SOCIETY
CIB reports embezzlement worth Rs 3.2 billion in KDBL scam
CIB reports embezzlement worth Rs 3.2 billion in KDBL scam
The CIB has also found out the involvement of the KDBL’s Board members and employees along with a senior official of Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) in the scam of the ‘B’ class bank and financial institution. The KDBL, in collusion with NRB officials, had been hiding the actual financial...
Jul 25, 2025
ECONOMY
NOC to build new aviation fuel depot at TIA
NOC to build new aviation fuel depot at TIA
The current facility at Sinamangal fails to meet international standards, poses safety concerns, and lacks expansion capacity, prompting the plan to relocate the depot to the northeastern Guheshwari area of the airport.
Jul 25, 2025
POLITICS
Unity eludes Nepal’s major parties as power struggles take center stage
Unity eludes Nepal’s major parties as power struggles take c...
Internal tension within the UML had remained dormant after leaders like Madhav Kumar Nepal and Jhala Nath Khanal split from the party. However, a fresh controversy has emerged over the proposal to bring former President Bidya Devi Bhandari back into active politics, with some leaders strongly opposi...
Jul 25, 2025
WORLD, Entertainment
Pro wrestling legend Hulk Hogan dead at 71: US media
Pro wrestling legend Hulk Hogan dead at 71: US media
Hogan – a Hall of Fame talent known for his towering 6'7" (two-meter) physique, bandana and distinctive blond handlebar mustache – died at his home in Florida, NBC News reported, citing his manager Chris Volo.
Jul 24, 2025
WORLD, SPORTS
From hospital bed to Euro hero -- Bonmati back to her decisive best for Spain
From hospital bed to Euro hero -- Bonmati back to her decisi...
At the end of June the world's leading women's footballer was lying in hospital with viral meningitis and it looked like she might not be able to play for Spain at the tournament in Switzerland.
Jul 24, 2025
ECONOMY
Delayed rains affect irrigation system in Chitwan
Delayed rains affect irrigation system in Chitwan
The delayed monsoon has adversely affected rain-dependent agriculture, particularly paddy transplantation.
Jul 24, 2025
ECONOMY
Petroleum imports worth Rs 19.94 billion enter Nepal through Kakarbhitta in FY 2024/25
Petroleum imports worth Rs 19.94 billion enter Nepal through...
Nepal imported petroleum products worth Rs 19.94 billion through the eastern border point of Kakarbhitta during the last Fiscal Year (FY) 2024/25.
Jul 24, 2025
POLITICS
Prez Paudel returns Constitutional Council Amendment Bill for review
Prez Paudel returns Constitutional Council Amendment Bill fo...
President Ram Chandra Paudel has returned the Bill to Amend the Constitutional Council Functions, Duties, Powers, and Procedures) Act, 2066, to the House of Representatives for reconsideration.
Jul 24, 2025
ECONOMY
Soybean oil boosts Nepal’s export trade: Rs 125 billion surge in a year
Soybean oil boosts Nepal’s export trade: Rs 125 billion surg...
In the span of just one year, Nepal exported soybean oil worth Rs 106.79 billion to India and Australia. As a result, the country’s export trade has increased by over Rs 125 billion in a year.
Jul 24, 2025
SOCIETY
Over 200,000 tourists visit Bhaktapur in a year
Over 200,000 tourists visit Bhaktapur in a year
According to the Tourism Department of Bhaktapur Municipality, among the foreign visitors arriving in Bhaktapur, 115,487 were from the SAARC countries and neighbouring China while remaining 129,381 were from third countries.
Jul 24, 2025