SOCIETY
President extends greetings on the occasion of Christmas Day
President extends greetings on the occasion of Christmas Day
KATHMANDU, Dec 25: President Bidhya Devi Bhandari wished happiness, peace, good health and longevity to all Christian Nepali brothers and sisters at home and abroad on the occasion of Christmas.
Dec 25, 2021
WORLD, Coronavirus
Thousands of flights canceled globally as Omicron mars Christmas weekend
Thousands of flights canceled globally as Omicron mars Chris...
NEW YORK, Dec 25: Commercial airlines around the world canceled more than 4,500 flights over the Christmas weekend, as a mounting wave of COVID-19 infections driven by the Omicron variant created greater uncertainty and misery for holiday travelers.
Dec 25, 2021
OPINION
Seven key lessons the development sector learnt in 2021
Seven key lessons the development sector learnt in 2021
Despite all odds, there are also wonderful things that happened this year, some big and small, and remarkable factors contributing to making our world better, and we must acknowledge that. As 2021 is coming to an end, I am contemplating on valuable learning happening in the development sector, and c...
Dec 25, 2021
ECONOMY
Nepse snaps four-week losing run
Nepse snaps four-week losing run
KATHMANDU, Dec 24: Stocks opened week on a feeble note as the Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index fell around 18 points on Monday. However, the short correction ended with Nepse rallying almost 57 points on Tuesday. Further strength ensued with the benchmark rallying 92 points on Wednesday followed b...
Dec 24, 2021
POLITICS
All kinds of discriminations against women will be ended: Minister Regmi
All kinds of discriminations against women will be ended: Mi...
KATHMANDU, Dec 24: Minister for Women, Children and Senior Citizens, Uma Regmi has said the government is committed to ending all forms of violence and discriminations against women.
Dec 24, 2021
POLITICS
Regressive forces working to reverse achievements of people’s struggles: Dahal
Regressive forces working to reverse achievements of people’...
KATHMANDU, Dec 24: The CPN (Masal) has united with the CPN (Maoist Centre). In his address to the gathering, Chairman Dahal stressed the need for unity among the communist forces to defeat ‘the foul play of regressive forces’ in the nation. “Regressive forces are trying to reverse the achievements o...
Dec 24, 2021
WORLD
India records 6,650 COVID-19 new cases
India records 6,650 COVID-19 new cases
NEW DELHI, Dec 24: India's COVID-19 tally rose to 34,772,626 on Friday, as 6,650 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the country, showed the federal health ministry's latest data. Besides, as many as 374 deaths were recorded since Thursday morning, taking the death toll to 479...
Dec 24, 2021
ECONOMY
Electricity meter will now be made available to tenants: Energy Minister Bhusal
Electricity meter will now be made available to tenants: Ene...
KATHMANDU, Dec 24: Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, Pampha Bhusal has said that effective policy will be formulated to reduce the import of petroleum products and increase the use of electricity.
Dec 24, 2021
ECONOMY
Construction industry in crisis due to liquidity crunch in banks: Singh
Construction industry in crisis due to liquidity crunch in b...
KATHMANDU, Dec 24: Ravi Singh, president of the Federation of Contractors’ Associations of Nepal (FCAN), has said that the construction industry is in a crisis due to the lack of liquidity in the financial system. According to him, the construction industry has not been able to grow as fast as it sh...
Dec 24, 2021
SOCIETY
Jailor’s ‘brother’ escapes from prison
Jailor’s ‘brother’ escapes from prison
DANG, Dec 24: The escape of two prisoners, including an alleged brother of the jailor, from Ghorahi Prison has become even more mysterious. Preliminary police investigation has shown that the incident may have happened due to the weakness of the prison administration.
Dec 24, 2021