- by Dr Narayan Gyawali
On August 18, 2024, an unusual flooding event swept through Thame village in the Everest region of Nepal. This incident was later identified by the Government of Nepal as a Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF).
- by Republica
NEW YORK, Sept 9: The 79th United Nations General Assembly begins here today. The UNGA is taking place this year from September 10 to September 30 under the theme 'Leaving no one behind: acting together for the advancement of peace, sustainable development and human dignity for present and future generations'.
- by Republica
Ever since returning to power, the Shehbaz Sharif government has been pushing an austerity narrative like all previous dispensations. This narrative is mostly built around the announcement of superficial measures and is not backed by concrete policy.
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KATHMANDU, Sept 9: The emergency time in the House of Representatives (HoR) has been reduced. Speaker Devraj Ghimire announced that two minutes will be allocated for lawmakers speaking during emergency time, starting from Monday.
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KATHMANDU, Sept 9: Nepali Congress (NC) President Sher Bahadur Deuba has described BP Koirala as a multidimensional personality.
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KATHMANDU, Sept 9: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has stated that the Supreme Court (SC)'s decision to leave an additional 20 meters along the riverbanks in the Kathmandu Valley cannot be implemented.
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KATHMANDU, Sept 9: The schedule for daily five flights by Shree Airlines in Bharatpur has been approved. Anil Manandhar, spokesperson for Shree Airlines, said that the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) has granted approval for Shree Airlines to operate five daily flights to Bharatpur.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, Sept 9: Lawmaker from the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), Sumana Shrestha, has stated that due to the fighting between student organizations affiliated to the Prime Minister's and the Home Minister's parties, students coming to the university have not been able to study or take exams.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, Sept 9: Nepali Congress Vice President Dhanraj Gurung is under scrutiny for his alleged involvement in a cooperative savings fraud.
- by Ujjowala D Shrestha
Both of my parents are senior citizens, octogenarians to be precise, born in Kathmandu, holding valid citizenship cards provided by the erstwhile His Majesty’s Government (HMG)’s Magistrate Office of Kathmandu.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, Sept 9: Rabi Lamichhane, the chairman of Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), has admitted that funds from a cooperative were improperly used by Gorkha Media, an organization with which he was associated. However, he firmly denied any personal involvement in the misuse of these funds.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, Sept 9: Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) on Monday witnessed a landslide fall of 55.86 points to close at 2,646.03 points.
- by Bhuwan Sharma
KATHMANDU, Sept 9: The government is preparing to ban government employees from engaging in share trading within the office during office hours.
- by Sita Rana
Building a Resilient Churia Region in Nepal (BRCRN) is a project currently being implemented in 11 districts of Koshi, Madhesh and Bagmati provinces.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, Sept 9: Police have arrested four individuals on the charge of submitting fake educational certificates for the purpose of obtaining Electronic Diversity Visa (DV) at the US Embassy in Nepal.
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KATHMANDU, Sept 9: The Inland Revenue Department (IRD), on Monday, announced a ten percent tax rebate on Value Added Tax (VAT) levied on payments made to hotels, restaurants and bars via electronic medium.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, Sept 9: The ruling coalition parties are scheduled to meet today (Monday) at 4 PM at the Prime Minister’s official residence in Baluwatar to discuss the government’s common minimum program (CMP).
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KATHMANDU, Sept 9: Insurers have filed a writ petition against the government for its apathy to settle payment for COVID-19 insurance claims.
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TULSIPUR (DANG), Sept 9: The state-owned Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) is going to operate flights to Tarigaon Airport in Tulsipur once a week only.
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KATHMANDU, Sept 9: The Kathmandu Valley Mayors Forum has requested a review of the Supreme Court (SC)'s decision to increase the setback standard along the Bagmati River and its tributaries by 20 meters. A meeting of the Forum held on Sunday concluded that adding an additional 20 meters to the current standards would negatively impact many ordinary citizens.