POLITICS
NC candidates secure victory in Madhyapur Thimi-2, NWPP candidates in Bhaktapur 1 and 3
NC candidates secure victory in Madhyapur Thimi-2, NWPP cand...
BHAKTAPUR, May 15: Shrikrishna Shrestha of Nepali Congress (NC) has been elected as the Ward Chair of Ward Number 2 of Madhyapur Thimi Municipality. He secured victory with 988 votes while his nearest rival Prakash Thapa Magar of the CPN-UML secured 894 votes.
May 15, 2022
POLITICS
Re-polling in Simta Rural Municipality to be held tomorrow
Re-polling in Simta Rural Municipality to be held tomorrow
KARNALI, May 15: Voting will be held again at Bhagwati Secondary School, Khaneta Polling Center in Simta Rural Municipality-1 of Surkhet on Monday.
May 15, 2022
WORLD
Putin warns Finland NATO membership would harm relations
Putin warns Finland NATO membership would harm relations
HELSINKI, May 15: Russian President Vladimir Putin warned his Finnish counterpart Saturday that relations between the two neighbors could be “negatively affected” if Finland follows through with plans to apply for NATO membership.
May 15, 2022
ECONOMY
India imposes a ban on its wheat export, likely to affect supply of the food grain in Nepa...
India imposes a ban on its wheat export, likely to affect su...
KATHMANDU, May 15: India has imposed a ban on export of wheat citing the soaring price of the farm products due to the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine.
May 15, 2022
OPINION
Bridges and Barriers
Bridges and Barriers
All languages must be used for advancing and using new knowledge for social good. And scholars should strive to build bridges instead of barriers with languages.
May 15, 2022
POLITICS
Balen Shah continues to lead in Kathmandu mayor race as vote counting continues (Updated)
Balen Shah continues to lead in Kathmandu mayor race as vote...
KATHMANDU, May 14: Independent mayoral candidate of Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) Balen Shah continues to lead as 1800 votes are counted so far.
May 15, 2022
ECONOMY
Govt hikes prices of petroleum products, petrol will now cost Rs 170 per litre, diesel Rs...
Govt hikes prices of petroleum products, petrol will now cos...
KATHMANDU, Feb 20: Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) has again increased the prices of petroleum products.
May 14, 2022
ECONOMY
Road construction related to national pride projects sees utilization of only 31 percent o...
Road construction related to national pride projects sees ut...
KATHMANDU, May 14: The Department of Roads (DoR), one of the main government entities that work on infrastructure development, spent only 31 percent of the allocated budget to the national pride projects concerned with the construction of roads and bridges in the first nine months of the current fis...
May 14, 2022
POLITICS
Renu Dahal leading in Bharatpur vote count
Renu Dahal leading in Bharatpur vote count
CHITWAN, May 14: The mayoral candidate of the ruling five-party alliance Renu Dahal is leading the polls in Bharatpur Metropolitan City.
May 14, 2022
POLITICS
Five-party alliance mayoral candidate leading in Biratnagar metropolis
Five-party alliance mayoral candidate leading in Biratnagar...
BIRATNAGAR, May 14: Mayor candidate of the ruling five-party alliance in Biratnagar Metropolitan City Nagesh Koirala is leading in the election race with 434 votes out of 1,200 votes counted so far. Koirala’s nearest rival Sagar Thapa of the CPN-UML has received 316 votes so far.
May 14, 2022