POLITICS
Maoist Center divided along two lines as presidential election nears
Maoist Center divided along two lines as presidential electi...
KATHMANDU, Feb 16: While discussions are going on that the next president should be elected on the basis of national consensus, the Maoist Center which is leading the current government, appears divided along two lines over the issue. While one group of the Maoist Center says that the country’s next...
Feb 17, 2023
ECONOMY
22MW Seti Khola Hydroelectric Project registers 35 percent construction work progress
22MW Seti Khola Hydroelectric Project registers 35 percent c...
KATHMANDU, Feb 17: The 22 MW Seti Khola Hydroelectric Project has witnessed around 35 percent of the construction work completed.
Feb 17, 2023
POLITICS
National consensus must for president: DPM Shrestha
National consensus must for president: DPM Shrestha
SURKHET, Feb 16: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Physical Planning and Infrastructure, Narayan Kaji Shrestha has said national consensus is imperative on the issue of electing the country’s next president.
Feb 17, 2023
SOCIETY
Three dead, 23 injured in Nuwakot road accident
Three dead, 23 injured in Nuwakot road accident
NUWAKOT, Feb 17: Three persons died and 23 others sustained injuries in a road accident that occurred on Thursday at Bidur Municipality-12 in Nuwakot district.
Feb 17, 2023
SOCIETY
NC lawmaker Bhandari airlifted to India for further treatment
NC lawmaker Bhandari airlifted to India for further treatmen...
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KATHMANDU, Feb 17: Nepali Congress (NC) lawmaker Chandra Bhandari, who was injured in a gas cylinder explosion along with his mother late evening on Wednesday, has been taken to India for further treatment. His mother Hari Kala Bhandari breathed her last on Thursday morning while undergoing treatmen...
Feb 17, 2023
OPINION
Biden’s ‘Welcome Corps’ Announcement an Opportunity for Bhutanese Refugees
Biden’s ‘Welcome Corps’ Announcement an Opportunity for Bhut...
In January 2023, US President Joe Biden announced a new program called "Welcome Corps" which will allow ordinary American citizens to use the opportunity of sponsorship for resettling refugees living in camps with an uncertain future, as reported by the US media. This can be an opportunity for the B...
Feb 17, 2023
Editorial
Legitimizing Money Laundering through Law!
Legitimizing Money Laundering through Law!
The recent move by the government to table a bill in parliament with the aim to amend the law and legalize unsourced wealth is a gross violation of international best practices in curbing money laundering. The proposed amendment, which would allow those with illegally acquired wealth to legitimize t...
Feb 17, 2023
ECONOMY
Nepal to ask India to buy 1,200 MW of locally-produced electricity
Nepal to ask India to buy 1,200 MW of locally-produced elect...
KATHMANDU, Feb 16: Nepal is going to ask India to open the gateway allowing the Himalayan nation to export up to 1,200 MW of electricity to the South Asian giant.
Feb 16, 2023
ECONOMY
Commercial banks collected Rs 25 billion in deposits, offered Rs 12 billion in loans in pa...
Commercial banks collected Rs 25 billion in deposits, offere...
KATHMANDU, Feb 16: Commercial banks collected deposits worth Rs 25 billion in the past one month between mid-January and mid-February.
Feb 16, 2023
ECONOMY
Tourism Minister Kiranti : There is an effort to connect Pokhara to int’l cities through a...
Tourism Minister Kiranti : There is an effort to connect Pok...
POKHARA, Feb 16: Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Sudan Kiranti has said that efforts are being made to connect Pokhara to international cities through an air network. In a press conference organized by Press Center Nepal Gandaki Province at Pokhara Regional International Airport on...
Feb 16, 2023