SOCIETY
Hearing on Lamichhane's case to begin from Wednesday
Hearing on Lamichhane's case to begin from Wednesday
KATHMANDU, Nov 2: The District Court Kathmandu has finished recording the statement of Sandeep Lamichhane, the suspended Captain of the Nepali National Cricket team, in a rape case registered against him.
Nov 02, 2022
WORLD
South Korea air raid sirens blare after North fires missiles
South Korea air raid sirens blare after North fires missiles
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SEOUL, South Korea, Nov 2: Air raid sirens sounded in South Korea after the North fired about a dozen missiles in its direction Wednesday, at least one of them landing near the rivals’ tense sea border.
Nov 02, 2022
POLITICS
SC orders not to cancel Karki's candidature
SC orders not to cancel Karki's candidature
KATHMANDU, Nov 2: The Supreme Court (SC) has issued an interim order not to immediately implement the decision to disqualify the candidate of Rastriya Swatantra Party, Dr Toshima Karki in Lalitpur-3.
Nov 02, 2022
WORLD
Russia announces wider evacuation of occupied southern Ukraine
Russia announces wider evacuation of occupied southern Ukrai...
KYIV/MYKOLAIV, Ukraine, Nov 2: Russia ordered civilians to leave a swath of Ukraine along the eastern bank of the Dnipro River, a major extension of an evacuation order that Kyiv says amounts to the forced depopulation of occupied territory.
Nov 02, 2022
OPINION
Smartphone: An Ignored Killer
Smartphone: An Ignored Killer
While physical and mental health issues, social crime, and suicide among teenagers linked with the excessive use of smartphones are already alarming, this is just the tip of the iceberg when we look into the death caused by the use of smartphones on the road.
Nov 02, 2022
ECONOMY
Commercial banks’ NPLs rise notably, hike in interest rates blamed
Commercial banks’ NPLs rise notably, hike in interest rates...
KATHMANDU, Nov 1: The nonperforming loans (NPL) of Nepali commercial banks have increased by a notable amount in the first three months of the current fiscal year, after the borrowers failed to pay back the banks’ loans on time due to excessive interest rates.
Nov 01, 2022
ECONOMY
Investors fling to purchase hydropower shares on Tuesday
Investors fling to purchase hydropower shares on Tuesday
KATHMANDU, Nov 1: The hydropower group of Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) on Tuesday gained a notable 83.82 points, after going into a slump for the past three months.
Nov 01, 2022
ECONOMY
These paragliding pilots came all the way from Europe, but they could not fly
These paragliding pilots came all the way from Europe, but t...
POKHARA, Nov 1: A paragliding pilot from Spain stayed at the office of the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) in Pokhara for three hours a few days ago. The reason the foreigner spent three hours at the authority was to get permission for paragliding.
Nov 01, 2022
POLITICS
Printing of FPTP ballot papers remains for seven districts only
Printing of FPTP ballot papers remains for seven districts o...
KATHMANDU, Nov 1: Printing of ballot papers for the first-past-the-post (FPTP) electoral system is awaited just for seven districts. These districts include Kathmandu, Lalitpur, Bhaktapur, Bara, Dhanusha, Sarlahi and Rautahat.
Nov 01, 2022
SOCIETY
Embossed number plates installed on less than two percent of vehicles
Embossed number plates installed on less than two percent of...
KATHMANDU, Nov 1: The process to install embossed number plates on vehicles which is considered vital for the safety of motor vehicles reports a sluggish process.
Nov 01, 2022