WORLD
Mountain forests disappearing at alarming rate: study
Mountain forests disappearing at alarming rate: study
WASHINGTON, March 19: Logging, wildfires and farming are causing mountain forests, habitat to 85 percent of the world's birds, mammals and amphibians, to vanish at an alarming rate, according to a study published on Friday.
Mar 19, 2023
OPINION
FSU Election: Things to Consider
FSU Election: Things to Consider
The Free Student Union (FSU) election is taking place on Sunday in all constituents and affiliated campuses of Tribhuvan University (TU). The FSU usually advocates for student rights, academic growth, democracy, and freedom. However, looking over the past activities of the FSU and its leaders, there...
Mar 19, 2023
SOCIETY
Tikapur Literature Festival 2023 to commence from April 8 until April 10
Tikapur Literature Festival 2023 to commence from April 8 un...
KATHMANDU, March 18: A literary festival ‘Tikapur Literature Festival’ is set to be held in Tikapur from April 8 to April 10 under the organization of Tikapur Sahitya Samaj.
Mar 19, 2023
POLITICS
Ruling parties to discuss 'power-sharing' deal after PM's vote of confidence
Ruling parties to discuss 'power-sharing' deal after PM's vo...
KATHMANDU, March 19: Various 10 ruling coalition partners have decided to discuss the power sharing issue only after Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal takes the vote of confidence.
Mar 19, 2023
Editorial
Stemming power leakage
Stemming power leakage
Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has made significant progress in reducing electricity leakage over the past year. According to NEA's reports, the overall electricity leakage has dropped to 12.59 percent, a decrease of 2.79 percentage points from the previous year. This achievement is a result of t...
Mar 19, 2023
ECONOMY
Rates of Nepal-India cross border electricity supply hiked; India agrees allowing Nepal to...
Rates of Nepal-India cross border electricity supply hiked;...
KATHMANDU, March 18: India has agreed to expand transmission lines along the Nepal-India border towards the Indian side facilitating Nepal for cross-border electricity trade.
Mar 18, 2023
POLITICS
President Poudel breaks away with tradition by forgoing a 'royal carcade'
President Poudel breaks away with tradition by forgoing a 'r...
KATHMANDU, March 18: It was an unusual and rather surprising sight on Saturday for ordinary people who are usually forced to wait in long queues on the streets during presidential visits.
Mar 18, 2023
ECONOMY
Commercial banks earn profits of around Rs 40 billion during mid-July and mid-February
Commercial banks earn profits of around Rs 40 billion during...
KATHMANDU, March 18: Commercial banks of the country earned profits of over Rs 39.39 billion in the first seven months of the current fiscal year.
Mar 18, 2023
ECONOMY
CIT to focus its big chunk of investment in big infrastructure projects
CIT to focus its big chunk of investment in big infrastructu...
KATHMANDU, March 18: The Citizen Investment Trust (CIT) has said it will inject huge investment in the development of infrastructure of the country.
Mar 18, 2023
ECONOMY
Nepse plunged 69.39 points, while shares investors lost Rs 108 billion last week
Nepse plunged 69.39 points, while shares investors lost Rs 1...
KATHMANDU, March 18: Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) last week went down 69.39 points despite banks reducing interest rates.
Mar 18, 2023