POLITICS
Recommendation committee calls for applications for chairpersons and members of TRC and CI...
Recommendation committee calls for applications for chairper...
KATHMANDU, Nov 8: The Secretariat of the Recommendation Committee has issued a notice calling for applications for the positions of Chairpersons and members of the Commission for Investigation on Enforced Disappearance Persons (CIEDP) and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC).
Nov 08, 2024
ECONOMY
Alipay+ users can now make payments via NEPALPAY QR in Nepal
Alipay+ users can now make payments via NEPALPAY QR in Nepal
SINGAPORE/KATHMANDU, Nov 8: Nepal Clearing House Limited (NCHL) and Ant International have announced the launch of cross-border payments between NEPALPAY QR and Alipay+ at the Singapore Fintech Festival 2024.
Nov 08, 2024
ECONOMY
PPMO blacklists 18 construction companies
PPMO blacklists 18 construction companies
KATHMANDU, Nov 8: The Public Procurement Monitoring Office under the Office of the Prime Minister has blacklisted 18 construction companies, including Kanchharam Construction.
Nov 08, 2024
WORLD
Australia plans a social media ban for children under 16
Australia plans a social media ban for children under 16
MELBOURNE, Australia, Nov 8: The Australian government announced on Thursday what it described as world-leading legislation that would institute an age limit of 16 years for children to start using social media, and hold platforms responsible for ensuring compliance.
Nov 08, 2024
SOCIETY
One killed, six injured in three-wheeler accident in Bardiya
One killed, six injured in three-wheeler accident in Bardiya
BARDIYA, Nov 8: A person died and six others were injured in a car accident on Thursday afternoon in Bardiya.
Nov 08, 2024
POLITICS
Manange says he will appear before court after receiving full text of verdict
Manange says he will appear before court after receiving ful...
KATHMANDU, Nov 8: Absconding former Gandaki Province minister Rajiv Gurung aka Deepak Manange, who was convicted by the Supreme Court (SC) and sentenced to 26 months in prison, has stated that he will appear before the court himself after he receives the full text of the verdict.
Nov 08, 2024
POLITICS
PHC unanimously approves Niraula and Pandey as SC justices
PHC unanimously approves Niraula and Pandey as SC justices
KATHMANDU, Nov 8: The Parliamentary Hearing Committee (PHC) has unanimously approved two proposed justices for the Supreme Court (SC).
Nov 08, 2024
SOCIETY
Over 170,000 Nepali workers leave for foreign employment in Q1 of FY 2024/25
Over 170,000 Nepali workers leave for foreign employment in...
KATHMANDU, Nov 7: More than 170,000 Nepalis left the country for foreign employment in the first quarter of the current fiscal year 2024/25. According to the data released by the Department of Foreign Employment (DoFE), the total number of Nepalis who left for foreign employment after obtaining labo...
Nov 08, 2024
SOCIETY
COP 29: Three invited, but 30 going to Azerbaijan from Nepal
COP 29: Three invited, but 30 going to Azerbaijan from Nepal
KATHMANDU, Nov 8: The United Nations Climate Conference to be held in Azerbaijan will see 30 people from Nepal participating, instead of the three originally planned.
Nov 08, 2024
SOCIETY
20 young women sent back from TIA on suspicion of human trafficking
20 young women sent back from TIA on suspicion of human traf...
KATHMANDU, Nov 8: The immigration office at the Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) has turned away 20 young women who were on their way to the UAE and Kuwait on suspicious visit visas.
Nov 08, 2024