ECONOMY
Govt allocates Rs 57.5b to boost paddy output by 1.2m tons
Govt allocates Rs 57.5b to boost paddy output by 1.2m tons
As domestic food output remains insufficient and the country imports rice, the government has set a target to increase paddy production by around 1.2 million tons in the upcoming fiscal year 2025/26.
May 30, 2025
POLITICS
Maoist Center to continue parliament obstruction until Home Minister Lekhak resigns
Maoist Center to continue parliament obstruction until Home...
The office-bearers' meeting of the CPN (Maoist Center) has decided to continue obstructing the parliament until Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak resigns.
May 30, 2025
WORLD
Half the world faced an extra month of extreme heat due to climate change: study
Half the world faced an extra month of extreme heat due to c...
Half the global population endured an additional month of extreme heat over the past year because of manmade climate change, a new study found Friday.
May 30, 2025
SOCIETY
Journalist Bijay Chalise passes away
Journalist Bijay Chalise passes away
Senior litterateur and journalist Bijay Chalise has passed away. According to local resident Nirmal Aryal, Chalise, a resident of Gokarneshwar Municipality-9, died at 9:45 AM on Friday.
May 30, 2025
SPORTS
Sports ministry receives hefty budget increase
Sports ministry receives hefty budget increase
The proposed budget for the sports sector in the upcoming fiscal year 2025/26 exceeds both the planned programs and the ceiling set for the departmental ministry.
May 30, 2025
SOCIETY
Student retention and enrollment rates drop at key grade levels
Student retention and enrollment rates drop at key grade lev...
Finance Minister Bishnu Paudel, while presenting the Economic Survey 2025/26 in Parliament on Thursday, reported an increase in the student retention rate at the school level.
May 30, 2025
Market
Gold price increases by 700 per tola
Gold price increases by 700 per tola
According to the Nepal Gold and Silver Traders Association, today gold is being traded at Rs 188,500 per tola. On Thursday, gold was traded at Rs 187,800 per tola.
May 30, 2025
SOCIETY
Republic Day marked in Abu Dhabi
Republic Day marked in Abu Dhabi
The Embassy of Nepal in Abu Dhabi marked the Republic Day by organizing a special event on Thursday.
May 30, 2025
SOCIETY
US envoy launches AWE program in Nepal
US envoy launches AWE program in Nepal
The United States Ambassador to Nepal, Dean R. Thompson, officially launched Nepal’s first-ever Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) in Kathmandu on Wednesday.
May 30, 2025
SOCIETY
22 people stuck in Narayani River rescued
22 people stuck in Narayani River rescued
Armed police divers safely rescued 22 people trapped in the middle of the Narayani River in Shivghat, Ward 16 of Bharatpur Metropolitan City, Chitwan district.
May 30, 2025