SOCIETY

Weather to be clear today; rain and snowfall likely from tomorrow

Weather to be clear today; rain and snowfall likely from tomorrow

KATHMANDU, Dec 29: The weather is generally clear in the hilly areas of the country, while the rest of the country is pa...

KATHMANDU, Dec 29: The weather is generally clear in the hilly areas of the country, while the rest of the country is pa...

Dec 29, 2023

SOCIETY

Two persons held with endangered pangolin scales

Two persons held with endangered pangolin scales

KIMATHANKA (SANKHUWASABHA), Dec 29: Two persons were held with a huge quantity of pangolin scales, an endangered animal,...

KIMATHANKA (SANKHUWASABHA), Dec 29: Two persons were held with a huge quantity of pangolin scales, an endangered animal,...

Dec 29, 2023

ECONOMY

NRB turns flexible on threshold for foreign currency use after notable gains in forex

NRB turns flexible on threshold for foreign currency use after notable gains in forex

KATHMANDU, Dec 29: Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has increased the limit of foreign currency migrant workers bound for a numbe...

KATHMANDU, Dec 29: Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has increased the limit of foreign currency migrant workers bound for a numbe...

Dec 29, 2023

ECONOMY

Factories in Lumbini Province operating at only 51 percent of their capacity, down by 5.54 percent

Factories in Lumbini Province operating at only 51 percent of their capacity, down by 5.54 percent

KATHMANDU, Dec 29: As the country is reeling under an economic slowdown, the production capacity of factories operating...

KATHMANDU, Dec 29: As the country is reeling under an economic slowdown, the production capacity of factories operating...

Dec 29, 2023

ECONOMY

NEA chief Ghising insists on making 61 manufacturers clear dues of dedicated feeders and trunk lines

NEA chief Ghising insists on making 61 manufacturers clear dues of dedicated feeders and trunk lines

KATHMANDU, Dec 29: Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA)’s Managing Director Kulman Ghising has insisted on recovering the e...

KATHMANDU, Dec 29: Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA)’s Managing Director Kulman Ghising has insisted on recovering the e...

Dec 29, 2023

OPINION

Exit the Rabbit. Enter the Dragon. A Final Look Back at Asia 2023

Exit the Rabbit. Enter the Dragon. A Final Look Back at Asia 2023

As it was in so much of the world, the year 2023 in Nepal was not necessarily “the best of times.” The first weeks of 20...

As it was in so much of the world, the year 2023 in Nepal was not necessarily “the best of times.” The first weeks of 20...

Dec 29, 2023

Editorial

Address Troubled Cooperatives Promptly and Resolutely

Address Troubled Cooperatives Promptly and Resolutely

In the wake of mounting concerns and grievances from depositors entangled in the web of troubled cooperatives, the gover...

In the wake of mounting concerns and grievances from depositors entangled in the web of troubled cooperatives, the gover...

Dec 29, 2023

SOCIETY

Writ petition filed in SC against NRB Governor Adhikari

Writ petition filed in SC against NRB Governor Adhikari

KATHMANDU, Dec 28: A writ petition has been filed at the Supreme Court (SC) questioning the academic qualifications of N...

KATHMANDU, Dec 28: A writ petition has been filed at the Supreme Court (SC) questioning the academic qualifications of N...

Dec 28, 2023

SOCIETY

Schools in upper Mugu closed for a month amid plummeting temperature

Schools in upper Mugu closed for a month amid plummeting temperature

MUGU, Dec 28: The Mugum Karmarong rural municipality in Mugu has decided to close schools in the Upper Karan area for a...

MUGU, Dec 28: The Mugum Karmarong rural municipality in Mugu has decided to close schools in the Upper Karan area for a...

Dec 28, 2023

POLITICS

Cabinet decides to cut 68 bureaucratic positions in PMO

Cabinet decides to cut 68 bureaucratic positions in PMO

KATHMANDU, Dec 28: The government has decided to cut 68 bureaucratic positions at the Office of Prime Minister and the C...

KATHMANDU, Dec 28: The government has decided to cut 68 bureaucratic positions at the Office of Prime Minister and the C...

Dec 28, 2023