SOCIETY
Police dismiss Maharashtra CM’s claim of Naxalite meeting in Nepal
Police dismiss Maharashtra CM’s claim of Naxalite meeting in...
Nepal Police have dismissed the recent claim of the Chief Minister (CM) of Maharashtra Devendra Fadnavis that the urban Naxalites from India held a meeting in Kathmandu in November to hatch a conspiracy to destabilize Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led state governments of India.
Dec 23, 2024
SOCIETY
People with different abilities seek systemic reforms to make public transport more inclus...
People with different abilities seek systemic reforms to mak...
Although Sajha Yatayat has introduced a few disabled-friendly electric buses in Kathmandu Valley, the majority of public vehicles in the valley and elsewhere are unsuitable for people with different abilities. Their daily travel on public transport often becomes a struggle, compounded by unhelpful a...
Dec 23, 2024
Market
Nepal Telecom announces 30% dividend
Nepal Telecom announces 30% dividend
Three public entities including Nepal Telecom (NT), Agriculture Development Bank Limited (ADBL) and the Citizens Investment Trust (CIT) have announced up to 30 percent dividends to their shareholders.
Dec 23, 2024
POLITICS
PM Oli appoints Vice-Chancellors in three universities
PM Oli appoints Vice-Chancellors in three universities
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, who also serves as the chancellor of universities, has appointed vice-chancellors for Nepal Sanskrit University, Pokhara University, and the Agriculture and Forestry University.
Dec 23, 2024
ECONOMY
NRB restarts auditing loan portfolio of 10 commercial banks
NRB restarts auditing loan portfolio of 10 commercial banks
Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has restarted auditing loan portfolios of 10 large commercial banks, which could not be brought to conclusion previously.
Dec 23, 2024
POLITICS
Lamichhane stripped of MP position as Kaski DGAO registers three cases
Lamichhane stripped of MP position as Kaski DGAO registers t...
The District Government Attorney’s Office (DGAO), Kaski, filed a case against Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) Chairman Rabi Lamichhane at the Kaski District Court on Sunday on three offenses, seeking more than Rs 275 million in compensation for the victims of cooperative scam. With the registra...
Dec 23, 2024
POLITICS
Hearing on case filed against Rabi Lamichhane and others to begin today
Hearing on case filed against Rabi Lamichhane and others to...
The hearing on the case of Rashtriya Swatantra Party (RSP) President Rabi Lamichhane and others will begin on Monday.
Dec 23, 2024
WORLD
India child marriage crackdown reaches nearly 5,000 arrests
India child marriage crackdown reaches nearly 5,000 arrests
A crackdown on illegal child marriages in India’s northeast has resulted in nearly 5,000 arrests, after 416 people were detained in the latest police sweep, a minister said on Sunday.
Dec 22, 2024
ECONOMY
Import and export trade shows improvement: Goods worth Rs 148 billion imported in Mangsir
Import and export trade shows improvement: Goods worth Rs 14...
According to data released by the Department of Customs, the total imports in the first five months of the current fiscal year 2024/25 stand at Rs 661.48 billion, a 3 percent increase from the same period last year. This uptick in imports is a positive sign for the country's trade sector.
Dec 22, 2024
SOCIETY
One arrested for alleged involvement in tiger poaching
One arrested for alleged involvement in tiger poaching
A snapshot of a trapped tiger was retrieved from the mobile phone of Neupane in course of recovering call details.
Dec 22, 2024