- by Republica
KATHMANDU, March 29: Nepal Student Union (NSU), a sister organization of Nepali Congress (NC), has demanded action against those responsible for losing answer sheets of the examination conducted by Tribhuvan University (TU).
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, March 29: The country continues to experience rainfall today, with forecasts indicating precipitation in various regions. According to the Meteorological Forecasting Division (MFD) under the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology the influence of local winds is currently affecting the weather patterns in Nepal.
- by Loknath Sangroula
The stage is set for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections in India, with 543 seats up for grabs. Scheduled to begin on April 19 and conclude on June 1, the elections will unfold over seven phases, with results slated to be out on June 4. Prime Minister Modi has already kicked off his campaign, aiming for a repeat of his landslide victories in 2014 and 2019.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, March 29: Chief Minister of Bagmati Province, Shalikram Jamkattel, has prepared to expand the cabinet.
- by Republica
The ambitious Chinese cooperation program, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), has been a much-discussed topic in Nepal for years, but progress in its implementation has been lacking. Each successive government in Nepal in the past few years appears reluctant to take the BRI to implementation, mainly due to the controversy surrounding it.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, March 28: The Patan High Court has dismissed the writ petition against the sale of shares of Ncell.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, March 28: A 40-megawatt hydropower project is set to be constructed in Jugal Rural Municipality of Sindhupalchok district. Balephi Hydropower Pvt Ltd has submitted a proposal for a run-of-the-river project to harness the Balephi River's water for electricity generation.
- by Balkrishna Adhikari
KATHMANDU, March 28: The popularity of the major political parties will be tested in the by-elections for the members of the House of Representatives and the Provincial Assembly on April 27 in Ilam-2 and Bajhang (A).
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, March 28: Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) on Thursday increased marginally by 4.78 points to close at 2,035.64 points.
- by Tapendra Karki
KATHMANDU, March 28: Despite Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal’s directives to conduct a deeper investigation into irregularities in the distribution of driving licenses, the instructions have been disregarded.
- by Hari Prasad Sharma
KATHMANDU, March 28: The Nagdhunga tunnel project, currently under construction, is facing another year of delay before becoming operational. The project, initially delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and continuous local disruptions, is now expected to take an additional year.
- by Agencies
GENEVA, March 28: The World Health Organization (WHO) launched on Wednesday a new network for coronaviruses, CoViNet, for early and accurate detection, monitoring and assessment of SARS-CoV-2, MERS-CoV and novel coronaviruses of public health importance.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, March 28: The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has filed a corruption case against 20 people over irregularities in the purchase of the Mobile Device Management System (MDMS).
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, March 28: The inauguration and handover ceremony of the new classroom building of Shree Rameshwary Secondary School took place in Gorkha district today.
- by Ganesh Bisu
BANKE, March 28: The company which was awarded the parking contract of the Nepalgunj Airport has put pressure to increase the parking fee for three-wheeled vehicles. Sarthak Trade Center and Suppliers said that since the government has increased the annual tax on them, they have started increasing the parking charges on three-wheelers accordingly.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, March 28: After a long dilly-dallying, India finally renewed the electricity trade agreement with Nepal for the next three months, putting forth its conditions on electricity exports to Nepal.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, March 28: The second phase of the 'Sambad Yatra' led by Nepali Congress (NC) General Secretary Gagan Thapa commenced today from Gopiganj in Nawalparasi.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, March 28: Ambassador of Finland to Nepal, Riina-Riikka Heikka, has paid a courtesy call on Minister for Women, Children and Senior Citizens, Bhagwati Chaudhary, at the latter’s office in Singha Durbar in the capital.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, March 28: Minister for Women, Children, and Senior Citizens, Bhagawati Chaudhary, has called on the local governments to bring inclusive and gender-sensitive budgets for improving the quality of education.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, March 28: It is continuously raining in Bagmati, Koshi and Gandaki provinces due to the influence of the Westerly winds.