ECONOMY
Pokhara Airport prepares for inaugural international flight
Pokhara Airport prepares for inaugural international flight
POKHARA, June 16: Pokhara Airport is gearing up for its first-ever international flight. A Chinese airline company obtained permission to operate a charter flight to the airport on June 16.
Jun 16, 2023
POLITICS
Govt bodies found negligent in constructing numerous multi-billion buildings without house...
Govt bodies found negligent in constructing numerous multi-b...
KATHMANDU, June 16: It has been found that government agencies, responsible for enforcing regulations, have constructed multiple buildings in the Kathmandu Valley without adhering to prescribed standards and with investments worth millions of rupees. Despite the requirement of obtaining house design...
Jun 16, 2023
POLITICS
Vice President Yadav urges PSC to make its activities more effective
Vice President Yadav urges PSC to make its activities more e...
KATHMANDU, June 16: Vice-President Ram Sahay Prasad Yadav has stressed that the performance and activities of the Public Service Commission (PSC) need to be more effective.
Jun 16, 2023
ECONOMY
National Assembly Chairman Timilsina urges CPC leaders to commence direct flights from Lha...
National Assembly Chairman Timilsina urges CPC leaders to co...
KATHMANDU, June 16: General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in Tibet, Wang Junzheng, paid a courtesy call on National Assembly Chairman Ganesh Prasad Timilsina in Lhasa, the capital city of the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) of China today.
Jun 16, 2023
POLITICS
Newly-appointed Chief Justice Karki to take oath today
Newly-appointed Chief Justice Karki to take oath today
KATHMANDU, June 16: With the parliamentary hearing committee endorsing his name as Chief Justice, the Office of the President has started preparations to organize a special event to administer oath of office and secrecy to Chief Justice Hari Krishna Karki.
Jun 16, 2023
WORLD
Japan raises age of consent from 13 to 16 years old
Japan raises age of consent from 13 to 16 years old
TOKYO, June 16: Japan's age of consent was raised from 13, among the world's lowest, to 16 years old on Friday as lawmakers passed key reforms to sex crime legislation. A new bill, which also clarifies rape prosecution requirements and criminalises voyeurism, cleared parliament's upper house in a un...
Jun 16, 2023
SPECIAL, PHOTO FEATURE/Video
In Photos: Magar community celebrates Bhumya Festival
In Photos: Magar community celebrates Bhumya Festival
KATHMANDU, June 16: The Magar community of Nepal celebrated the Bhumya Parva/Bhumya festival at the open-air theater (Khulla Manch), located in Ratnapark on Friday.
Jun 16, 2023
POLITICS
Detention hearing concludes, court to issue an appropriate order today itself
Detention hearing concludes, court to issue an appropriate o...
KATHMANDU, June 16: The detention hearing has concluded in the fake Bhutanese refugee scam case. In that case, a total of seven people - five government attorneys and two complainants made responsive pleading.
Jun 16, 2023
SOCIETY
Monsoon spreading across country
Monsoon spreading across country
KATHMANDU, June 16: The monsoon weather system has its influence in the eastern and central parts of the country at present while the local wind and the Westerly wind have their partial impact in the rest of the country.
Jun 16, 2023
SOCIETY
Nepal and UK officials hold talks aimed at addressing demands of ex-Gurkha servicemen
Nepal and UK officials hold talks aimed at addressing demand...
LONDON, June 16: The British government has agreed to discuss the issues surrounding the pension of ex-Gurkha servicemen.
Jun 16, 2023