SOCIETY
One killed, seven injured in car accident in Biratnagar
One killed, seven injured in car accident in Biratnagar
MORANG, Oct 28: One pedestrian was killed in a road accident in front of Biratnagar-4 Oil Corporation on Koshi Highway. Seven others were injured in the accident on Wednesday evening, according to Morang Police.
Oct 28, 2021
POLITICS
Spanish Speaker on a visit to Nepal
Spanish Speaker on a visit to Nepal
KATHMANDU, Oct 28: A 24-member delegation led by Spanish Speaker Blanca Martin Delgado arrived in Kathmandu on Thursday at the invitation of Bagmati Province Assembly Speaker Sanu Kumar Shrestha. Speaker Delgado was welcomed at the Tribhuvan International Airport by Speaker Shrestha, the Secretary o...
Oct 28, 2021
SOCIETY, WORLD
United States issues its 1st passport with ‘X’ gender marker
United States issues its 1st passport with ‘X’ gender marker
DENVER, Oct 28: The United States has issued its first passport with an “X” gender designation, marking a milestone in the recognition of the rights of people who do not identify as male or female, and expects to be able to offer the option more broadly next year, the State Department said Wednesday...
Oct 28, 2021
SOCIETY
Nepal Bar apologizes with service seekers
Nepal Bar apologizes with service seekers
KATHMANDU, Oct 28: Nepal Bar Association (NBA), the umbrella organization of lawyers across the country, has apologized for the inconvenience caused to the service seekers due to obstruction seen on the hearing at the Supreme Court.
Oct 28, 2021
SOCIETY
Two arrested with drugs in Rautahat
Two arrested with drugs in Rautahat
RAUTAHAT, Oct 28: Police have arrested two people from Sarlahi along with a large quantity of drugs. Among the arrested are Rose Mohammad, 22, of Ishwarpur Municipality-5, Pokhara and Devendra Das, 37, of the same municipality-2.
Oct 28, 2021
WORLD
India rejects net zero carbon emissions target, says pathway more important
India rejects net zero carbon emissions target, says pathway...
NEW DELHI, Oct 28: India on Wednesday rejected calls to announce a net zero carbon emissions target and said it was more important for the world to lay out a pathway to reduce such emissions and avert a dangerous rise in global temperatures.
Oct 28, 2021
ECONOMY
Sale of substandard sweets rampant in Valley as Tihar festival approaches
Sale of substandard sweets rampant in Valley as Tihar festiv...
KATHMANDU, Oct 28: The sale of substandard sweets is rampant in the Kathmandu Valley as Tihar festival is round the corner.
Oct 28, 2021
OPINION
Climate Change Scenario of Nepal
Climate Change Scenario of Nepal
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In Nepal, the majority of people affected by climate change are women who are disproportionality at risk, whether from floods, in which more women drown than men or through working in agriculture, where women carry out most of the additional labor required to cope with the lack of water and the new...
Oct 28, 2021
ECONOMY
USD 60 million Nurturing Excellence in Higher Education Program launched
USD 60 million Nurturing Excellence in Higher Education Prog...
KATHMANDU, Oct 28: The government in association with the World Bank (WB) has launched the Nurturing Excellence in Higher Education Program (NEHEP). USD 60 million has been allocated for the program.
Oct 28, 2021
ECONOMY
Nepal records Rs 500 billion foreign trade in first three months of current FY
Nepal records Rs 500 billion foreign trade in first three mo...
KATHMANDU, Oct 27: The foreign trade of the country has increased by 68.13 per cent in the first three months of the current fiscal year. It was worth Rs 323 billion 315 million 953 thousand in the first three months of the last fiscal year.
Oct 27, 2021