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A pervasive gloom darkens the days of almost all working-class Pakistani households. From tea shops to opinion columns in local newspapers, the conversations reflect a growing unsettlement with the status quo. Most serious economists appear increasingly alarmed that Pakistan has sailed too deep into uncharted, treacherous waters.
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President Paudel is expected to appoint Oli as the Prime Minister on Sunday after completing the necessary procedures.
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KATHMANDU, July 12: Monsoon-induced disasters have claimed the lives of 101 people across Nepal as of now, with 108 others injured and six still missing.
- by Sara Pahari
KATHMANDU, July 12: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal-led government collapsed on Friday, 18 months after its formation, as Dahal failed to secure the requisite majority support during a floor test in the federal parliament.
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KATHMANDU, July 12: The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has allocated Rs 9.40 billion to pay the dues of construction workers for projects under the Department of Roads (DoR).
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KASKI, July 12: Five out of seven persons killed in the landslide occurred last night in Pokhara metropolis-19, Purunchaur Tallakot of Kaski were cremated en masse.
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KATHMANDU, July 12: The Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has urged people to remain vigilant as the water level in the rivers of Kathmandu is at the risk of increasing.
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KATHMANDU, July 12: The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has arrested Sanjiv Kumar Yadav, a surveyor at the Survey Office in Lagankhel, Lalitpur, for accepting a bribe of Rs 400,000.
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KATHMANDU, July 12: Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has disconnected the power supply of Jagadamba Steel located in Siraha. The NEA disconnected the power supply at 9 PM last night after the company failed to pay the outstanding dues for receiving electricity supply through dedicated lines and the fines for that.
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KATHMANDU, July 12: Geologist Dr Ranjan Kumar Dahal has suggested that a state of emergency should be declared if more than 150 mm of rain falls in 24 hours in landslide-prone areas.
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KATHMANDU, July 12: The Department of Roads (DoR) has announced that bridges including those on Ganesh Khola, Dangdung Khola, Kheste Khola, and Pokhre Khola along the Naubise-Malekhu road section of the Prithvi Highway will be closed nightly from 10:00 PM to 3:00 AM until July 24.
- by RAJESH KHANAL
KATHMANDU, July 12: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has shown serious concern over Nepal’s low capital expenditure, financial sector vulnerabilities, cooperatives related issues and political instability, stating that these factors are likely to affect the country’s pace of economic recovery.
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JALESHWAR, July 12: Save the Children, as part of the Global Fund Program, handed over a Health Desk building located at Malibara, Bhittamod, the point of entry (PoE) along the Nepal-India border in Mahottari, to Jaleshwor Municipality in Madhesh Province. The container-based health facility was built at the cost of NPR 21,54,000, with the aim of controlling the spread of infectious diseases like COVID-19, HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis (TB), and malaria.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, July 12: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, facing a crucial vote of confidence in Parliament on Friday amidst withdrawal of support from parties including the CPN-UML, has approved an agreement to connect Nepal with China by rail before leaving office.
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CPN-UML Chairman K.P. Oli is set to become the new PM as per the agreement reached between the Nepali Congress (NC) and the UML.
- by Aditya Raut
300,000,000. In words: 300 million. That's the staggering number of jobs Goldman Sachs predicts could be lost or transformed in the coming years due to the rise of generative artificial intelligence, commonly referred to as genAI.
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KATHMANDU, July 12: Chairperson of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) and Home Minister Rabi Lamichhane has said that the agreement between the two major parties in parliament at an entrepreneur’s house overnight cannot be considered as a national agreement.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, July 12: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal is seeking the vote of confidence today.
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KATHMANDU, July 12: CPN-UML Secretary Yogesh Bhattarai has clarified that by ending the game of making the country a political laboratory, a new power equation has been formed to awaken the message of hope among the people.
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KATHMANDU, July 12: The government has announced plans to stop the operation of night buses in districts and areas where there are signs of natural disasters.