SOCIETY
Seven killed in Banke as bus collides with parked truck
Seven killed in Banke as bus collides with parked truck
BANKE, Sept 9: Tragedy struck in Banke as a passenger bus collided with a stationary truck, resulting in the loss of seven lives. The devastating incident occurred on Friday night when the bus with registration number Na 7 Kha 2321, en route from Dang to Bardiya, collided with a parked truck near Ra...
Sep 09, 2023
WORLD
Global rice prices hit 15-year high after India curbs: FAO
Global rice prices hit 15-year high after India curbs: FAO
PARIS, Sept 8: Global rice prices reached a 15-year high in August after top exporter India banned some overseas sales of the grain, the Food and Agriculture Organization said Friday.
Sep 09, 2023
Editorial
Transforming Nepal’s Agriculture Sector
Transforming Nepal’s Agriculture Sector
The Seventh National Agricultural Census data released recently by the National Statistics Office (NSO) paints a grim picture of the state of our agriculture, raising ominous signs for an agrarian country like ours. Over the past decade, Nepal's cultivable land area has dwindled by a staggering 300,...
Sep 09, 2023
ECONOMY
Govt to implement new guidelines for Yarsagumba collection
Govt to implement new guidelines for Yarsagumba collection
KATHMANDU, Sept 8: The government is gearing up to introduce new guidelines that will restrict individuals to collecting Yarsagumba only once a year.
Sep 08, 2023
POLITICS
National Assembly meeting postponed until further notice
National Assembly meeting postponed until further notice
KATHMANDU, Sept 8: The meeting of the National Assembly which was called for 11AM on September 10 has been postponed until further notice.
Sep 08, 2023
ECONOMY
NRM Director Shova Gyawali elected President of FWEAN
NRM Director Shova Gyawali elected President of FWEAN
KATHMANDU, Sept 8: Director of Nepal Republic Media Limited (NRM) Shova Gyawali has been elected as the president of the Federation of Women Entrepreneurs' Associations of Nepal (FWEAN).
Sep 08, 2023
ECONOMY
Local level funds to be counted as bank deposits from Sunday
Local level funds to be counted as bank deposits from Sunday
KATHMANDU, Sept 8: The Ministry of Finance has made arrangements for commercial banks to count the money allocated to the local governments as deposits from Sunday.
Sep 08, 2023
SOCIETY
One fatality reported as scrub typhus cases rise in Udayapur
One fatality reported as scrub typhus cases rise in Udayapur
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UDAYAPUR, Sept 8: In Udayapur, one individual succumbed to the scrub typhus infection, a disease that has seen a surge in cases over recent days. The victim, identified as 46-year-old Pati Sada from Triyuga Municipality-9, passed away due to complications arising from scrub typhus.
Sep 08, 2023
ECONOMY
NAC launches Kathmandu-Dammam commercial flights
NAC launches Kathmandu-Dammam commercial flights
KATHMANDU, Sep 8: Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) has launched commercial flights on the Kathmandu-Dammam route. This development comes after previous unsuccessful attempts to operate flights to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Sep 08, 2023
POLITICS
Karki to take oath of office and secrecy as Koshi CM today
Karki to take oath of office and secrecy as Koshi CM today
BIRATNAGAR, Sept 8: Province Chief Parashuram Khapung has prepared to appoint CPN-UML parliamentary party leader Hikmat Kumar Karki as the chief minister (CM) of Koshi Province.
Sep 08, 2023