ECONOMY
NAC to operate flights to Far-western mountain districts
NAC to operate flights to Far-western mountain districts
KATHMANDU, Oct 23: Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) will start flights to the hill districts of the far west from Sunday. The NAC will start the flights from Sunday as per the directive of Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, Prem Bahadur Ale.
Oct 23, 2021
POLITICS
UML ward-level convention starts today
UML ward-level convention starts today
KATHMANDU, Oct 23: The ward-level convention of the main opposition, CPN-UML is being held across the country today under the 10th national general convention of the party. The ward convention will be inaugurated virtually by the party's Chairman KP Sharma Oli.
Oct 23, 2021
SOCIETY
Woman arrested with seven kg of hashish
Woman arrested with seven kg of hashish
KALAILA, Oct 23: A woman was arrested by Bara police from near the no man’s land of Nepal-India border while she was transporting hashish from Nepal to India.
Oct 23, 2021
ECONOMY
NEA is working on large projects with 2,000 MW capacity: MD Ghising
NEA is working on large projects with 2,000 MW capacity: MD...
KATHMANDU, Oct 23: Managing Director of Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) Kulman Ghising said that the authority is working on large projects with 2,000 MW capacity.
Oct 23, 2021
ECONOMY
India hands over Jayanagar-Kurta border railway to Nepal
India hands over Jayanagar-Kurta border railway to Nepal
KATHMANDU, Oct 23: With the financial support of the Government of India, the 35-km long Jayanagar-Kurta border narrow gauge railway has been converted into broad gauge and India has handed over the railway to the Government of Nepal after completion of the construction.
Oct 23, 2021
SOCIETY
Demonstration at Maiti Ghar demanding arrest of CK Raut
Demonstration at Maiti Ghar demanding arrest of CK Raut
KATHMANDU, Oct 23: The Nepal Engineers Association, Bagmati Pradesh and the official trade union of civil servants have staged a protest at Maitighar Mandala on Friday demanding arrest of C.K Raut, leader of Janamat Party after Rajesh Kushwaha, chief of the Department of Water Supply and Sewerage Ma...
Oct 23, 2021
WORLD, Coronavirus
FDA says Pfizer COVID vaccine looks effective for young kids
FDA says Pfizer COVID vaccine looks effective for young kids
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AP, Oct 23: Federal health regulators said late Friday that kid-size doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine appear highly effective at preventing symptomatic infections in elementary school children and caused no unexpected safety issues, as the U.S. weighs beginning vaccinations in youngsters.
Oct 23, 2021
SOCIETY
Floods and landslides kill 70 in Province 1
Floods and landslides kill 70 in Province 1
BIRATNAGAR, Oct 23: Floods and landslides that occurred following incessant rains have killed 70 people in Province 1. Addressing a meeting of the Province Assembly on Friday, Chief Minister Bhim Acharya said that 70 people have been killed in the recent incidents of floods and landslides in Provinc...
Oct 23, 2021
OPINION
Tech Diplomacy: Navigating Democratic and Rational Technological Future
Tech Diplomacy: Navigating Democratic and Rational Technolog...
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Tech diplomacy can be an effective tool for a country like Nepal that would not only help in coaxing ‘techno-economic cooperation’ but also in attaining economic and security success in the long run.
Oct 23, 2021
SOCIETY
Rain-induced disasters claim 111 lives; 37 still missing
Rain-induced disasters claim 111 lives; 37 still missing
KATHMANDU, Oct 22: At least 111 people have lost their lives in the recent incidents of floods, landslides and inundation.
Oct 22, 2021