SOCIETY
Rights watchdog urges prompt rescue of war victims
Rights watchdog urges prompt rescue of war victims
KATHMANDU, May 6: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has urged the government to make arrangement for bringing back the dead bodies of those who died in war abroad and cremate them according to their religion and rituals.
May 06, 2024
POLITICS
Japanese Minister calls on President
Japanese Minister calls on President
KATHMANDU, May 6: The visiting Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, Kamikawa Yoko, paid a courtesy call on President Ram Chandra Paudel at the President House in Shital Niwas on Sunday.
May 06, 2024
POLITICS
Nepal, Japan Foreign Ministers hold bilateral talks
Nepal, Japan Foreign Ministers hold bilateral talks
KATHMANDU, May 6: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs Narayankaji Shrestha and visiting Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, Kamikawa Yoko, held bilateral talks on Sunday.
May 06, 2024
Editorial
Budget for FY 2024/25: Strive for Fiscal Realism
Budget for FY 2024/25: Strive for Fiscal Realism
The rationale against surpassing the NPC's ceiling is twofold. Firstly, an inflated budget poses risks to the country's economic stability by allocating resources towards potentially unproductive sectors. Furthermore, the prospect of escalating tax rates to meet revenue targets adds to the burden bo...
May 06, 2024
SPORTS
Table tennis Olympics qualification being held for first time in Nepal
Table tennis Olympics qualification being held for first tim...
Kathmandu, May 5: The South Asian table tennis qualifier matches for the Paris Olympics are to be held in Nepal for the first time.
May 05, 2024
SOCIETY
Kathmandu's air quality slightly improves but still unhealthy
Kathmandu's air quality slightly improves but still unhealth...
KATHMANDU, May 5: Kathmandu's Air Quality Index has reached 177 to be ranked the world's second most polluted city after New Delhi of India.
May 05, 2024
SOCIETY
Newari, Tamang to be used as official languages in Bagmati Province
Newari, Tamang to be used as official languages in Bagmati P...
MAKAWANPUR, May 5: Minister for Culture, Tourism and Cooperative of Bagmati Province, Shailendra Man Bajracharya, has said that the province government would use the Newari and Tamang languages as the official languages.
May 05, 2024
SOCIETY
KMC's skill fair gets 10,000 plus applications for vocational training
KMC's skill fair gets 10,000 plus applications for vocationa...
KATHMANDU, May 5: More than 10,000 people have applied for the 'Skill Fair 2081 BS' organized on May 1 by Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC). KMC organized the fair with the goal of training 2,081 individuals but more than 10,000 people applied for the same.
May 05, 2024
ECONOMY
NEPSE plunges 24.58 points, daily turnover falls to Rs 3.79 billion
NEPSE plunges 24.58 points, daily turnover falls to Rs 3.79...
KATHMANDU, May 5: Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) on Sunday nosedived 24.58 points to close at 1,974.37 points.
May 05, 2024
ECONOMY
Shree Airlines to expand services, offering twice daily Kathmandu-Surkhet flights
Shree Airlines to expand services, offering twice daily Kath...
KATHMANDU, May 5: Shree Airlines has announced an expansion of its Kathmandu-Surkhet flight services.
May 05, 2024