POLITICS
Tourism Minister demands resignation from PADT officials
Tourism Minister demands resignation from PADT officials
KATHMANDU, Oct 19: Tourism Minister Badri Prasad Pandey has expressed dissatisfaction with the officials of the Pashupati Area Development Trust (PADT) for not coordinating with the Ministry of Tourism regarding the issue of Pashupati Dharmashala. According to the PADT, the minister has also request...
Oct 19, 2024
OPINION
Marwari Sewa Samiti vs. Pashupati Area Development Trust
Marwari Sewa Samiti vs. Pashupati Area Development Trust
#OPINION
The ongoing institutional conflict between Marwari Sewa Samiti (MSS) and Pashupati Area Development Trust (PADT) has not only taken an overt situation, it is also taking a nasty turn, as both sides are digging trenches and are determined to use force to outwit the other. At a federal level...
Oct 19, 2024
POLITICS
RSP Chairman Lamichhane taken to Pokhara for investigation
RSP Chairman Lamichhane taken to Pokhara for investigation
KATHMANDU, Oct 19: Rabi Lamichhane, chairman of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) and former Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister, has been taken to Pokhara following his arrest in Kathmandu.
Oct 19, 2024
POLITICS
RSP Chair Lamichhane arrested on charge of embezzling funds of cooperatives
RSP Chair Lamichhane arrested on charge of embezzling funds...
KATHMANDU, Oct 19: The police arrested Chairman of Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) Rabi Lamichhane, who has been implicated in the embezzlement of funds from at least five cooperatives, from his party office on Friday evening. He is a former deputy prime minister and home minister.
Oct 19, 2024
SPORTS
Nepal, Bhutan share the spoils in SAFF Women's Championship
Nepal, Bhutan share the spoils in SAFF Women's Championship
KATHMANDU, Oct 19: Hosts Nepal played a goalless draw against Bhutan in its first match of the SAFF Women’s Championship football tournament at the Dasharath Stadium on Friday.
Oct 19, 2024
Editorial
Indo-Pak Relation: Bilateral progress
Indo-Pak Relation: Bilateral progress
#Their View
While there was no bilateral breakthrough during Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar’s visit to Islamabad for the SCO summit — and none was expected — the most positive takeaway was that the usual hostility that has marked Pakistan-India ties over the past s...
Oct 19, 2024
SOCIETY
EV owners face challenges due to fewer charging station
EV owners face challenges due to fewer charging station
LALITPUR, Oct 18: The owners and drivers of electric vehicles in Nepal are facing challenges due to the lack of charging stations, as the use of these vehicles continues to rise. Both ordinary passengers and transport entrepreneurs have expressed numerous concerns due to the lack of sufficient charg...
Oct 18, 2024
SOCIETY
Over 1,000 tourists stuck in Manthali due to adverse weather in Lukla
Over 1,000 tourists stuck in Manthali due to adverse weather...
RAMECHHAP, Oct 18: More than one thousand tourists heading to Lukla have been stuck in Manthali for as long as five days after flights to Lukla were halted due to the adverse weather at the tourist destination.
Oct 18, 2024
SOCIETY
Sudur Paschim province begins research on three new species of mosquito
Sudur Paschim province begins research on three new species...
KANCHANPUR, Oct 18: A study and research on the effectiveness of insecticides used against malaria-transmitting mosquitoes has begun in two districts of the Sudurpaschim Province.
Oct 18, 2024
POLITICS
Health Minister assures Dr KC that govt is working to fulfill his demands
Health Minister assures Dr KC that govt is working to fulfil...
KATHMANDU, Oct 18: Minister for Health and Population Pradip Paudel affirmed on Friday that the ministry has started implementing the demands for healthcare reforms raised by Dr Govinda KC.
Oct 18, 2024