SOCIETY
One killed in Bajura jeep accident
One killed in Bajura jeep accident
BAJIURA, Dec 29: A person died on the spot while one other was injured after a jeep fell some 200 meters off the road last night at Maliban area of Gaumul Rural Municipality in Bajura district.
Dec 29, 2023
ECONOMY
Gold price increases by Rs 1,300 per tola
Gold price increases by Rs 1,300 per tola
KATHMANDU, Dec 29: The price of gold has increased by Rs 1,300 per tola in the domestic market on Friday.
Dec 29, 2023
ECONOMY
Construction of two motorable bridges benefit over 4,000 households
Construction of two motorable bridges benefit over 4,000 hou...
TANAHUN, Dec 29: Construction of two motorable bridges in Tanahun district has directly benefited almost 16,000 people of 4,000 plus households there.
Dec 29, 2023
SOCIETY
Weather to be clear today; rain and snowfall likely from tomorrow
Weather to be clear today; rain and snowfall likely from tom...
KATHMANDU, Dec 29: The weather is generally clear in the hilly areas of the country, while the rest of the country is partly cloudy today.
Dec 29, 2023
SOCIETY
Tusker kills man in Jhapa
Tusker kills man in Jhapa
BANIYANI (JHAPA), Dec 29: A man died in an elephant attack last night in Shivasatakshi Municipality, Jhapa.
Dec 29, 2023
SOCIETY
Two persons held with endangered pangolin scales
Two persons held with endangered pangolin scales
KIMATHANKA (SANKHUWASABHA), Dec 29: Two persons were held with a huge quantity of pangolin scales, an endangered animal, from the Makalu Barun National Park area in Sankhuwasabha district.
Dec 29, 2023
ECONOMY
NRB turns flexible on threshold for foreign currency use after notable gains in forex
NRB turns flexible on threshold for foreign currency use aft...
KATHMANDU, Dec 29: Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has increased the limit of foreign currency migrant workers bound for a number of European countries and the US can carry to USD 500 from the existing USD 200.
Dec 29, 2023
ECONOMY
Factories in Lumbini Province operating at only 51 percent of their capacity, down by 5.54...
Factories in Lumbini Province operating at only 51 percent o...
KATHMANDU, Dec 29: As the country is reeling under an economic slowdown, the production capacity of factories operating in Lumbini Province has shrunk by 5.54 percent.
Dec 29, 2023
OPINION
Exit the Rabbit. Enter the Dragon. A Final Look Back at Asia 2023
Exit the Rabbit. Enter the Dragon. A Final Look Back at Asia...
As it was in so much of the world, the year 2023 in Nepal was not necessarily “the best of times.” The first weeks of 2023 saw finally the opening of the new Pokhara Regional International Airport but then sadly the crash of a Yeti Airlines flight en route to that airport, killing all 72 on board. E...
Dec 29, 2023
ECONOMY
NEA chief Ghising insists on making 61 manufacturers clear dues of dedicated feeders and t...
NEA chief Ghising insists on making 61 manufacturers clear d...
KATHMANDU, Dec 29: Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA)’s Managing Director Kulman Ghising has insisted on recovering the electricity tariff dues from manufacturers who were supplied power through dedicated feeders and trunk lines, despite pressure from those manufacturers to revoke his decision.
Dec 29, 2023