ECONOMY
Closed Hetauda cement industry resumes operation
Closed Hetauda cement industry resumes operation
MAKWANPUR, June 21: The Hetauda cement industry that remained closed for the past two months resumed production this morning. The industry has also started producing clinkers, it said. The industry was closed after some equipment at its oven broke down and due to a lack of coal, said the industry ma...
Jun 21, 2023
SOCIETY
Police arrest 225 people involved in drug smuggling in 11 months in Kanchanpur
Police arrest 225 people involved in drug smuggling in 11 mo...
KANCHANPUR: A total of 255 people including 12 women involved in drug dealing and addiction have been arrested in 11 months of the current fiscal year in Kanchanpur district.
Jun 21, 2023
SOCIETY
Construction of Zipline in Ghyampe Danda poses a risk of landslide
Construction of Zipline in Ghyampe Danda poses a risk of lan...
BHAKTAPUR, June 21: The construction of a zipline at Ghyampe Danda along the Ranikot road section in Suryabinayak Municipality-8, Bhaktapur district, has raised concerns about the risk of landslides in the area.
Jun 21, 2023
POLITICS
Pokhara Regional Int'l Airport falls under BRI Project: Chinese Ambassador Song
Pokhara Regional Int'l Airport falls under BRI Project: Chin...
KATHMANDU, June 21: Chen Song, the Chinese ambassador to Nepal, announced that Pokhara Airport is part of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) project.
Jun 21, 2023
SOCIETY
Yoga vital for healthy life: DPM Shrestha
Yoga vital for healthy life: DPM Shrestha
KATHMANDU, June 21: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs, Narayan Kaji Shrestha, has expressed his belief that the promotion of Yoga, meditation and physical exercise would help people live a stress-free life revitalizing our mind and body.
Jun 21, 2023
SOCIETY
One killed in road accident
One killed in road accident
DAMAULI, June 21: One person died in an accident today in Abu Khaireni Rural Municipality-2 Eklaphant along the Prithvi highway in Tanahun.
Jun 21, 2023
ECONOMY
Business activities down in Lumbini despite sizeable inflow of tourists
Business activities down in Lumbini despite sizeable inflow...
LUMBINI, June 21: “It has been around 20 days since I have not been able to sell a single handicraft item. There is no alternative business. I am finding it hard to sustain livelihood,” said Bishnu Bahadur Basnet, who runs a handicraft business at Lumbini Bus Park. He is struggling to pay shutter re...
Jun 21, 2023
SPORTS, Lifestyle
Cristiano Ronald becomes first men’s football player to make 200 international appearances
Cristiano Ronald becomes first men’s football player to make...
KATHMANDU, June 21: Cristiano Ronaldo has set a Guinness World Record by becoming the first men's football player to reach 200 international appearances. He achieved this milestone during a European Championship qualifier match between Portugal and Iceland. Ronaldo marked the occasion by scoring the...
Jun 21, 2023
SOCIETY
Fire breaks out at Sainik Kalyankari Bhawan
Fire breaks out at Sainik Kalyankari Bhawan
KATHMANDU, June 21: A fire broke out in the Sainik Kalyankari Bhawan located in Kathmandu Metropolitan City-22, on Tuesday night.
Jun 21, 2023
WORLD
Gang behind slaughter of 41 women at Honduran prison, officials say
Gang behind slaughter of 41 women at Honduran prison, offici...
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras, June 21: Inmates had complained for weeks they were being threatened by gang members at a women’s prison in Honduras. The gang fulfilled those threats, slaughtering 41 women, many of them burned, shot or stabbed to death.
Jun 21, 2023