SOCIETY
One dead after stepping on live electric wire in Baglung
One dead after stepping on live electric wire in Baglung
DHORPATAN, Nov 17: One person died in Baglung after accidently stepping on a live electric wire lying on the ground. Bajbir Nepali, 62, a resident of Nisikhola Rural Municipality-3 Dhuwahkhor, Kaule, succumbed to electrocution today.
Nov 17, 2023
SOCIETY
Number of Nepali students going to study in US increased by 27.9 percent last year
Number of Nepali students going to study in US increased by...
KATHMANDU, Nov 17: The number of Nepali students going to study in America increased by 27.9 percent last year.
Nov 17, 2023
SOCIETY
Weather Update: Snowfall in high hills and mountain areas likely today
Weather Update: Snowfall in high hills and mountain areas li...
KATHMANDU, Nov 17: The weather in the hilly parts of the country is currently cloudy and the weather in the rest of the country is generally clear.
Nov 17, 2023
SOCIETY
165 punters held, 3.5 million seized from den during Tihar
165 punters held, 3.5 million seized from den during Tihar
KATHMANDU, Nov 17: Police arrested 165 people on the charge of gambling during the Tihar festival. It is said Rs 3.46 million was seized from the punters' dens during the raid.
Nov 17, 2023
SOCIETY
Chhath festival begins with 'Nahay Khay'
Chhath festival begins with 'Nahay Khay'
MAHOTTARI, Nov 17: Ardor of the Chhath festival has taken over the Mithila region. People's mobility has increased in and around the region ahead of the four-day grand festival where the 'Sun God' is worshiped with devotion. The devotees begin the festival from today onward with 'Nahay Khay'.
Nov 17, 2023
SOCIETY
At least 20 people injured as a passenger bus en route to Dang from Kathmandu meets with a...
At least 20 people injured as a passenger bus en route to Da...
KATHMANDU, Nov 17: At least 20 people were injured when a passenger bus en route to Dang from Kathmandu met with an accident at Bhaluhi, Devdah Municipality Ward No. 8 of Rupandehi. Two of the injured are in serious condition and five are in moderate condition.
Nov 17, 2023
SOCIETY
Australian govt to provide $600,000 to support Jajarkot earthquake victims
Australian govt to provide $600,000 to support Jajarkot eart...
KATHMANDU, Nov 17: Australian government has announced a decision to provide $600,000 in humanitarian funding following the recent earthquake in western Nepal, which was the largest since the devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake in 2015.
Nov 17, 2023
OPINION
Growing a Green Economy
Growing a Green Economy
As part of the green economy, Nepal has adopted the Green, Resilient, and Inclusive Development (GRID) approach to address slow domestic job creation, high vulnerability to climate change and environmental degradation, low rates of inclusion, and large infrastructure gaps for long-term green growth,...
Nov 17, 2023
SOCIETY
Smugglers kill two rhinos in Chitwan National Park
Smugglers kill two rhinos in Chitwan National Park
CHITWAN, Nov 17: Two rhinos have been killed by smugglers in Chitwan National Park (CNP). The rhinos were killed by making a ditch three and a half kilometers south-east from Satarchuli post in the eastern sector of the park.
Nov 17, 2023
POLITICS
Ambassador Shrestha presents credentials to State Secretary of Mangolian foreign ministry
Ambassador Shrestha presents credentials to State Secretary...
KATHMANDU, Nov 17: Nepali Ambassador to China, Bishnu Pukar Shrestha, presented a Letter of Credence to the State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia, Nyamdorj Ankhbayar, on Wednesday. Shrestha is a non-resident ambassador to Mongolia.
Nov 17, 2023