SOCIETY
Families displaced as two houses collapse due to rain in Baglung
Families displaced as two houses collapse due to rain in Bag...
DHORPATAN, Aug 26: Two families of Maidan in Baglung Municipality-6 have been displaced after their house collapsed following incessant rain. Another 12 houses in the locality are at risk of landslides.
Aug 26, 2023
SOCIETY
CIB unveils clever tactics of smugglers: Pilgrims visiting Pashupatinath Temple used for t...
CIB unveils clever tactics of smugglers: Pilgrims visiting P...
KATHMANDU, Aug 26: In a recent development which sheds light on the extent of gold smuggling in Nepal, a peculiar example has come to the forefront involving the distribution of golden bowls (kachaura) and water pots (ankhora) to female visitors after their trips to the Pashupatinath Temple.
Aug 26, 2023
Editorial
Tapping the potential of Nepal’s cement industries
Tapping the potential of Nepal’s cement industries
The recent news of Nepal exporting cement and clinker worth Rs 234.98 million in the first month of the current fiscal year marks a significant step forward for the nation's economy. This achievement underlines the latent potential of Nepal's cement industries and provides a compelling reason for th...
Aug 26, 2023
SOCIETY
Prohibitory order enforced in Dharan since midnight
Prohibitory order enforced in Dharan since midnight
DHARAN, Aug 25: In response to security concerns and ongoing public health crisis, District Administration Office, Sunsari has decided to enforce a prohibitory order in Dharan from Friday midnight.
Aug 25, 2023
SPORTS
Women's T20 Quadrangular Series: Nepal, Hong Kong march into final
Women's T20 Quadrangular Series: Nepal, Hong Kong march into...
KATHMANDU, Aug 25: Nepal has secured its berth in the final of the Women's T20 Quadrangular Series underway in Malaysia despite its defeat to Malaysia in today's match.
Aug 25, 2023
WORLD
Xi, Modi hold rare sitdown for China-India border talks
Xi, Modi hold rare sitdown for China-India border talks
BEIJING, Aug 25: Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi held "candid and in-depth" talks to ease tensions along their disputed frontier, Beijing said Friday, after a rare face-to-face encounter between the two leaders.
Aug 25, 2023
POLITICS
Combating smuggling essential for nation's image: Oli
Combating smuggling essential for nation's image: Oli
Morang, Aug 25: CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli has said it is urgent to combat smuggling to promote the nation's prestige and to advance towards economic prosperity.
Aug 25, 2023
POLITICS
DPM and Defence Minister calls for caution against those disturbing social harmony
DPM and Defence Minister calls for caution against those dis...
Bhaktapur, Aug 25: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Purna Bahadur Khadka has cautioned against what he called the tendency of disturbing social harmony.
Aug 25, 2023
ECONOMY
Water, water everywhere but no water to drink!
Water, water everywhere but no water to drink!
KATHMANDU, Aug 25: Due to the risk of floods in the rainy season, the Melamchi water supply project remains closed since mid-June, deepening the water supply crisis in the Kathmandu Valley. Even though there is water everywhere in the Kathmandu Valley as it has been raining for the past several days...
Aug 25, 2023
SOCIETY
49 CTEVT colleges denied diploma and certificate level seats
49 CTEVT colleges denied diploma and certificate level seats
KATHMANDU, Aug 25: A total of 49 colleges affiliated/approved by the Council for Technical Education and Vocational Training (CTEVT) have been denied seats for the 2023/24 diploma and certificate level entrance exams.
Aug 25, 2023