POLITICS
Security beefed up in Nepal-India border area
Security beefed up in Nepal-India border area
NEPALGUNJ, May 1: Keeping in view of security sensitivity during the upcoming local level election, local administrations have beefed up security in no-man's land of the Nepal-India border in Banke district. The security at the border points has been beefed up considering that illegal arms could be...
May 01, 2022
POLITICS
Ballot papers dispatched to 49 districts: EC
Ballot papers dispatched to 49 districts: EC
KATHMANDU, May 1: The Election Commission (EC) has said over 9.11 million ballot papers have been transported for 49 districts for the May 13 local level elections.
May 01, 2022
ECONOMY
'Government is committed to ending discrimination against laborers'
'Government is committed to ending discrimination against la...
KATHMANDU, May 1: Minister for Labour, Employment and Social Security Krishna Kumar Shrestha has pledged to make the country's labor sector systematic and decent through the implementation of fundamental rights relating to labor as mentioned in the Constitution of Nepal.
May 01, 2022
POLITICS
NC President Deuba forms nationwide program coordination sub-committee
NC President Deuba forms nationwide program coordination sub...
KATHMANDU, May 1: Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba has formed a nationwide program coordination sub-committee under the coordination of party Vice President Dhan Raj Gurung.
May 01, 2022
SOCIETY
President Bhandari, PM Deuba extend best wishes on the occasion of May Day
President Bhandari, PM Deuba extend best wishes on the occas...
KATHMANDU, May 1: President Bidya Devi Bhandari has underscored the need for a culture to respect labor by highlighting the importance of labor and skills in the country's economic development process.
May 01, 2022
SOCIETY
Labor Day being marked today
Labor Day being marked today
KATHMANDU, May 1: The International Labor Day is being marked today by organizing various programs by different labor unions and workers, recalling the victory of laborers for their demand for eight-hours of work and legal rights.
May 01, 2022
WORLD
Ukrainians plead for Mariupol rescue; Russian advance crawls
Ukrainians plead for Mariupol rescue; Russian advance crawls
KHARKIV, Ukraine, May 1: Ukrainian forces fought village by village Saturday to hold back a Russian advance through the country’s east, while the United Nations worked to broker a civilian evacuation from the last defensive stronghold in the bombed-out ruins of the port city of Mariupol.
May 01, 2022
OPINION
Making Nepal Prosperous: The Way Forward
Making Nepal Prosperous: The Way Forward
Although a small country geographically, Nepal is extremely rich in terms of ecology, biodiversity, cultural diversity, arts and culture, and production, consumption and distribution patterns. Nepal’s unique location between two giant economies — India and China — which have been achieving robust ec...
May 01, 2022
ECONOMY
Nepal received just around one-third of annual target of foreign assistance in the first n...
Nepal received just around one-third of annual target of for...
KATHMANDU, April 30: Nepal received foreign assistance worth Rs 126 billion in the first nine months of the current fiscal year, which is just around one-third of the government targeted amount for the entire fiscal year 2021/22.
Apr 30, 2022
ECONOMY
ISPs warn of internet service disruption from next week as they are denied foreign currenc...
ISPs warn of internet service disruption from next week as t...
KATHMANDU, April 30: Internet service provider companies have warned that the country’s internet service could be disrupted from next week as they are unable to receive adequate foreign currencies to pay for the bandwidth purchase.
Apr 30, 2022