ECONOMY, SOCIETY
Farmers demanding payment of sugarcane stop sugar exports
Farmers demanding payment of sugarcane stop sugar exports
SARLAHI, April 16: Farmers of Sarlahi have stopped the export of sugar demanding payment of arrears of sugarcane. The farmers have taken three trucks of sugar in control that were headed for Kathmandu since Wednesday as the operator of Mahalakshmi Sugar Mill Bagdaha in Godaita Municipality has not p...
Apr 16, 2022
SOCIETY
Woman found dead in forest in Mahottari
Woman found dead in forest in Mahottari
JALESHWOR, April 16: A woman was found dead in a forest at Manarasiswa Municipality-3 in Mahottari district on Friday night.
Apr 16, 2022
POLITICS
Electoral alliance for local poll will be finalized by Sunday: Chair Dahal
Electoral alliance for local poll will be finalized by Sunda...
CHITWAN, April 16: Chairperson of the CPN (Maoist Center), Pushpa Kamal Dahal, has said that the issue of electoral collaboration among the ruling coalition parties would be finalized by Sunday.
Apr 16, 2022
SOCIETY
TIA to provide round the clock service to int'l flights from May 29
TIA to provide round the clock service to int'l flights from...
KATHMANDU, April 16: Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) would be brought into operation round the clock from May 29.
Apr 16, 2022
ECONOMY
Buddha Air to operate regular flights from Pokhara to New Delhi
Buddha Air to operate regular flights from Pokhara to New De...
KATHMANDU, April 16: Buddha Air, a private sector airline, plans to expand its air network to, New Delhi, Dehradun and other destinations of neighboring country India.
Apr 16, 2022
WORLD
Pakistan's new govt decides not to roll back fuel, power subsidies
Pakistan's new govt decides not to roll back fuel, power sub...
ISLAMABAD, April 16: Pakistan's new government on Friday decided not to roll back billions in fuel subsidies for the time being despite the strain on public funds, citing the possible backlash if it were to raise fuel prices just days after taking power.
Apr 16, 2022
SOCIETY
Dr Priti Bhusal and team set to climb Mt. Everest
Dr Priti Bhusal and team set to climb Mt. Everest
KATHMANDU, April 16: A team led by Dr Priti Bhusal are on the way to scale the world’s highest peak, Mount Everest, to spread the message of two important contemporary issues. On the first day of the trip, Dr Bhusal's team reached Lukla on Friday.
Apr 16, 2022
SOCIETY
Beni-Maldhunga road to be closed for five hours daily
Beni-Maldhunga road to be closed for five hours daily
MYAGDI, April 16: Beni-Maldhunga road would remain closed for five hours daily from today.
Apr 16, 2022
ECONOMY
US agrees to provide additional Rs 80 billion grant in five years to Nepal
US agrees to provide additional Rs 80 billion grant in five...
KATHMANDU, April 16: The United States of America, who had agreed to provide about 60 billion in grants through the US aid project Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), is set to provide an additional 80 billion grant to Nepal.
Apr 16, 2022
WORLD
Police: More than 900 civilian bodies found in Kyiv region
Police: More than 900 civilian bodies found in Kyiv region
KYIV, Ukraine, April 16: The bodies of more than 900 civilians have been discovered in the region surrounding the Ukrainian capital following Russia’s withdrawal — most of them fatally shot, police said Friday, an indication that many people were “simply executed.
Apr 16, 2022