SOCIETY
TIA Immigration now requires passengers to arrive one hour before departure
TIA Immigration now requires passengers to arrive one hour b...
The Immigration Office at Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) has requested passengers to enter the departure immigration area at least one hour before their scheduled flight, citing increased congestion during nighttime hours.
Aug 14, 2025
ECONOMY
Farmers’ hardships: Dairy Development Board owes Rs 1 billion, private sector Rs 3 billion
Farmers’ hardships: Dairy Development Board owes Rs 1 billio...
The cooperatives say that because they have not been paid, they are unable to pay the farmers, and thus have decided to protest. CDCAN Chairperson Ammar Bahadur Kunwar said that on August 20, a meeting of district cooperative chairpersons will be organized, and further decisions will be taken during...
Aug 14, 2025
SOCIETY
Bagmati Municipality Mayor Thapa slapped 8-year jail and cash penalty of Rs 100 million
Bagmati Municipality Mayor Thapa slapped 8-year jail and cas...
The Special Court on Thursday sentenced Mayor of Bagmati Municipality (BM) in Sarlahi, Bharat Thapa, to eight years in prison.
Aug 14, 2025
WORLD
Fifteen million primary-age girls out of school globally due to gender discrimination, UN...
Fifteen million primary-age girls out of school globally due...
According to the report, despite progress over recent decades, including near gender parity in primary and secondary school enrolment rates on average, the disparities remain significant in many regions, with some areas where as many as 48.1 per cent of girls stay out of school.
Aug 14, 2025
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