SOCIETY
Signature collection campaign seeking justice for Dhami
Signature collection campaign seeking justice for Dhami
KANCHANPUR, August 22: A total of 9,500 signatures have been collected in Sudur Paschim province seeking justice for Jaisingh Dhami of Darchula, who went missing while crossing the Mahakali River.
Aug 22, 2021
ECONOMY
Preliminary performance report approved without testing tunnel
Preliminary performance report approved without testing tunn...
KATHMANDU, August 22: It has been found that the Bheri-Babai Diversion Multipurpose Project of national pride approved the preliminary performance report prepared by the construction company without testing the tunnel.
Aug 22, 2021
SOCIETY, SPECIAL, PHOTO FEATURE/Video
PHOTOS: Janai Purnima being observed today
PHOTOS: Janai Purnima being observed today
KATHMANDU, August 22: Janai Purnima, a festival of Hindus is being celebrated across the country today.
Aug 22, 2021
WORLD
Israeli aircraft strike Hamas sites in Gaza after border clashes
Israeli aircraft strike Hamas sites in Gaza after border cla...
TEL AVIV, Aug 22: Israeli aircraft struck Hamas sites in Gaza late on Saturday, the military said, in an escalation of hostilities after earlier cross-border gunfire seriously injured an Israeli soldier and wounded 41 Palestinians, including two critically.
Aug 22, 2021
WORLD
UAE to temporarily host 5,000 Afghans at U.S. request
UAE to temporarily host 5,000 Afghans at U.S. request
DUBAI, Aug 22: The United Arab Emirates has agreed to host 5,000 Afghan nationals to be evacuated from their country for 10 days on their way to a third country at the request of the United States, the Gulf Arab state's foreign ministry said on Friday.
Aug 22, 2021
OPINION
Without good governance, monetary policy will not be effective
Without good governance, monetary policy will not be effecti...
KATHMANDU, August 21: The most important question has never been raised: Can an open economy like Nepal pursue an independent monetary policy and inflation rate by maintaining a stable exchange rate with its major trading partners? My answer is a ‘no’. Unfortunately, policymakers never know, despit...
Aug 22, 2021
POLITICS
558 Nepali nationals rescued, repatriated home from Afghanistan
558 Nepali nationals rescued, repatriated home from Afghanis...
KATHMANDU, August 21: Thirty-six more Nepali nationals, who were stranded in Afghanistan, have been rescued and brought back home on Saturday. Similarly, some other Nepali nationals rescued are scheduled to land in Kathmandu on Saturday night.
Aug 21, 2021
POLITICS
Leaders across the Asia Pacific support peaceful Korean reunification
Leaders across the Asia Pacific support peaceful Korean reun...
KATHMANDU, August 21: In the aftermath of the botched exit of US forces from Afghanistan, a peacefully planned reunification of the Korean peninsula is all the more urgent and crucial.
Aug 21, 2021
ECONOMY
Nepal’s bureaucracy seriously lacks accountability: 58th annual report of OAG
Nepal’s bureaucracy seriously lacks accountability: 58th ann...
KATHMANDU, August 21: The Office of the Auditor General (OAG) has said most of the government offices lack accountability while delivering their services.
Aug 21, 2021
ECONOMY, SOCIETY
Closed landmarks and hotspots keeping tourists inside hotels
Closed landmarks and hotspots keeping tourists inside hotels
POKHARA, August 21: The tourism industry has been severely affected by the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. The industry which was already suffering from the initial wave of the virus was crippled due the surge of the second wave of the COVID-19 infection.
Aug 21, 2021