SOCIETY
Lawmakers call on govt to provide fertilizer to farmers
Lawmakers call on govt to provide fertilizer to farmers
In the Zero Hour of the HoR meeting today, they expressed their concerns over the woes of farmers facing shortage of fertilizer at the time of paddy plantation.
Aug 14, 2025
WORLD
UK economy slows less than feared after tariffs
UK economy slows less than feared after tariffs
Gross domestic product grew 0.3 percent in the April-June period, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said in a statement -- beating analyst forecasts of 0.1-percent growth after reaching 0.7 percent in the first quarter.
Aug 14, 2025
ECONOMY
NEPSE index up after three days, daily turnover of Rs 7.46 billion
NEPSE index up after three days, daily turnover of Rs 7.46 b...
Alongside the index increase, total transaction amounts also grew. Compared to Wednesday’s Rs 6.16 billion turnover, Thursday saw Rs 7.46 billion worth of shares traded.
Aug 14, 2025
WORLD
Scientists find surprising sex reversal in Australian birds
Scientists find surprising sex reversal in Australian birds
A study of five common Australian species, including kookaburras, magpies and lorikeets, found around six percent of birds had the chromosomes of one sex but the reproductive organs of another.
Aug 14, 2025
SOCIETY
Four arrested with brown sugar in Bardiya
Four arrested with brown sugar in Bardiya
They were arrested from different locations in the district on Tuesday.
Aug 14, 2025
ECONOMY
MCA-Nepal signs two major contracts worth $154.5 million
MCA-Nepal signs two major contracts worth $154.5 million
MCA-Nepal said, "following the successful completion of the foreign aid review, the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Nepal Compact resumed work with renewed momentum and shared commitment from both governments."
Aug 14, 2025
SOCIETY, PHOTO FEATURE/Video
KMC demolishes unauthorized structures over Manmati River (Photos)
KMC demolishes unauthorized structures over Manmati River (P...
On Thursday, the metropolis deployed dozers to tear down unauthorized constructions over the section of the river that passes through Kalimati and Kuleshwor.
Aug 14, 2025
SOCIETY
Two arrested for purchasing human bones and ashes at Pashupati
Two arrested for purchasing human bones and ashes at Pashupa...
Bone powder and ashes were seized from their possession.
Aug 14, 2025
SOCIETY
Tribhuvan University: Center of learning or site of protests?
Tribhuvan University: Center of learning or site of protests...
Recently, scenes of students cooking and eating at hunger strike sites within the university campus—even celebrating picnics—have made it feel as though TU has become a hub for protests rather than academic activities.
Aug 14, 2025
SOCIETY
Rupandehi Prison: Rabi Lamichhane kept in a separate cell since beginning
Rupandehi Prison: Rabi Lamichhane kept in a separate cell si...
In a press release issued Thursday, the prison administration said Lamichhane, who has been in custody for the past four months in connection with a cooperative fraud and organized crime case, has been kept in a separate room equipped with its own toilet.
Aug 14, 2025