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PM Dahal announces Rs 300,000 reward each for cricketers

Published On: March 17, 2023 11:54 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, March 17: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has announced to felicitate Nepali cricketers selected for One-day Men's World Cup qualifiers with a cash prize of Rs 300,000.

220 votes cast for election of Vice President till 11 am

Published On: March 17, 2023 11:35 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, March 17: A total of 220 votes have been cast in the polling station till 11 am under the Vice President election which is currently underway in Federal Parliament Building in New Baneshwar.

Chance of light to moderate rain in some parts of hilly and plain areas

Published On: March 17, 2023 11:15 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, March 17: It is currently raining in some parts of the country. According to the Meteorological Forecast Division, there is light rain with thunder and lightning in a few places in Koshi Province, Madhesh Province, Bagmati Province and Lumbini Province.

Gold price increases by Rs 400 per tola

Published On: March 17, 2023 10:55 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, March 17: The price of gold has increased by RS 400 per tola in the domestic market today.

Britain to provide 90 million pounds grant for infrastructure development in Nepal

Published On: March 17, 2023 10:45 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, March 17: The Ministry of Finance and the British Embassy, Kathmandu, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for UK-Nepal collaboration through the Local Infrastructure Support Programme (LISP) on Thursday.

Scooter rider killed in road mishap

Published On: March 17, 2023 10:32 AM NPT By: Republica

KASKI, March 17: A scooter rider was killed in a road mishap in Pokhara this morning. The deceased has been identified as Dikshya Karki, 24, of Damak in Jhapa district.

Voting for vice presidential election begins

Published On: March 17, 2023 10:28 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, March 17: Voting to elect a new vice president has begun at the Federal Parliament Building, New Baneshwar. The voting that started at 10:00AM will run till 3:00PM.

Madhesh Province govt announces cash prize of Rs 200,000 each to cricketers Jha and Sheikh

Published On: March 17, 2023 10:15 AM NPT By: Republica

DHANUSHA, March 17: The Madhesh Province government has announced a cash prize to players of the Nepali cricket team, Gulsan Jha and Arif Sheikh.

RSP meeting to take decision on vice presidential election postponed

Published On: March 17, 2023 10:11 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, March 17: A joint meeting of the office bearers and Parliamentary Party(PP) members of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) scheduled for today has been postponed.

CIVICUS rates Nepal's civil space as 'obstructed'

Published On: March 17, 2023 10:00 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, March 17: While concluding that civil freedom in the country is facing an increasing crackdown as in most other Asian countries, a global research agency has rated Nepal’s civic space as ‘obstructed’.

RPP not to participate in vice presidential election

Published On: March 17, 2023 09:45 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, March 17: The Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) will not participate in the voting for the vice presidential election.

Indian company NHPC Ltd permitted to carry out study of 450 MW Seti River-6 Hydropower Project

Published On: March 17, 2023 09:30 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, March 17: The Investment Board Nepal (IBN) has permitted NHPC Limited, India, to carry out study of 450 MW Seti River-6 Hydropower Project.

Chinese national arrested with US dollars and Bangladeshi Taka

Published On: March 17, 2023 09:25 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, March 17: A Chinese national was arrested today with 9,100 US dollars and 29,500 Bangladeshi Taka when he was trying to smuggle it illegally from the Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA).

Vice presidential election today

Published On: March 17, 2023 09:15 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, March 17: Voting for the election to the post of Vice President is taking place today. Astalaxmi Shakya (Bohara) of the CPN-UML, Mamata Jha of the Janamat Party and Ramsahaya Prasad Yadav of the Janata Samajwadi Party are in the race.

Two earthquakes in a minute in Baitadi

Published On: March 17, 2023 09:05 AM NPT By: Republica

BAITADI, March 17: Two earthquakes struck Baitadi within a span of a minute on Thursday evening. The quakes measuring 3.2 and 3.5 on the Richter scale took place at 6:25PM and at 6:26PM, respectively.

All five candidates for IGP are competent to lead the police force

Published On: March 17, 2023 08:30 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, March 17: Five police officers who are fighting to become the 30th IGP of Nepal Police have so far excelled in their field of work.

Do not hassle youths going for foreign employment: PM Dahal

Published On: March 17, 2023 08:25 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, March 16: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has directed the bodies concerned not to create unnecessary hassles for the youths going abroad for employment.

DDC hikes milk price by a whopping Rs 16 per liter when people are already bearing the brunt of high prices of essentials

Published On: March 17, 2023 08:05 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, March 17: The government-owned Dairy Development Corporation (DDC) has hiked the price of milk by Rs 16 per liter, at a time when the general people have already been hit hard by the soaring price of most of the essentials.

Salvaging economy from impending crisis

Published On: March 17, 2023 07:51 AM NPT By: Republica

The government has recently announced measures to tackle the widening budget deficit caused by low revenue collection. The budget deficit as of eight months of the current fiscal year 2022/23 has surpassed Rs 156.44 billion, with the government having spent Rs 779.23 billion of its budget as of mid-March this year, while the revenue collection stood at Rs 622.78 billion.

Sasto Tickets Best Airlines Award Nepal 2022 successfully held

Published On: March 16, 2023 09:51 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, March 16: The Sasto Tickets Best Airlines Awards Nepal 2022 has been held in a grand manner with the intention of making this sector more consumer-oriented and responsive to the people while appreciating the contribution made by the aviation sector in the Nepali tourism sector.