions early on Sunday morning. Two Israel Defense Forces (IDF) tanks destroyed the main gate of a post in Ramyah, near the Israeli border, and "forcibly entered the position" to request that its lights...
Oct 16, 2024
POLITICS
Upcoming parliamentary session will finalize Federal Police Bill: Home Minister Lekhak
Upcoming parliamentary session will finalize Federal Police...
KATHMANDU, Oct 15: Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak has expressed hope that the Federal Parliament’s upcoming session is expected to endorse the Federal Police Bill.
Oct 15, 2024
POLITICS
Positive economic improvement under NC-UML-led govt: UML General Secy Pokharel
Positive economic improvement under NC-UML-led govt: UML Gen...
KATHMANDU, Oct 15: CPN-UML General Secretary Shankar Pokharel has said that the economy has shown positive improvement following the formation of the Nepali Congress-UML-led government.
Oct 15, 2024
SPORTS
ICC Women’s T20 world cup: England to face West Indies
ICC Women’s T20 world cup: England to face West Indies
KATHMANDU, Oct 15: England are set to play against West Indies today in an ICC Women’s T20 World Cup cricket match.
Oct 15, 2024