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Nepali film ‘Survival - Living through Covid’ wins best cinematography award at Albori Soulplace Film Festival

Published On: September 14, 2022 01:30 PM NPT By: RSS

A Nepali short film titled ‘Survival - Living through Covid’ has won the Best Cinematography Award at the Albori Soulplace Film Festival held in Albori, Italy.

Indian capital reports first monkeypox case

Published On: July 25, 2022 10:19 AM NPT By: RSS

NEW DELHI: India reported the fourth monkeypox case and the first case in the Indian capital of New Delhi on Sunday.

Annapurna Circuit struggling with decreasing tourist flow

Published On: June 13, 2022 03:00 PM NPT By: RSS

LAMJUNG, June 13: The Annapurna Circuit, a trek within the mountain ranges of Nepal, has received a decreasing number of tourists lately, thanks to various factors like the onset of monsoon, road problems and off season for tourists.

Budget is realistic, not ambitious: FinMin Sharma

Published On: June 3, 2022 06:03 PM NPT By: RSS

KATHMANDU, June 3: Finance Minister Janardan Sharma has said that the budget for the fiscal year 2022/23 has made a proper allocation of means and resources by adopting maximum restraint.

325 kms roads blacktopped, 80 bridges constructed in eight months of current FY: Economic Survey

Published On: May 29, 2022 04:25 PM NPT By: RSS

KATHMANDU, May 29: The blacktopping of roads 325 kilometers in length and the construction of 80 road-bridges were completed in the first eight months of the current fiscal year, 2021/22, according to the Economic Survey Report unveiled by the government on Saturday.

NRNA submits memo to Minister Paudel

Published On: May 27, 2022 03:04 PM NPT By: RSS

LONDON, May 27: The Non-Resident Nepali Association (NRNA) has demanded the continuation of Nepali citizenship for non-resident Nepalis. The Association put forth this demand in a memorandum it handed to the Minister for Education, Science, and Technology, Devendra Paudel, who is currently in the UK.

Dharan’s new mayor pledges to serve people, renouncing lavish perks

Published On: May 25, 2022 06:50 PM NPT By: RSS

DHARAN, May 25: A swanky four-wheeler with registration number Ko 1 Ja 640 arranged by the Sunsari district's Dharan Sub-Metropolitan City was readied for the newly elected mayor Harkaraj Rai (Sampang) to ride while he spartanly assumed office on Tuesday.

Nepal’s export increased by 69.44 per cent in first nine months of current FY

Published On: April 22, 2022 02:40 PM NPT By: RSS

KATHMANDU, April 22: The country has witnessed an increase in its exports by 69.44 percent in the last nine months of the current fiscal year 2021/22, compared to corresponding period of the last fiscal year 2020/21.

Police seize 2,000 kilos of Chhurpi in Ilam

Published On: March 23, 2022 11:42 AM NPT By: RSS

MANGALBARE, March 23: Police have seized 2,000 kilograms (40 sacks) of Chhurpi (a traditional hard cheese mostly consumed in the Himalayan region of Nepal) being unlawfully smuggled into Ilam.

Four arrested with red panda skin

Published On: March 21, 2022 09:25 AM NPT By: RSS

RANJHA, March 21: Police have arrested four people in possession of the skin of a rare red panda. They were arrested from Anjana Hotel in Nepalgunj Sub-Metropolis-12, Banke on Sunday.

Limi village in Humla without communication services for two weeks

Published On: February 11, 2022 10:54 AM NPT By: RSS

SIMKOT, Feb 11: Limi, a settlement in the northern highland of Namkha Rural Municipality, has been without modern communication services for the last two weeks.

Electricity, communication services resume

Published On: February 7, 2022 09:18 AM NPT By: RSS

GALESHWOR, Feb 7: Electricity and communication services that were disrupted in Gurja village of Dhaulagiri Rural Municipality in Myagdi district due to snowfall on Thursday and Friday have resumed.

COVID-19 cases, death numbers continue to rise in Australia

Published On: February 2, 2022 07:27 PM NPT By: RSS

SYDNEY, Feb 2: Australia reported more than 40,000 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday when more than 50 million doses had been delivered in total during the vaccine rollout.

Crane population on decline with shrinking wetland

Published On: January 27, 2022 03:35 PM NPT By: RSS

KANCHANPUR, Jan 26: The population of the crane, a bird that lives in wetland areas, is in decreasing trend in Kanchanpur district, compared to the past. The number of this bird has started to decrease with shrinking wetland areas. Ornithologists say the loss of habitat is the main reason for the declining crane population every year.