ECONOMY
NEA buying electricity from India at Rs 38 per unit
NEA buying electricity from India at Rs 38 per unit
KATHMANDU, March 25: Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has said that it is going to buy electricity from India at Rs 38 per unit.
Mar 25, 2022
POLITICS
Madhesh Province Assembly meeting today
Madhesh Province Assembly meeting today
JANAKPUR, March 25: A meeting of the Madhesh Province Assembly is taking place at 2:00 pm today.
Mar 25, 2022
SOCIETY
Health ministry set to give nod to research on marijuana for medicinal purpose
Health ministry set to give nod to research on marijuana for...
KATHMANDU, March 25: The Ministry of Health and Population is preparing to approve research on marijuana for medicinal purposes. The decision was taken at a meeting chaired by Minister for Health and Population Birodh Khatiwada.
Mar 25, 2022
POLITICS
EC to print 20 million ballot papers for local level polls
EC to print 20 million ballot papers for local level polls
KATHMANDU, March 25: The Election Commission (EC) of Nepal has planned to print 20 million ballot papers targeting the upcoming local level polls scheduled to be held on May 13.
Mar 25, 2022
SOCIETY
Artist Shah remanded to judicial custody
Artist Shah remanded to judicial custody
KATHMANDU, March 25: The Tanahu District Court has ordered to send actor Pal Shah to jail for trial on the charge of raping a minor.
Mar 25, 2022
WORLD
Ukraine urges halt to Russia's assault as Biden heads to Poland
Ukraine urges halt to Russia's assault as Biden heads to Pol...
LVIV/MARIUPOL, Ukraine, March 25: President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday that Ukrainians "need to achieve peace" and halt Russian bombardment that has forced millions to flee to countries like Poland, where U.S. President Joe Biden is due to visit and witness the crisis first hand.
Mar 25, 2022
POLITICS
Gagan Thapa to lead NC's Election Manifesto Preparation Committee
Gagan Thapa to lead NC's Election Manifesto Preparation Comm...
KATHMANDU, March 25: Nepali Congress (NC) President and Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has appointed party's general secretary Gagan Kumar Thapa as the coordinator of the Manifesto Preparation Committee for the Local Level Elections-2022.
Mar 25, 2022
POLITICS
Chinese FM Wang arriving in Kathmandu today
Chinese FM Wang arriving in Kathmandu today
KATHMANDU, March 25: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is arriving in Kathmandu on a three-day official visit to Nepal today.
Mar 25, 2022
WORLD
Russian space chief says cooperation with Europe now impossible
Russian space chief says cooperation with Europe now impossi...
March 25: Russia's space director said on Thursday that Europe had wrecked cooperation by imposing sanctions against his agency, and rockets that were meant to launch European satellites would now be used for Russian companies or countries friendly to Moscow.
Mar 25, 2022
SOCIETY
Tuberculosis still kills 16,000 people a year in Nepal
Tuberculosis still kills 16,000 people a year in Nepal
KATHMANDU, March 24: Every year, 16,000 people die of tuberculosis in the country, according to the National Tuberculosis Control Center (NTCC). The number of new TB patients has reached 69,000 this year and the number is likely to increase further.
Mar 24, 2022