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
SOCIETY
Meteorological Department urges precautions as monsoon retreat brings cooler temperature n...
Meteorological Department urges precautions as monsoon retre...
KATHMANDU, Oct 15: As the country enters the post-monsoon season, the retreat of the monsoon has brought cooler temperatures across the country, including in Kathmandu Valley.
Oct 15, 2024
ECONOMY
NIA estimates insurance claims from recent floods and landslides at Rs 7.5 billion
NIA estimates insurance claims from recent floods and landsl...
KATHMANDU, Oct 15: Following the devastating floods in the last week of September, initial estimates suggest that insurance claims could reach Rs 7.5 billion.
Oct 15, 2024