ECONOMY
Budget positive but its implementation challenging: NCC
Budget positive but its implementation challenging: NCC
KATHMANDU, May 31: Nepal Chamber of Commerce (NCC) has said that the annual budget the government unveiled for fiscal year 2022/23 is positive, but it is challenging to ensure its effective implementation.
May 31, 2022
My City, Lifestyle, Social
Man in wig throws cake at glass protecting Mona Lisa
Man in wig throws cake at glass protecting Mona Lisa
A man seemingly disguised as an old woman in a wheelchair threw a piece of cake at the glass protecting the Mona Lisa at the Louvre Museum and shouted at people to think of planet Earth.
May 31, 2022
WORLD
EU leaders agree to ban 90% of Russian oil by year-end
EU leaders agree to ban 90% of Russian oil by year-end
BRUSSELS, May 31: European Union leaders agreed Monday to embargo most Russian oil imports into the bloc by year-end as part of new sanctions on Moscow worked out at a summit focused on helping Ukraine with a long-delayed package of new financial support.
May 31, 2022
SOCIETY
10 more bodies brought to Kobang
10 more bodies brought to Kobang
MYAGDI, May 31: Ten more dead bodies of Tara plane crash victims have been brought to Kobang from Sanosare of Thasang Rural Municipality-2 of Mustang district this morning.
May 31, 2022
ECONOMY
Flights to and from Pokhara Airport affected as fuel tanker overturns near runway
Flights to and from Pokhara Airport affected as fuel tanker...
POKHARA, May 31: Regular flights to and from Pokhara Airport are affected as a fuel tanker belonging to Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) overturned near the runway.
May 31, 2022
WORLD
WHO: Monkeypox won’t turn into pandemic, but many unknowns
WHO: Monkeypox won’t turn into pandemic, but many unknowns
LONDON, May 31: The World Health Organization’s top monkeypox expert said she doesn’t expect the hundreds of cases reported to date to turn into another pandemic, but acknowledged there are still many unknowns about the disease, including how exactly it’s spreading and whether the suspension of mass...
May 31, 2022
SOCIETY
KMC forms a Task Force led by Mayor Shah to ensure effective waste management
KMC forms a Task Force led by Mayor Shah to ensure effective...
KATHMANDU, May 30: A task force has been formed under the coordination of Mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) Balendra Shah to study the problem of waste management of the capital city.
May 30, 2022
SOCIETY
Tara Air plane crash: 10 dead bodies brought to Kathmandu for post-mortem
Tara Air plane crash: 10 dead bodies brought to Kathmandu fo...
KATHMANDU, May 30: Mortal remains of 10 persons who died in Tara Air plane crash in Thasang Rural Municipality-2 in Mustang district have been brought to Kathmandu on Monday evening.
May 30, 2022
POLITICS
Probe panel formed to investigate into Tara Air plane crash
Probe panel formed to investigate into Tara Air plane crash
KATHMANDU, May 30: The Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation on Monday formed a five-member panel to probe into the Tara Air plane crash that occurred in Mustang district on Sunday.
May 30, 2022
SOCIETY
Tara Air saw half a dozen major accidents - 3 fatal - in past 16 years
Tara Air saw half a dozen major accidents - 3 fatal - in pas...
KATHMANDU, May 30: Nepal has recorded a number of unfortunate plane crashes among other significant incidents in its aviation history. A total of 20 accidents have occurred inside the country’s airspace since 2006 resulting in a total of 222 fatalities, excluding the recent plane crash of Tara Air o...
May 30, 2022