SOCIETY
Wildfires taking toll across country; authorities sound alert
Wildfires taking toll across country; authorities sound aler...
LUMBINI, April 29: With the onset of the dry season, wildfires are rampant in the forests of the Himalayan nation, Nepal. According to available data, hectares of forestland have been destroyed in bushfires every year, and many wild animals killed, incurring losses of properties worth thousands of r...
Apr 29, 2023
POLITICS
Gurkhas pay respects to their last Victoria Cross recipient
Gurkhas pay respects to their last Victoria Cross recipient
KATHMANDU, April 29: Hundreds gathered in Nepal on Friday to pay their respects to the only remaining Gurkha recipient of Britain's Victoria Cross, who died last week at the age of 83.
Apr 29, 2023
ECONOMY
Nepal achieves increase in financial inclusion
Nepal achieves increase in financial inclusion
KATHMANDU, April 29: Nepal has seen significant progress in financial inclusion over the past decade, according to a new study.
Apr 29, 2023
WORLD
NYC transit agency pulls the brake on Twitter service alerts
NYC transit agency pulls the brake on Twitter service alerts
NEW YORK, April 29: Shortly after midnight Thursday, several New York City subway trains slowed to a crawl as emergency crews tended to a person discovered on the tracks in lower Manhattan.
Apr 29, 2023
ECONOMY
Germany willing to invest in clean energy, transmission lines and pharmaceutical industrie...
Germany willing to invest in clean energy, transmission line...
KATHMANDU, April 29: Germany is willing to invest in clean energy, transmission lines and pharmaceutical industries in Nepal.
Apr 29, 2023
POLITICS
NC leader Bhandari returning home on Sunday after treatment
NC leader Bhandari returning home on Sunday after treatment
KATHMANDU, April 29: Dr Chandrakant Bhandari, leader of Nepali Congress and member of the House of Representatives, who is undergoing treatment in India, is returning home on Sunday.
Apr 29, 2023
Lifestyle
Katy Perry loses trademark fight with Australian fashion designer
Katy Perry loses trademark fight with Australian fashion des...
An Australian court has ruled that pop superstar Katy Perry infringed the trademark of a Sydney-based fashion designer who has sold her products locally under a label with her birth name "Katie Perry".
Apr 29, 2023
SPORTS
Match between Nepal and Kuwait resumes as rainfall stops
Match between Nepal and Kuwait resumes as rainfall stops
KATHMANDU, April 29: The ACC Premier Cup semi-final between Nepal and Kuwait has resumed due to rain. After the rain stopped at the TU International Ground, the match resumed again.
Apr 29, 2023
SOCIETY
PM Dahal directs to address demands put forth by farmer Ghimire
PM Dahal directs to address demands put forth by farmer Ghim...
KATHMANDU, April 29: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has directed the concerned ministry to address the demands put forth by a farmer of Nuwakot district, who is on a hunger strike demanding to address the problems of farmers.
Apr 29, 2023
POLITICS
Federal MP Ek Nath Dhakal nominated to the Int’l Relations Committee of HoR
Federal MP Ek Nath Dhakal nominated to the Int’l Relations C...
KATHMANDU, April 29: Federal MP Ek Nath Dhakal has been nominated to the Foreign Relations and Tourism Committee of the House of Representatives. In the meeting of the House of Representatives held on Friday, Speaker Devraj Ghimire submitted the names of MPs who will be serving in various 10 themati...
Apr 29, 2023