- by Republica
KATHMANDU, March 17: Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Rabi Lamichhane has instructed Home Secretary Ek Narayan Aryal, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Basanta Kunwar, and head of the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) of Nepal Police Shyam Gyawali to immediately implement the report prepared by the Commission of Inquiry on the control of illegal importation (smuggling) of gold.
- by Republica
GODAVARI (Kailali), March 17: The budget allocated for running the 'One District, One Industry' program in Sudur Paschim Province is found to be insufficient.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, March 17: An earthquake originating in Juredhunga of Rasuwa district, located to the north of Kathmandu, was reported today.
- by RSS
KATHMANDU, March 17: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has expressed grief over the huge loss of life and property caused by incidents of fire in the eastern region of Nepal.
- by RSS
BELBARI (Morang), March 17: At least 19 houses were gutted in the fire that engulfed Santhal settlement at Babusahev tole of Rangeli-3.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, March 17: With the installation of Chir, a ceremonial bamboo pole with three tiers of colorful clothes at Basantapur Durbar Square in Kathmandu, Holi, the festival of colors officially began on Sunday.
- by Republica
CHITWAN, March 17: Two male rhinos of Chitwan National Park have been translocated internally. The rhinos were transferred from the west to the eastern region of the Park.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, March 17: Nepal had become a state party to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) in 2048 BS. But, lawmakers expressed concerns over the non-implementation of the convention.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, March 17: The weather is likely to be mostly clear in the hilly regions of Gandaki, Lumbini, Karnali, and Sudurpaschim provinces.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, March 17: One person lost life while four others were injured when a passenger bus en route to Pokhara from Gaur collided with a truck in the Jalbire area along the Narayangarh-Mugling road section in Ichchakamana-6.
- by Chuman Basnet
MORANG, March 17: Police suspect that a staff nurse working at the Nobel Teaching Hospital in Biratnagar was murdered by her lover.
- by Republica
PATHARI, March 17: A massive fire that broke out at the Koshi bitten rice mill at Buddha Chowk of Pathari Shanishare municipality-1 last night caused a loss worth around Rs 15 million.
- by Shyam Sharma
When lawyers lie, doctors kill, or teachers fool and then deflect responsibility to a machine, we must see these problems as the visible tip of humanity’s collective hallucination.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, March 17: In a major breakthrough on facilitation of cross-border online payments, Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has revised its policy permitting traders and Nepali workers in India to use digital platforms to transfer their money.
- by Republica
The ongoing construction of the Nagdhunga Tunnel project has faced a snag. The construction work has been halted for over a month. The recent halt in tunnel construction, just meters away from completion, has stirred serious concern over its timely completion. For the past few weeks, locals have obstructed its progress, putting forth a number of demands.
- by AFP/RSS
NEW DELHI, March 16: India announced Saturday that national polls would begin on April 19, with Hindu-nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi strongly favoured to win a third term in the world's biggest democracy.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, March 16: Country representatives of the World Bank and Asian Development Bank (ADB) in Nepal have conducted consultations with leaders of various industry associations to gather feedback about ADB’s and the World Bank Group (WBG)’s engagements in Nepal.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, March 16: Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) added 50.32 points last week, with the banks stepping up to reduce their interest rates from mid-March.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, March 16: The Government of India has decided to allow the import of plywood and ply doors from Nepal without a Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) quality mark for one year.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, March 16: Indian nationals working in Nepal can now send money through QR codes.