SOCIETY
Sticky future: climate change hits Nepal's honey hunters
Sticky future: climate change hits Nepal's honey hunters
LAMJUNG, Nepal, July 8: Hanging from a rope-and-bamboo ladder off a Himalayan mountain cliff, skilled Nepali climbers gather highly prized hallucinogenic honey -- an ancient tradition stung by environmental degradation and rapid climate change.
Jul 09, 2024
WORLD
Why the Philippine-Japan defence pact matters
Why the Philippine-Japan defence pact matters
MANILA, July 9: More than 70 years after Japan's invasion and occupation of the Philippines during World War II, the countries on Monday signed a defence pact that allows them to deploy troops on each other's soil.
Jul 09, 2024
WORLD
Russian missiles kill 24 in Ukraine, gut Kyiv children's hospital
Russian missiles kill 24 in Ukraine, gut Kyiv children's hos...
KYIV, July 9: Russia fired dozens of missiles at cities across Ukraine on Monday in a massive barrage that killed at least 24 people and smashed into a children's hospital in Kyiv, trapping victims under the rubble, officials said.
Jul 09, 2024
SOCIETY
Muglin-Malekhu road reopens for traffic
Muglin-Malekhu road reopens for traffic
KATHMANDU, July 9: The Muglin-Malekhu road has come back into operation for two-way traffic.
Jul 09, 2024
SOCIETY
CIAA files case against Ayurvedic Doctor Sah for submitting fake certificate
CIAA files case against Ayurvedic Doctor Sah for submitting...
KATHMANDU, July 8: The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has filed a case against Sangita Kumari Sah, an eighth-level employee of Homeopathic Medicine at Mahottari Provincial Ayurveda and Alternative Hospital, on the charge of obtaining her appointment letter by submittin...
Jul 08, 2024
POLITICS
PM Dahal pushing nation towards instability by obstructing new govt formation: MP Bartaula
PM Dahal pushing nation towards instability by obstructing n...
KATHMANDU, July 8: Chief Whip of the CPN-UML, Mahesh Bartaula, said that Prime Minister Puspa Kamal Dahal has tried to push the nation towards instability by not letting the formation of a new government.
Jul 08, 2024
ECONOMY
NRB Governor Adhikari suggests creating regulatory body to solve problems of cooperatives
NRB Governor Adhikari suggests creating regulatory body to s...
KATHMANDU, July 8: Maha Prasad Adhikari, the governor of Nepal Rastra Bank, has said that the present problem has arisen in the co-operative sector because of allowing unlimited savings collection.
Jul 08, 2024
POLITICS
JSP ministers' resignations accepted after 4 days, PM takes over 10 ministries
JSP ministers' resignations accepted after 4 days, PM takes...
KATHMANDU, July 8: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has accepted the resignations of three ministers from the Janata Samajwadi Party (JSP), led by Ashok Rai. Minister for Health and Population Pradeep Yadav, Minister for Forests and Environment Minister Nawal Kishor Shah, and Minister of State for...
Jul 08, 2024
POLITICS
Madhesh CM Singh in trouble within 48 hours of receiving trust vote
Madhesh CM Singh in trouble within 48 hours of receiving tru...
KATHMANDU, July 8: The government led by the Janamat Party in Madhesh Province is likely to collapse within two days of Chief Minister (CM) Satish Kumar Singh securing a vote of confidence in the provincial assembly.
Jul 08, 2024
ECONOMY
NEPSE sheds 4.62 points; daily turnover drops to Rs 4.56 billion
NEPSE sheds 4.62 points; daily turnover drops to Rs 4.56 bil...
KATHMANDU, July 8: Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) on Monday slipped down 4.62 points to close at 2,136.35 points.
Jul 08, 2024