Coronavirus
Nepal records 781 cases, 511 recoveries and two deaths on Friday
Nepal records 781 cases, 511 recoveries and two deaths on Fr...
KATHMANDU, August 12: Nepal recorded 781 new cases of COVID-19 along with 511 recoveries and two deaths from the deadly virus on Friday, according to the information released by the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP).
Aug 12, 2022
SOCIETY
Police detain single mother Niharika Rajput who attempted self-immolation at the President...
Police detain single mother Niharika Rajput who attempted se...
KATHMANDU, August 12: Niharika Rajput, a single mother who is on a hunger strike demanding justice, attempted self-immolation at the President’s Office (Shital Niwas) on Friday.
Aug 12, 2022
PHOTO FEATURE/Video
In Pictures: LGBTI people color streets of Kathmandu
In Pictures: LGBTI people color streets of Kathmandu
KATHMANDU, August 12: Since 2001, on the day of Gaijatra, the Blue Diamond Society (BDS) has been organizing LGBTI Nepal Pride Parade. And this year too, in collaboration with the US Embassy Nepal and Right Here Right Now, the 19th Gaijatral Pride Parade was organized in Kathmandu on Friday.
Aug 12, 2022
SOCIETY
Smugglers have a ball in Madhesh Province
Smugglers have a ball in Madhesh Province
JANAKPURDHAM/ BARA, August 12: Last Wednesday at 8:30PM, a car with Indian registration number BR 01 BN 47 loaded with sacks of clothes that had been smuggled through the Madar customs checkpoint area hit a cyclist on the Siraha-Choharwa road section. The driver left the car on the road and ran away...
Aug 12, 2022
ECONOMY, POLITICS
Urban Development Department sees four different DGs within a year
Urban Development Department sees four different DGs within...
KATHMANDU, August 12: The Ministry of Urban Development has changed the Director General (DG) of the Department of Urban Development and Building Construction (DUDBC) four times within a year.
Aug 12, 2022
POLITICS
Nepal is always committed to the one-China policy: Speaker Sapkota
Nepal is always committed to the one-China policy: Speaker S...
KATHMANDU, August 12: Ambassador of China to Nepal Hou Yanqi paid a courtesy call on Speaker Agni Prasad Sapkota on Friday.
Aug 12, 2022
ECONOMY
Govt extends deadline for the company which has not paved 8 km of road even in 7 years
Govt extends deadline for the company which has not paved 8...
GORKHA, August 12: The 22 to 30 km section of Gorkha-Barpak road has not been blacktopped yet. The Lohani and Brothers Pvt Ltd took the responsibility of paving the eight kilometer-long road section at a cost of Rs 132.2 million.
Aug 12, 2022
ECONOMY
Nepal needs to focus on diversification of energy sources: Experts
Nepal needs to focus on diversification of energy sources: E...
KATHMANDU, August 12: Experts have said that when Nepal produces energy, it should pay attention to the aspect of different energy sources (energy mix).
Aug 12, 2022
PHOTO FEATURE/Video
IN PICS: Gaijatra being celebrated across Kathmandu Valley today
IN PICS: Gaijatra being celebrated across Kathmandu Valley t...
KATHMANDU, August 12: The Gaijatra festival is being celebrated by the Newari community in memory of their deceased relative across the country today.
Aug 12, 2022
ECONOMY
Import of electric vehicles increased by 600 percent last year
Import of electric vehicles increased by 600 percent last ye...
KATHMANDU, August 12: The import of electric vehicles increased by more than 600 percent after the government reduced the excise duty and customs duty on electric vehicles in the last fiscal year - 2021/22. In the FY 2020/21, after the former Finance Minister Yuba Raj Khatiwada imposed excessive tax...
Aug 12, 2022