- by Republica
KATHMANDU, July 20: The Board of Directors of the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has decided that industrial power lines will not be reconnected solely based on verbal instructions from the prime minister.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, July 20: Nepal Army has opened 1,411 kilometres long track so far in different parts of the country. Likewise, the Nepali Army installed 38 bailey bridges.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, July 20: The government has released Rs 200,000 per family for relief distribution to the families of 69 people who lost their lives in the monsoon disaster. The funds have been released to the concerned District Disaster Management Fund.
- by Pabitra Sunar
WHO has classified the mutated form of polio virus detected in Kathmandu as highly contagious.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, July 20: The Nepali currency fell to a record low against the US dollar with Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) fixing the exchange rate at Rs 134.17 per dollar for Saturday.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, July 20: The Nepali Congress has appointed Shyam Kumar Ghimire as the chief whip of the NC Parliamentary Party. NC President and PP leader Sher Bahadur Deuba appointed Ghimire to the position on Saturday.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, July 20: This week, gold prices have surged to new record highs in the international market.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, July 20: The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) surged by a whopping 219.71 points last week, after investors regained confidence in the share market with the formation of a new government led by CPN-UML leader KP Sharma Oli.
- by Republica
CHITWAN, July 20: At least 15 passengers were injured in a collision between a bus and an oil tanker on the Narayanghat-Mugling road in Bharatpur Metropolitan City-29, Chitwan.
- by Basanta Dhungana
CHITWAN, July 20: A 12-member team from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) from India has arrived in Chitwan to assist in the search for passengers who were swept away by a landslide into the Trishuli River at Simaltal on the Narayanghat-Mugling road section.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, July 20: The ruling CPN-UML has issued a whip instructing its members to support Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli’s upcoming vote of confidence.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, July 20: The Patan High Court has released the full text of the judgment in the rape case against cricketer Sandeep Lamichhane, ruling his acquittal due to insufficient evidence and lack of basis.
- by Associated Press
DHAKA, Bangladesh, July 20: Police imposed a strict curfew across Bangladesh and military forces patrolled parts of the capital Saturday to quell further violence after days of clashes over the allocation of government jobs left several people dead and hundreds injured.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, July 20: A team of Indian rescuers has arrived in Nepal to help in searching for those gone missing after the Simaltal bus accident.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, July 20: Secretary of the Nepal Judicial Service Toya Nath Adhikari has resigned from his position. Although he was due to retire at age 58 on December 13, Adhikari chose to step down five months early.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, July 20: The wounds of the Bhutanese refugee crisis, which began around 35 years ago, remain unhealed. The issue of prisoners of conscience, who were imprisoned in Bhutan for nearly three decades before being sent to Nepal, is emerging in new ways. Their fight for justice remains uncertain as more such prisoners are expected to be sent to Nepal from Bhutan via India in the coming years.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, July 20: The government has urged Nepali nationals residing in Bangladesh to contact the Nepali Embassy in Dhaka for any necessary support amid the latest developments there.
- by Enika Rai
KATHMANDU, July 20: The Nepal Tourism Board has been without an executive head since January 29, when the tenure of former CEO Dhananjay Regmi ended.
- by Tapendra Karki
KATHMANDU, July 20: The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) is investigating MPs from the ruling party. Specifically, the CIAA is investigating policy decisions made by CPN-UML MP Mahesh Basnet in the past.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, July 20: After a victorious start in the ACC Women’s Asia Cup Cricket, Nepal will face Pakistan in their second match on Sunday. The clash between Nepal and Pakistan will take place at Sri Lanka’s Dambulla Stadium, starting at 7:15 PM.