SOCIETY
Partial solar eclipse to occur on October 25
Partial solar eclipse to occur on October 25
KATHMANDU, Oct 21: A partial solar eclipse is taking place in Nepal on October 25, the Nepal Calendar Determination Development Committee said.
Oct 21, 2022
POLITICS
CEC Thapaliya urges media not to entertain materials tainting election
CEC Thapaliya urges media not to entertain materials taintin...
KATHMANDU, Oct 21: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Dinesh Kumar Thapaliya has urged media and social site users to refrain from disseminating content that is likely to affect election and democracy.
Oct 21, 2022
POLITICS
More members nominated to NC's Central Mobilization Committee
More members nominated to NC's Central Mobilization Committe...
KATHMANDU, Oct 21: Prime Minister and Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba has nominated more members to 'House of Representatives and Province Assembly Member Election-2079, Central Mobilization Committee' on Thursday.
Oct 21, 2022
WORLD
Ukrainians endure blackouts as power curbs follow Russian air strikes
Ukrainians endure blackouts as power curbs follow Russian ai...
KYIV, Oct 21: Ukrainians endured power curbs including the first blackouts imposed by grid authorities since the war began on Thursday to allow the repair of infrastructure destroyed by Russian air strikes as Kyiv's forces pressed on towards the city of Kherson.
Oct 21, 2022
ECONOMY
NMB Bank approved with a loan of USD 100 million from DFC
NMB Bank approved with a loan of USD 100 million from DFC
KATHMANDU, OCT 20: The US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) has approved USD 100 million direct loan to NMB Bank to support the bank to financing MSMEs in Nepal.
Oct 20, 2022
WORLD
Truss quits, but UK’s political and economic turmoil linger
Truss quits, but UK’s political and economic turmoil linger
LONDON, Oct 21: British Prime Minister Liz Truss quit Thursday after a tumultuous and historically brief term in which her economic policies roiled financial markets and a rebellion in her political party obliterated her authority.
Oct 20, 2022
ECONOMY
IBN awards study license of 750 MW West Seti Hydropower Project to NHPC, India
IBN awards study license of 750 MW West Seti Hydropower Proj...
KATHMANDU, OCT 20: The Investment Board Nepal (IBN) on Thursday permitted NHPC Limited, India, to carry out study of 750 MW West Seti Reservoir Hydropower Project.
Oct 20, 2022
ECONOMY
Two patients die on Thursday, taking dengue death toll in Nepal to 51
Two patients die on Thursday, taking dengue death toll in Ne...
KATHMANDU, OCT 20: Two more people infected with dengue died in the past 24 hours, taking the dengue death toll to 51.
Oct 20, 2022
SOCIETY
Kathmandu District Court orders release of comedian Singh on bail
Kathmandu District Court orders release of comedian Singh on...
KATHMANDU, August 29: Kathmandu District Court (KDC) has ordered police to release standup comedian Apoorwa Kshitiz Singh on bail.
Oct 20, 2022
ECONOMY
Tourism entrepreneurs warn to protest if paragliding suspension is not withdrawn
Tourism entrepreneurs warn to protest if paragliding suspens...
POKHARA, Oct 20: In the second week of December 2020, Raju Gaire, 38, died in a paragliding accident in Pokhara. Even before Raju, there were occasional paragliding accidents in the skies of Pokhara, but all of them were solo or trainee accidents. However, Raju had an accident during a tandem (passe...
Oct 20, 2022