WORLD
US judge blocks Trump's $100,000 fee for skilled visa applications
US judge blocks Trump's $100,000 fee for skilled visa applic...
District Judge Leo Sorokin ruled in a lawsuit filed by 20 Democratic-ruled states that the move usurped taxation powers held by Congress and the fee for the H-1B visas constituted an unlawful tax.
5 days ago
WORLD
Trump says pilots are fine after US helicopter crashes near Strait of Hormuz
Trump says pilots are fine after US helicopter crashes near...
What caused the crash remained unclear Tuesday morning in the Middle East, which was still reeling after Iran and Israel exchanged fire the previous day in the biggest strain yet to the nominal ceasefire in the Iran war.
5 days ago
Market
Gold, silver prices climb in Nepali market
Gold, silver prices climb in Nepali market
Gold price rose by Rs 2,000 per tola compared to Monday.
5 days ago
SOCIETY
Kathmandu declared free of street-dependent homeless people
Kathmandu declared free of street-dependent homeless people
Acting Mayor Sunita Dangol announced the city as free of street-dependent individuals under the slogan, “Those without support are the responsibility of Kathmandu Metropolitan City.”
5 days ago
SOCIETY
Draft ordinance proposes mandatory retirement at 55 for civil servants
Draft ordinance proposes mandatory retirement at 55 for civi...
A government proposal to retire civil servants at 55 or after 30 years of service has triggered concern across Nepal’s bureaucracy.
5 days ago
ECONOMY
Construction begins on 180 MW Kaligandaki Gorge Hydropower Project
Construction begins on 180 MW Kaligandaki Gorge Hydropower P...
Project developer Kaligandaki Gorge Hydropower Pvt. Ltd. started tunnel excavation using explosives on Monday at Bhalebas in Annapurna Rural Municipality-4.
5 days ago
WORLD
Trump looms large over Brazil's presidential election
Trump looms large over Brazil's presidential election
Given Trump's track record of throwing his weight behind his Latin American allies -- like Argentine leader Javier Milei, Colombia's presidential hopeful Abelardo de la Espriella and Nasry Asfura in Honduras, to name but a few -- a similar intervention in Brazil appears likely.
5 days ago
DIASPORA
UK-Nepal Talks: No deal on financial package, positive progress on welfare
UK-Nepal Talks: No deal on financial package, positive progr...
The talks, held at the Nepali Embassy in London, were attended by three British ministers, while Nepal’s Foreign Minister Shishir Khanal joined virtually. Khanal urged the UK government to find an immediate solution to ensure equal pensions and rights for retired Gurkhas who served in the Brit...
5 days ago
ECONOMY
Mustang Customs collects over Rs 6.66 billion in revenue
Mustang Customs collects over Rs 6.66 billion in revenue
The revenue was generated from imports and exports through the Nepal-China Korala border point, which has been operating fully since September 16 last year.
5 days ago
SOCIETY
CIAA files charge sheet against Birgunj Mayor, six others
CIAA files charge sheet against Birgunj Mayor, six others
The CIAA lodged the case against Mayor Singh and others at the Special Court on charges of preparing fake government documents, causing harm to the nation and being engaged in corruption by preparing an ill-intentioned report.
6 days ago