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KATHMANDU, May 7: The Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) of Nepal Police has raided Vienna Hotel in Thamel, Kathmandu, owned by Dawa Tsering, a Belgian citizen of Chinese origin who is allegedly involved in gold smuggling.
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KATHMANDU, May 7: A meeting of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP)’s parliamentary party has commenced.
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KATHMANDU, May 7: The price of gold increased by Rs 800 per tola in the domestic market today.
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KATHMANDU, May 7: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Health and Population, Upendra Yadav, returned home early this morning after attending the 57th meeting of the UN Population and Development Commission in New York, USA.
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ACHHAM May 7: A child from Melkatiya of Ramaroshan Rural Municipality-7 in Dadeldhura district died in a lightning strike last night.
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POKHARA, May 7: Bijay KC, a trekking entrepreneur currently en route to Annapurna Base Camp (ABC), is experiencing firsthand the impact of air pollution on tourism. While leading a group of domestic tourists on a trek to the base camp, he observed a notable decline in visibility and clarity, KC shared while returning to Pokhara.
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KATHMANDU, May 7: Despite positive internal and external economic indicators, the business environment remains stagnant, impacting various sectors including real estate. Despite some policy-related reforms, the anticipated progress in the real estate sector has yet to materialize.
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KATHMANDU, May 7:The Securities Board of Nepal (SEBON) is revising the commission rates of stockbrokers effective from May 14.
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KATHMANDU, May 7: The Department of Hydrology and Meteorology (DHM) has said that some parts in Bagmati and Koshi provinces are witnessing light rainfall now due to the low-pressure system generated in the surrounding areas of Bihar, India along with the westerly and local winds.
- by Rekha Bhusal
BUTWAL, May 7: Police have arrested 13 Indian nationals from Butwal for engaging in online gaming betting activities.
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KATHMANDU, May 7: President Ram Chandra Paudel has urged chiefs and deputy chiefs of local governments in the Kathmandu Valley to put collective efforts to make Kathmandu clean, healthy, beautiful and green.
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GANDAKI, May 7: Chief Minister of Gandaki Province, Khagaraj Adhikari, on Monday appointed Bed Bahadur Gurung and Sita Sundas as the ministers in the Gandaki Province Government. Gurung and Sundas are from the CPN-UML.
- by Dev Datta Joshi
The right to vote is a fundamental human right and essential for a well-functioning democracy. The principles of universal, equal, free, and secret ballot form an integral part of the fundamental right of persons with disabilities to vote. The Constitution of Nepal guarantees that persons with disabilities shall have the right to participate in state bodies on the basis of the principles of inclusion. However, in Nepal, persons with disabilities, especially persons with intellectual disabilities and psychosocial disabilities have been prevented from gaining access to polling places.
- by Kosh Raj Koirala
KATHMANDU, May 6: The ruling coalition comprising the CPN-UML and CPN (Maoist Center) has managed to ensure a narrow majority in the parliament by ‘orchestering’ the split of Upendra Yadav-led Janata Samajbadi Party-Nepal (JSP-N), one of the coalition partners in the incumbent government, amid apprehension that the party was conspiring to withdraw its support to the Pushpa Kamal Dahal-led government.
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MOSCOW, May 7: Moscow on Monday said it that it could launch strikes at British military targets inside Ukraine and elsewhere if Kyiv's forces used British-supplied long-range missiles to strike Russia.
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The national census conducted in 2021 shows that the population of Nepal is little over 29 million, with women constituting over 51 percent. The constitution mentions that every agency of the country will be proportional and inclusive.
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KATHMANDU, May 6: The Lord of the Drinks (LOD) night club in Thamel, has once again made its mark among the world's best clubs. UK-based DJ Mag, (DJ Magazine) known for its dedication to electronic dance music and DJs, has listed LOD at the 50th spot in its ranking of the top 100 clubs worldwide.
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JHAPA, May 6: The farmers of Jhapa are worried after the current drought started drying up the maize crops in the fields.
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KATHMANDU, May 6: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal held discussions with the officials of the Department of Transport Management (DoTM) about the current situation of driving license distribution and the solution to the problems seen in it today.
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KATHMANDU, May 6: Speaker Devraj Ghimire has called a meeting of the top leaders of major parties on Tuesday.