ECONOMY
Innovation-led growth: Rs 8.31 billion for Industry
Innovation-led growth: Rs 8.31 billion for Industry
To encourage productive industries, the government has prioritized labor-intensive sectors with export potential, including agro-processing, tourism services, and light manufacturing. It has announced the establishment of Employment-Linked Production Zones, designed to directly connect industrial ou...
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SOCIETY
Jeep accident on mid-hill highway kills two
Jeep accident on mid-hill highway kills two
The jeep, bearing registration number Ba Pra 01-027 Cha 2277 and operated by Satlok Ashram, Janakpur, was traveling from Darchula to Jumla when it plunged about 200 meters off the road.
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SPORTS
Sports budget fails to include Nepali teams’ Asian Games preparation
Sports budget fails to include Nepali teams’ Asian Games pre...
While the government has unveiled ambitious plans for sports infrastructure, including the construction of modern cricket stadiums in eight cities and multi-purpose indoor stadiums with a capacity of 2,000 spectators in seven cities, Finance Minister Dr. Swarnim Wagle made no mention of preparations...
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ECONOMY
Balen govt’s first budget: Foreign employment takes centre stage
Balen govt’s first budget: Foreign employment takes centre s...
Presenting the budget for the upcoming fiscal year during a joint session of both houses of the Federal Parliament on Friday, Finance Minister Dr. Swarnim Wagle announced a range of measures aimed at making foreign employment safer, more dignified, and better managed.
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SOCIETY
Janakpurdham to be developed as a wedding destination
Janakpurdham to be developed as a wedding destination
The announcement was made through the federal budget for the upcoming fiscal year 2026/27, presented in Parliament on Friday. Dr. Wagle said funds have been allocated for the upgrading of the Ram-Janaki Highway and the Ram-Janaki Parikrama Road.
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WORLD
Legacy of Himalaya's 'Sherlock Holmes' lives on in digital
Legacy of Himalaya's 'Sherlock Holmes' lives on in digital
German climber Bierling, 58, inherited the stewardship of the archive from her mentor, the late Elizabeth Hawley, an American journalist who began the post-expedition interviews in Nepal while covering an American Everest expedition in 1963.
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POLITICS
Sampang to RSP: Where are 1.2 million Jobs?
Sampang to RSP: Where are 1.2 million Jobs?
Through a series of social media posts, Rai accused the budget of focusing only on those who already have jobs while neglecting unemployed youth. He wrote: “The salaries of those who have jobs have increased. But what has increased for those who don’t? Come and ask for jobs, young people...
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SOCIETY
Rainfall forecast for several parts today
Rainfall forecast for several parts today
According to the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology, skies will remain generally cloudy across the country during the day. Light to moderate rain or snowfall accompanied by thunder and lightning is likely in some hilly and mountainous areas of Koshi, Bagmati, and Gandaki provinces, as well as i...
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WORLD
Messi headlines Argentina World Cup squad
Messi headlines Argentina World Cup squad
Inter Miami captain Messi leads an attack that also includes Inter Milan striker Lautaro Martinez and Atletico Madrid's Julian Alvarez.
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ECONOMY
New tariff regime targets import substitution push, boost domestic industries
New tariff regime targets import substitution push, boost do...
The government has introduced a 5%–15% import protection levy on more than 200 goods to promote domestic industries across agriculture, forestry, manufacturing, and construction sectors.
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