ECONOMY
EV charging stations reach 750 as demand grows
EV charging stations reach 750 as demand grows
The number of charging stations is increasing with the growing use of electric vehicles (EVs).
May 21, 2025
SOCIETY
Nagdhunga-Naubise road to be closed for four and half hours for 15 days
Nagdhunga-Naubise road to be closed for four and half hours...
Authorities will close the Nagdhunga-Naubise road section from Jestha 10 (May 24) to Jestha 25 (June 8) for construction work. The road will remain closed daily from 10:30 AM to 3:00 PM.
May 21, 2025
WORLD
India-Pakistan border ceremony reopens to public
India-Pakistan border ceremony reopens to public
India resumed its daily border ceremony with Pakistan, known as the 'Beating Retreat,' on Tuesday. Authorities had suspended the ceremony on May 9 following heightened military tensions triggered by a terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Kashmir, on April 22.
May 21, 2025
WORLD
India reports two COVID-19 deaths, 257 infections
India reports two COVID-19 deaths, 257 infections
Doctors at King Edward Memorial (KEM) Hospital in Mumbai, India, confirmed on Tuesday that two COVID-19-positive patients had died. However, they clarified that chronic pre-existing illnesses, not COVID-19, caused the deaths.
May 21, 2025
Market
US dollar selling at Rs 137.32, euro at Rs 154.46
US dollar selling at Rs 137.32, euro at Rs 154.46
Nepal Rastra Bank has set the foreign exchange rates for Wednesday. According to the central bank, the buying rate of one US dollar is Rs 136.72, and the selling rate is Rs 137.32.
May 21, 2025
SPORTS
Royals defeat Chennai, both exit playoffs
Royals defeat Chennai, both exit playoffs
Rajasthan Royals concluded their IPL 2025 league campaign with a strong performance, defeating Chennai Super Kings by 6 wickets. The match took place on Tuesday night at the Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium, where Rajasthan won the toss and opted to bowl first. Chennai set a target of 188 runs, but Raja...
May 21, 2025
SOCIETY
Rain, snowfall likely in Bagmati, other provinces
Rain, snowfall likely in Bagmati, other provinces
Western and local winds are currently influencing the country's weather. The Meteorological Forecasting Division (MFD) of the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology issued a weather update for Wednesday.
May 21, 2025
SOCIETY
DIG Siddhi Bikram Shah recommended for promotion to AIG
DIG Siddhi Bikram Shah recommended for promotion to AIG
The promotion committee on Tuesday recommended Nepal Police DIG Siddhi Bikram Shah for promotion to the rank of AIG.
May 21, 2025
WORLD
Japan’s agriculture minister resigns over his inappropriate remark about buying rice
Japan’s agriculture minister resigns over his inappropriate...
Japan’s agriculture minister resigned Wednesday over his inappropriate remark about buying rice as the public struggles with record high prices of the country’s traditional staple food.
May 21, 2025
Editorial
NRB Gets Deserved Governor
NRB Gets Deserved Governor
The Nepal Rastra Bank has finally got its Governor. The central bank had been rudderless for more than a month since Maha Prasad Adhikary's tenure as Governor ended on April 6. The appointment of Dr Biswo Nath Poudel as the new governor of the country's central bank suggests that sanity has finally...
May 21, 2025