SOCIETY
Human remains found at Mardi Base Camp suspected to be missing Swedish national
Human remains found at Mardi Base Camp suspected to be missi...
KASKI, Aug 4: Human remains discovered at the Mardi Himal Base Camp in Machhapuchhre Rural Municipality, Kaski District, are suspected to be Michael Liu Blomberg, a Swedish national who went missing in late 2023.
Aug 04, 2024
SOCIETY
Heavy rain likely at some places of five provinces
Heavy rain likely at some places of five provinces
KATHMANDU, Aug 4: Light rainfall is taking place at one or two places in Gandaki, Karnali and Sudurpaschim provinces this morning. This is due to the influence of monsoon winds which are still active in the country, according to the Meteorological Forecasting Division (MFD) of the Department of Hydr...
Aug 04, 2024
ECONOMY
PAC chair claims dedicated feeder and trunk line dues far exceed NEA estimates
PAC chair claims dedicated feeder and trunk line dues far ex...
KATHMANDU, Aug 4: The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) Chairman Rishikesh Pokhrel has claimed that the parliamentary committee has complete evidence to prove that the manufacturers who used dedicated feeders and trunk lines owe electricity bills of Rs 21.88 billion.
Aug 04, 2024
POLITICS
Govt finally moves to fully operationalize underperforming GBIA and PRIA
Govt finally moves to fully operationalize underperforming G...
KATHMANDU, Aug 4: The government has expressed its concern to bring into full operation two international airports that have failed to promote their businesses even after two years of coming into operation.
Aug 04, 2024
OPINION
Metal tradition is associated with sustainability
Metal tradition is associated with sustainability
Copper and brass containers were used for fetching and storing water from natural sources like streams, lakes, rivers, and wells. Since these sources are vulnerable to contamination, the use of copper and brass vessels might have helped to purify the water by killing pathogens upon contact with the...
Aug 04, 2024
SOCIETY
Bhoto Jatra being celebrated today
Bhoto Jatra being celebrated today
KATHMANDU, Aug 4: Bhoto Jatra is being celebrated today, marking the conclusion of the month-long Rato Machhindranath Chariot Festival.
Aug 04, 2024
Editorial
Weakest first: On judiciary and sub-categorisation within a class
Weakest first: On judiciary and sub-categorisation within a...
The jurisprudence of affirmative action has been evolving constantly. From a notion of formal equality rooted in a general principle of non-discrimination, it has reached a point where the aim is substantive equality.
Aug 04, 2024
POLITICS
Nepali team arrives in Portugal to collect e-passport applications
Nepali team arrives in Portugal to collect e-passport applic...
LISBON, Aug 3: A joint team of the Kathmandu-based Department of Passports and the Nepali Embassy in France arrived in Portugal to collect applications for e-passport.
Aug 03, 2024
POLITICS
Former KMC Mayor Shakya warns Mayor Balen against hooliganism
Former KMC Mayor Shakya warns Mayor Balen against hooliganis...
KATHMANDU, Aug 3: Former Mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) Bidhya Sundar Shakya has accused the incumbent Mayor Balendra Shah of engaging in hooliganism with the support of the city police.
Aug 03, 2024
SOCIETY
Cholera cases confirmed among 25 individuals across the country
Cholera cases confirmed among 25 individuals across the coun...
KATHMANDU, Aug 3: The number of cholera-infected persons across the country has reached 25
Aug 03, 2024